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Bust: 81cm

But it can be difficult to know what to wear with it: in Summer, the answer is almost exclusively just "sandals," but in Winter, it can be harder to pull a look together and stay warm

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You could go more delicate with subtle accents, instead, to show a more subdued but still powerful look, or lean into a certain aestheticthe neutral black base will work perfectly with any

The Tuxedo First, a little history: What we now know as black tie dates back to one fateful day in 1885 when Englands King Edward VI swapped his traditional tail coat for a blue silk smoking jacket and matching trousers, sparking a sartorial revolution in the process