I believe that those who frame formality in a one dimensional scale are oversimplifying something deeper. To reduce a tuxedo to something like a business suit, but more formal, is to miss the point as badly as Dale and Brennan. Eveningwear is not like business formal. It is not stuffy or reserved. It is beautiful and bold. It says "I am here to party." This is why some men choose to wear it to holiday celebrations, and especially on New Year's Eve. The events where people dress like that may seem more classy from a distance, but the eveningwear places no limit on your debauchery, I assure you. Whether you want to go with an odd dinner jacket or full tux; whether you want to wear it with a bowtie, or something a little different like a turtleneck (but never a long tie, if I catch you wearing a long tie with a dinner jacket, we're going to have to step outside). Try it. You'll have more fun. My tuxedo is from grandlemar (gifted, made to measure). It's a beautiful 4x1 with their incre...