Formal Fashions North And South

January, 1957

A couple of seasons ago, knowledgeable guys who crawled into dinner jackets or tailcoats did so with the realization that all that uniform black-and-whiteness might strip them of their individuality. Hell, who but Richard E. Byrd can tell one penguin from another? This season, a gent can be as colorful as a matador, but we hope he won't.While the photostatic approach is entirely correct for the night beat, it's still a big drag in the stag-line. Putting your dough on a sure thing can be about as...

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