IKE BEHAR Tuxedo and Formal Shirts for Men
White and blue formal shirts are essential parts of men's black tie wear. Men's tuxedos and dinner jackets require long sleeve tops, a tuxedo-style fit, and collars that accept formal neckwear. Ike Behar men's formals work with waistcoats, vests, and cummerbunds to complete your look for a special occasion.
What kind of shirt do you wear with a tuxedo?Traditional men's formal shirts are usually white, long-sleeved garments. They have large cuffs, a prominent collar, and a padded front. Many men's formal shirts have either a wing collar or spread collar. The men's double layer front may be flat or pleated. The long-sleeve cuffs can be button type, round, or French. A French cuff sleeve requires cufflinks or studs. Men's formal shirts have button holes that accept buttons or studs. Ike Behar offers these options in men's tops in a long sleeve white or blue.
What types of neckwear match a tuxedo shirt?Formal shirts accept neckwear that fit their style and design. A blue or white formal top with a wing tip collar or a bib takes a bow tie. A formal top with a spread collar takes either a bow tie or a long tie. The tuxedo leaves the area above the top jacket button exposed. The waist area requires a waistcoat, cummerbund, or vest. The long tie meets the vest, and the bow tie matches shirts with pleats above the top jacket button.
Do formal shirts need neck ties?No, some formal shirts do not take neckties. Some use a stand-up style and others have an open neck. The standup types include the Mandarin style which uses a large stud in place of neckwear. Some men's open neck shirts use scarves, wraps or cravats, and these also work well with dress suits.
Do you tuck the men's formal shirt?The tradition of men's formal dress shirts includes a tucked shirt and a covered waist. The tuxedo shirts work with two options to cover the top of the trousers and the tucked end of the shirt, and they are the waistcoat and the cummerbund.
The waistcoat is similar to a vest, but it fits low on the chest and covers the waist area. The waistcoat leaves a wide area of the shirt exposed. This area is called the bib and is often a pleated or double layer of cloth.
The cummerbund is a wide band of black wrap of cloth wrapped around the waist. While they traditionally come in black, many fit their color themes with a contrasting cummerbund such as red, gray, or dark blue.
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