Theophilus London Quotes

In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself.

You're dressed in a tuxedo, you wear a bow tie. A bow tie with a tuxedo is more formal than a straight tie with a tuxedo.

Maybe they invited me because they know I have a tuxedo

I think I look pretty decent in a tux.

Every guy has got to have a tuxedo. If you're ever invited to an event where a tuxedo is necessary, you need to have it ready to go. A good-fitting one, too. It just has to look good.

I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that.

In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself. Once, at the premiere of the opera, I got to La Scala before Domenico, and I was hiding in the corner until he arrived, and I said, 'Quick, you have to tie my tie, please!' Otherwise, I'll wear a tuxedo jacket with jeans and my bling-bling cross.

In the evening every man looks the same. Like penguins. Women have a special dress for that event; men, the same tuxedo.

I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.

There are certain tuxes you can get away with a black tie, but with others, you'd be dishonoring the workmanship if you didn't wear a full bow tie.

I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.

I've never been to a black-tie thing in my life. I didn't even go to my prom.

I'm not normally big on suits.

I don't like top hats, white ties, and tails.

You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put me in.

Even if I had a tuxedo I wouldn't wear it to school.

You've got to have the right attire for the right event. I attend a lot of dinners, a lot of concerts, and I have to be on the red carpet; each has its own dress code, and I have to be prepared. Jeans and a hoodie are great for a concert, but a dinner party?

People look at you differently if you wear a bow tie, as opposed to a necktie.

I hate wearing suits and ties.

In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you know?

An ascot is never a substitute for a well-tied four-in-hand tie or a slightly disheveled bow tie.

I like to be comfortable. If I go out, if it's a premiere, I'll put on a suit and look nice. I like Hugo Boss for that.

The ascot connotes informality. It is something one might wear at a cocktail party in one's own flat but is not something you wear out in public.

A red tie is contrary to the dignity of the tie and of male dress in general.

I like putting on a suit. I like putting on a tie.