While at our friends’ wedding over New Years, I found myself in a room full of military men looking dapper in suits and tuxes. Men often have it so easy, especially for the big events like weddings! As I found myself in a sea of bow ties and tailored clothing, I was

reminded of Carrie Bradshaw and all wonderful celebrity women who take a dare and try out menswear at prestigious events and on the red carpet.

While every woman in business is familiar with tailored clothing, its different to sport this super sophisticated look outside the office. How many weddings have you been to where a woman is wearing a tux? Probably few. In a few years time I will be helping a family friend wed the woman of her dreams, and I told her I’d plan the whole thing if I could pull a ‘Carrie’ and wear a tux. Of course, she obliged to my pre-wedding terms. I love dresses and there aren’t enough in the world and aren’t enough events for me to ever be sick of wearing one, so its unlikely I’ll sport a tux often for big events. I have, however, began adding tuxedo inspired pieces to add a little excitement to a look. Check out how these fashionable tuxedo ladies have worked the trend into their style, pictured below (left to right):

While these ladies are donning head to toe looks, you can make this trend work for your everyday with subtle accents to keep you on trend. The easiest piece is the tuxedo jacket, pair it with jeans to dress it down or help add polish to a sexy evening ensemble. The great thing about this piece is that you can also wear it to work with a pencil skirt! Other great ways to keep up with the tuxedo trend are: stylish tailored pants (think different than your usual dress pants, go high waisted, wide legged or cropped), suspenders, ties, crisp white dress shirts, bow ties, patent leather shoes, etc.

In 1966, Yves Saint Laurent created the first of its kind, the Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women. This staple menswear piece was nothing and everything new to the fashion world. Though we’d clearly already seen it on men, it was revolutionary not only for women’s fashion, but also for women, giving them the power to wear what they want and breaking down gender roles. Le Smoking was somehow both masculine and feminine, a line that had never been crossed to this degree. It thrust the fashion trends into a minimalist, androgynous era in terms of style.

Try adding a little tuxedo to your look and I guarantee you’ll feel smoking hot!

*meg

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