Fashion-speak is a living language,

ever evolving to better describe

dress images presented

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And the term is

Canadian tuxedo

 

 

 

 

 

Ca’na’di’an / Tux’e’do   (n)

1.  an outfit with a denim-on-denim style directive

2.  denim suiting:  jacket with trousers and/or skirt

3   the origins of the term “Canadian tuxedo” dates back

to 1951 when Hollywood actor/crooner Bing Crosby

was denied entrance into a hotel in Canada,

which had a strict dress-code.

Mr. Crosby and a friend,  both dressed in denim from head-to-toe

were at first restricted from entry, but were later admitted when the

management realised his celebrity status.

Denim company Levi Strauss heard of the incident and designed a

“tuxedo” denim jacket just for Mr. Crosby so that he would never again

be denied entrance into a smart establishment for wearing denim.

 

 

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Canadian Tuxedo

denim dimension from all angles

Bing Crosby

wears the original Canadian tuxedo jacket

(image from levistrauss.com)

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Back in the day

A younger Justin Timberlake styled in Canadian tux lux

(image from reddit.com)

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A modern take

kimono-esque jacket, cinched at waist

skinny denim trousers

(image from vogue.fr)

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