At that time, dressing for a black tie event involved a tailcoat, vest, high-waisted trousers, a white shirt, and was completed with a cravat the early version of our modern tie and bowtie
Scroll on for GQ 's pick of the best short-sleeve shirts in 2026 Best overall short-sleeve shirt Wax London Cotton-Blend Watercolour Shirt Wax London Fabrication: Cotton-blend Sizes: XS-XXL Colours: Blue watercolour, blue tile, black tile Wax London calls its cotton-blend summer shirt the Didcot, and it's given us a mosaic of options in the last couple of seasons
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There is also an aftershave, at 39 pounds, or $60 for 100 ml., and ancillary products such as aftershave balm, shower gel and deodorant
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