Men's Plaid Cummerbunds
Made to measure cummerbunds in your choice of plaid. Choose from 500 Scottish plaids with bow ties and pocket squares available to match.
Made to measure cummerbunds in your choice of plaid. Choose from 500 Scottish plaids with bow ties and pocket squares available to match.
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If your cummerbund has pleats, then they should always be facing upwards. The Cummerbund should then be covering half the shirt and half the trousers, as this looks much smarter. Finally, regardless of whether your bow tie is a matching colour to your cummerbund or not, these two accessories should always be made in the same material, as this looks much more elegant.
Originally the purpose of the cummerbund was to keep men cooler than wearing a full waistcoat. This still proves true today, of course. You'll be cooler wearing a cummerbund under a tuxedo than a vest. However, today the purpose of a cummerbund is mainly to cover the waist.
A well-designed and properly worn cummerbund can slim your waist and make you look taller, as long as you are wearing it properly.
Cummerbunds are a match made in heaven with a tuxedo but they should never be worn with a regular suit. Wearing a waistcoat will defeat the purpose of wearing a cummerbund. They're both accessories that cover your waist area so there's only room for one.
Surprisingly, the Cummerbund did not actually start out as formal wear, as it is more commonly used for nowadays. No, the Cummerbund originated in India in the 1850's as dining wear for the British Military. The men in the British Military would ordinarily wear waistcoats to dinner, but due to the high heat in India they often found this garment to be too warm to wear for a full dinner, which is where they adopted wearing a "Kamarband". A "Kamarband" was traditionally worn by people from India, it was a sash like garment they wore around their waist, the word "Kamar" actually means waist in Indian. The British Military wore their sash for many years, until the style was adopted at a formal event in New York, and that is where the cummerbund was born.