Evening

What to wear when the evening will be photographed. Satin catches the light without shining. Re-embroidered lace and sheer fabrics are lined, never haphazard. Velvet has a grain: light catches it in one direction and glides in the other.

And the screpino, that dense stretch piqué that gives our tuxedos their structure: the lapels stay sharp from the beginning to the end of the evening, yet you can sit down, dance, and raise your arms.

All these pieces are machine washable — unusual for formal wear, and that is why you’ll wear them again.