The Ultimate Tux Guide
Wedding guest dress alternative, office stalwart, smart-casual dress code solution, celebratory dinner frequenter… we could go on. Two and three-piece suits as well as women’s tuxedos aren’t having a moment anymore, they’ve become just as shorthand in our sartorial lexicons as they are in men’s. Worthwhile investments, today’s versions are more contemporary-cool than corporate and are finding ways into both casual and more elegant, elevated evening outfitting.
With classic, pared-back palettes, this season’s veritable selection of women’s suits spans the reinvented tuxedo to a soft iteration of a classic pinstripe suit, forming a robust base for a versatile forever wardrobe.
An Ode to the Original
Tuxedos and red carpets have a long and storied past - practically since the dawn of Hollywood, on-screen heartthrobs, heroes and villains have turned to suits to take their spot in a sea of lightbulb flashes - but in the past couple of decades, more female celebrities have turned to the style as well. Named after Tuxedo Park in New York where the style took off in the 20th Century, the original tux was designed for our very own Prince Edward VII as a more informal alternative to the structured Victorian styles that came before it.
Benefitting from the past couple hundred years, our tuxedo suits have been tweaked and perfected. They hero a classic combination of matte and lustrous finishes alongside a shawl lapel on the blazer, but with a few key intelligent design updates. Firstly, the option of a cropped pant that highlights the narrowest point of your ankles, and secondly, a striking wide-leg pair in either a regular or short length to accommodate petites.
Intelligent Design, Decoded
Crop Forever Tux Trouser Suit
+ Cropped pant doubles as a full length on petites
+ Features a satin side stripe positioned for a fluid finish
+ Blazer heroes a classic shawl lapel and bracelet-length sleeves
Short + Regular-Length Forever Tux Trouser Suit
+ Wide-leg pant is available in both a regular and short length
+ Features a flattering high-rise waistband
Chalked Up
Two words: Italian tailoring. The country as synonymous with perfectly cut suiting as it is pizza and enviable seaside destinations boasts a tailoring history that stretches back to the middle of the 12th century. So where else could we have sourced fabric for our own suits?
Decidedly feminine but still structured, this pinstripe suit is crafted from Italian wool-blend tailoring that features chalk stripes set on a gray backdrop to complement your pick of pairings - if you’re in the mood for uplifting color, the lighter shades hold their own with even the boldest hues or if you’re hankering after a more neutral palette, the soft gray complements that. Subtle pattern clashing is made easy too thanks to the less obvious print teamed with a striking Breton or subtle stripe.
Intelligent Design, Decoded
Italian Melange Pinstripe Two + Three Piece Wide-Leg Pant Suits
+ Clever belt loops accommodate both wide and skinny belts
+ Deep hems can be shortened or lengthened up to 5cm
+ A sleeveless blazer shaped to a cropped cut completes a three-piece suit or can be styled solo without the blazer
Italian Melange Pinstripe Two + Three Piece Slim-Crop Pant Suits
+ Cropped pant falls to the narrowest point of your ankle for a flattering finish
+ Pockets are positioned towards the front of the legs for a bulk-free finish
The Perfect Match(es)
There’s something oh so very corporate about a traditional tailored suit. School uniforms, trading room floors and Don Draper come to mind, none of which have any appeal to the modern woman’s closet. Shedding their connotations with stuffiness and restrictive cuts, our (aptly named) Perfect Workwear suits hero faultlessly engineered fits and comfortable fabrics specifically chosen for desk-to-dinner versatility. They’re built on your choice of two different pant styles that are joined by both a long and short blazer to flatteringly complement every height and build.
Intelligent Design, Decoded
Perfect Workwear Man Pant Suit
+ Pant features a comfortable high-rise waistband
+ Flattering wide-leg silhouette
+ Longline blazer skims your hips
Perfect Workwear Long + Short Blazer Slim-Crop Pant Suit
+ Cropped pant highlights the narrowest point of your ankle
+ Short-length blazer complements petites and falls to your hips
+ Long-length blazer falls past hips
Two’s Company
Buried somewhere in the shelves of a Savile Row tailor’s shop covered in dust there must be a rulebook that decrees a suit can only be made up of a blazer and pants in the same fabric and print or color. Why else would no one have thought to create one that boasts two subtly clashing patterns?
We’re turning our backs on tradition by introducing a flattering two-piece to our July Collection that heroes a fine puppytooth pattern through its cropped pants and a contrasting check through the blazer. As both pieces are set on a black-and-white base, the result is just as cohesive as every other tux you’ve met before but with a decidedly modern feel.
Intelligent Design, Decoded
Check + Puppytooth Pant Co-ord
+ Pant features our signature side stripe positioned towards the front of the leg for a streamlined aesthetic
+ Blazer boasts key collection colours set on a neutral base
+ Deep cuffs are stitched with kissing buttons, allowing you to create a more fitted or loose finish
Here’s to Herringbone
It’s a pattern that can trace its roots to ancient Egyptian jewelry and paved Roman roads, on fabrics and tailoring, it creates a subtle textural finish that has more depth than a simple weave. Yes, we’re talking about herringbone. Brought into the 21st Century, we’ve championed it on the wool-blend tailoring defining both a wide-leg and cropped pant as well as a coordinating double-breasted blazer to build two navy suits that have office and occasionwear versatility.
Intelligent Design, Decoded
Herringbone Wide-Leg Pant Suit
+ Gold-toned Italian buttons highlight the blazer’s double-breasted construction
+ The wide-leg pant is suspended from a high-rise waistband
Herringbone Slim-Crop Pant Suit
+ Cropped pant can also be styled as a full-length pair on petites
+ Shaped to a slim-leg cut
Fawn-Worthy Flannel
Flannel minus the checks and associations with barn dances, our version of the fabric is a blend of wool and lyocell and is crafted in Italy. It’s covered in a classic navy colorway and defines both an easy, relaxed wide-leg pant suspended from a high-rise waistband and a short blazer. The effortless elan synonymous with both cements this suit in elevated everyday styling teamed with a Breton top and knit loosely tied at your shoulders for a more casual finish. Sign off your look with low-top sneakers. Simple.
Intelligent Design, Decoded
Flannel Wide-Leg Pant Suit
+ Bracelet-length sleeves keep long-sleeved base layers on display, creating a multifaceted finish
+ A blazer in a shorter length doesn’t drown more petite frames
+ Deep hems on the wide-leg pants allow you to lengthen and shorten the style