tuxedo
noun
tux·e·do
ˌtək-ˈsē-(ˌ)dō 
plural tuxedos or tuxedoes
1
: a semiformal evening suit for men
2
: a men's single-breasted or double-breasted usually black or blackish-blue jacket
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Jasmin Savoy Brown Jasmin Savoy Brown’s exaggerated and deconstructed tuxedo was from Viktor & Rolf’s fall 2022 couture collection.
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Easily pair them with a flowy blouse, zip-up jacket, or denim shirt to create a classic Canadian tuxedo look.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The Pulitzer Prize-winner wore denim-on-denim, often called a Canadian tuxedo, a potential dig at Drake, who is Canadian.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
This season saw Saquon rolling up to games in a red leather bomber jacket from Isabel Marant one week and a Prada necktie another week, with even a Canadian tuxedo from designer Kenzo thrown into the mix.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
Easily pair them with a flowy blouse, zip-up jacket, or denim shirt to create a classic Canadian tuxedo look.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The Pulitzer Prize-winner wore denim-on-denim, often called a Canadian tuxedo, a potential dig at Drake, who is Canadian.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
This season saw Saquon rolling up to games in a red leather bomber jacket from Isabel Marant one week and a Prada necktie another week, with even a Canadian tuxedo from designer Kenzo thrown into the mix.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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tuxedo
noun
tux·e·do
ˌtək-ˈsēd-ō
plural tuxedos or tuxedoes
: a suit for men to be worn on special occasions
Etymology
named for Tuxedo Park, a resort in New York State, where the jacket first became popular
Word Origin
Tuxedo can be traced back to the name of a village in southeastern New York. In the 1880s, an area called Tuxedo Park, near the village of Tuxedo, became a popular vacation community. It was here, around the turn of the century, that young men began wearing a new kind of dress jacket. The new style was soon called tuxedo.
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