The Oscar ceremony is coming up this Sunday and as much as this night is about movies, it is also all about fashion. While most of the attention goes to the ladies (for very good reason) I’d like to use this blog post as a small lesson in wearing black tie. It is really quite simple…men wear black tie for one reason – to be an anonymous background to show off your beautiful date. That’s it.

You may think you are as cool as Johnny Depp, or as creative as Mickey Rourke, or as stylish as the Duke of Windsor…but you’re not and never will be. Don’t dress like them – in fact, they shouldn’t even dress like them. Keep it simple – a basic black single breasted tux, a classic white straight collar pleat front shirt, a black bow tie that you tie for yourself, and you are done.

Remember, a badly tied bow tie is still a million times better that a pre-tied bow tie ALWAYS.

Take it from these guys…

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