Lounge Suit Dress Code + History, What to Wear, DOs & DON'Ts

How to put together a LOUNGE SUIT dress code attire: https://bit.ly/lounge-suit-explained #loungesuit #dresscode #notspnsored CHECK OUT OUR OTHER DRESS CODE GUIDES: https://gentl.mn/2JkKAln If you need help regarding a specific dress code, check out our Dress Code Primer, here: https://gentl.mn/2s4yLIu SHOP THE VIDEO: 1. Madder Print Silk Tie in Blue with Red and Buff - https://gentl.mn/2J0WLqK 2. Pocket Square in White Irish Linen Embroidered Contrast Framing - https://gentl.mn/2rZzwDN 3. Mid Brown and Green Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks - https://gentl.mn/2kgrt19 What is a lounge suit? The term lounge suit was coined in the beginnings of the early 20th century. At that time, a regular suit was rather casual and so that's what you would wear to a lounge, so obviously, things haven't changed in the sense that lounges were considered casual yet the whole formality scale of clothes was very different. In those times, Gentlemen mostly wear frock coats, as well as morning coats, and a lounge suit was a new casual kid on the block. So today, when it says lounge suit, don't be confused. You actually have to wear a dark suit that is rather formal and very similar to what you wear when a dress code would call for business attire or if you'd go to a funeral. Most of the time, you'll find a lounge suit dress code on written invitations, for example, you're invited to the Embassy or let's say at Buckingham Palace. So what exactly should you wear when the dress code calls for a lou