Tuxedo

1925

Not on view

In the United States, Griswold Lorillard's invention of the dinner jacket at Tuxedo Park was one of the first sartorial informalities to betoken the modern spirit. Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, favored the tuxedo and extended its popularity. By the era of the Charleston, the tuxedo had replaced the tailcoat as the prevailing dress for the younger set.

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Exhibition History

Title: Tuxedo
Date: 1925
Culture: American
Medium: wool, silk
Credit Line: Gift of Renae B. Dinkoff, 1983
Object Number: 1983.475a–d
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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