The men hitting the red carpet at the 87 th Academy Awards seemed to be divided into two broad camps. The overwhelming majority were traditionalists, arriving dutifully in their mostly unremarkable, ...

Another noticeable men’s trend on the 87 th Academy Awards red carpet is the unusually deep bench of tuxedo jackets with a shawl-collar lapel. Considered the most formal of the three styles (the other ...

Can I still wear my 40-year old mint-condition shawl collar tuxedo jacket, or should I wear only my newer peaked lapel tux? Both are single breasted and fit me well. One of the great pleasures of the ...

The ever stylish David Beckham and models David Gandy and Oliver Cheshire have all been hitting the red carpet looking rather dapper of late. There’s nothing like a smart tuxedo to unleash your inner ...

We know he wins the Emmy every year for House, but this award? This he really deserves. We're suckers for midnight-blue tuxedos featuring a shawl collar — and so are women — but wear one like this ...

A single-breasted tux or dinner jacket requires a vest or cummerbund. Although both options are correct, many men prefer a vest with a single-breasted jacket, because its angularity matches a peaked ...

Shopping for a suit can feel like learning an entirely new language. You go in looking for a simple two-piece, and you wind up trying to decipher what “half-canvassed” means and wondering whether your ...

Learn how to draft a classic shawl lapel blazer from scratch! This in-depth tutorial covers everything from body shape drafting to constructing the elegant lapel curve — a must-watch for anyone ...