What are white tuxedos?
White tuxedos are white dinner jackets and white tail jackets with satin or grosgrain lapels which can be worn with either white or black formal trousers. White Tuxedo Styles White tuxedos are available in four different lapel styles and a wide array of jacket cuts. The four styles are shawl, notch, peak and collarless. A shawl is a rounded lapel typically with a one or two button front. A notch lapel has notches in the lapel which look like half of a diamond shape; cut out of each side of the lapel. White tuxedos with notch lapels can be found with mostly one ore two button jacket cuts and every once in a while, with three or more buttons. A peak is a pointed lapel and is usually a one button jacket however you may be able to find more buttons on a peak. Collarless white tuxedos are called Nehru and mandarin jackets in white. Mandarin and Nehru jackets typically have an even array on the front consisting of six, eight or ten buttons. Finally there are white tuxedos in tails or fulldre
