How Do Different Color Tuxedos Look in Photos?
A color reads one way in person, on the hanger, than it does under sunlight or a chandelier, so here’s what each one does in photos:
Black is the one everyone recognizes. Look at the lapels, the folded fabric along the collar. A satin-faced lapel is glossy and catches the light when you turn, and against a white shirt it draws a clean line down your chest.
Ivory is warm, closer to cream. White is brighter and cooler. Choose ivory for a candlelit room and white for a bright, daytime one.
Navy reads close to black indoors and shows clearly as blue in the sun. Indigo is inkier, cobalt is brighter, and royal is the vivid one.
Gray comes in steel, medium, heather, and granite. Heather is woven from flecked threads, which gives it a soft look up close, and granite is dark enough to pass for charcoal. Gray stays muted, so your vest and tie carry the color.
Red runs from true red and apple red to burgundy and wine. Prom tends toward the bright ones, and weddings lean burgundy and wine. Hunter green is deep and woodsy. Tan and sand are light and warm, made for daytime.
Paisley is the curled teardrop pattern, and patterned jackets bring the color in through print. Keep the trousers and shirt plain, and the jacket does the talking.
For Wedding Tuxedo Colors: Should You Start With the Bridesmaids?
Yes, if you’re the groom, your colors should match or complement the bridesmaids’ or the mothers’ outfits.
The bride's gown gives you nothing to match. You and your fiancée choose together, before anyone else is measured, and a Dimitra Designs Tuxedo Stylist recommends combinations while you both decide. If she tells us the bridesmaids are in hot pink, and the wedding is on an August afternoon, we work out what sits well against that color, in that light.
Bring a bridesmaid swatch or a photo. We hold it against the swatches in our store, because screens change color. We also map bridesmaid dress colors to tie, vest, and pocket-square colors. That's how a mismatched row of groomsmen stays out of your photographs.
Coming in on your own first? That's fine. Leave with the colors named, then come back with her to confirm.
What If You’re a Groomsman?
The couple chooses the colors, so your part is simple. Come in when they tell you, get measured, and tell us how the jacket feels when you try it on.
Colored Tuxedos for Weddings Held Outdoors
At a barn or outdoor ceremony, a jacket can be too much. Coatless tuxedos are available, so the vest, shirt, and tie carry the color, and the party still matches.
Colorful Tuxedos for Prom Start with Your Date's Dress
The dress is already chosen, and your tuxedo has to meet it. Ask your date for a photo of the dress or a swatch of the fabric. Bring it in, and we hold it against our swatches in person, so you see right then whether the colors agree and don't find out in the photos.
What Goes with a Colored Tuxedo?
A colored tuxedo does best with a quiet shirt. Our microfiber shirts come in ivory, white, and black. Ties, bow ties, vests, and pocket squares come in solids, stripes, florals, herringbone, paisley, and metallics, so the color can echo in small pieces.
The Premier Tuxedo brings it together: jacket, trousers, microfiber shirt, vest, tie or bow tie, pocket square, cufflinks and studs, and shoes.
You can mix fits, like a modern jacket with slim trousers. Slim is the most common cut, modern is fashion-forward, and traditional is fuller and classic. Jackets come in short, regular, and long. At pickup, you try on the whole ensemble before you leave.
Seeing Tuxedo Colors Next to Yours
Tuxedo colors make sense beside what they have to match: the bridesmaid dress, your date's gown, the room. Bring that, and book an appointment with a Dimitra Designs Tuxedo Stylist in Greenville, SC. Walk-ins are welcome too.
Tuxedo Color FAQs
Can the groom wear a different color than his groomsmen?
Yes. Putting the groom in a different shade, or in a patterned jacket against solid ones, marks him as the groom while the group stays in one palette.
What tuxedo color goes with blush bridesmaid dresses?
Navy, steel gray, and granite gray all work. These cooler shades balance blush's warmth, and a soft rose pocket square ties you to the dresses.
What tuxedo colors work for a winter wedding?
Deep colors such as black, navy, hunter green, and wine suit a winter wedding. A satin lapel catches the light in a dim room, and the deep tones hold up against dark wood and candlelight.
What color tuxedo goes with a black prom dress?
Almost any color works. Ivory or white gives the sharpest contrast against black, and a red or burgundy vest or tie adds color without competing with the dress.