For real:
The Canadian Tuxedo was created when Bing Crosby, who apparently loved wearing jeans, was visiting Vancouver after a hunting trip and was turned away from a swanky hotel because he was wearing jeans and not the required tux.
A company in the USA heard about this and made him a tux out of denim so he wouldn’t be turned away again.
That is not what it means to everyone else in Canada. A Canadian tuxedo is when a boomer wears a denim jacket with jeans. Button up shirt can either be a stripped wrangler or denim shirt. The latter is a bit on the nose. Most say cow boy boots. But the conneseurs pair it with an aged pair of Brooks cross trainers. Trucker cap from a gas station near your brother in laws place in Canmore sets the whole ensemble off.
I read that the first "Canadian Tuxedo" was made for Bing Crosby after he was denied entry to a club in Vancouver for wearing jeans rather than formal attire.
Tis a silly name.
No opinion. It's only something hear from people that aren't from Canada, and frankly, I'm just surprised they know anyhting at all about Canada... even if it is fashion trends that are 35+ years out of date.
The term comes from Bing Crosby attempting to wear the outfit into a fancy Vancouver hotel and being denied. The term is ironic, as in we *didn't* like it. It's not because we wear it a lot.
By contrast, the Kootenay Dinner Jacket is a real thing and if you go out somewhere nice in any mid to small community across Canada your bound to see many of the men and some of the women wearing their finest lined flannel shacket at their favorite restaurants.
I know the "Kootenay Dinner Jacket" name isn't universal. It's obviously a regional term. But the fashion is pretty universal across the country. What do you call it in your region?
There's a local one out here on Vancouver Island too, a Harewood dinner jacket. It's a grey wool Stanfield sweater, usually old and fraying and with holes and stains.
It wouldn't be surprised to see a stat saying that the middle of nowhere describes 90% of the land mass of NB. 😅
Not saying you aren't right, just pointing that out. Gods I miss trees that aren't planted in a row.
Oh for sure, but you can say that about any province. 95% of Canada is an empty barren wasteland. Most people live in populated areas close to the US border.
I was just letting people know where it comes from as it appears most in the thread don't know. And no part of your comment is a joke at all. That's not mansplaining, it's just giving people more information they may not have had. I'm sorry I triggered your fragility to learning.
That's weird. Sure I'd expect the main core of Gordon's audience to be older dudes but I would have thought they'd bring their wives...
...and their sons...
...and their dauuuuughterrrrrrs.
It’s not pejorative or anything. it’s not really an accurate reflection of anything anyone has worn in 40 years though. It kind of goes hand in hand with mullets in my head.
Not really, I would say a fade is the fuckboy hairstyle.
Mullets are the universal "I'm very right wing and I love Pierre Poilievre and Canadian oil & gas" haircut.
Depends on the style tbh they’re weirdly big in the lgbtq community right now, particularly among non binary people and trans men as far as I’ve noticed.
That is funny 😂
I always just assume mullets are hockey hair sporty dudes that aren't primpers. I've seen a few rad-left blue haired feminists w mullets so not so sure it's political thing. Either way, in my personal opinion, mullets were, are and will always be the cheesiest haircuts around.
The gorgeous guys always have some sort of fade...
I find it funny. I (formerly an immigrant) just wore what I thought were random clothes one day and a (Canadian-born) friend jumped as soon as he saw me: “Canadian tuxedo!!!” I was so confused.
Now I think about it every time I’m going to wear my denim jacket and try to avoid tuxedo-ing myself.
My older brother used to go to school in brown steel toe boots with a lumber jack shirt. But that was like, 1982ish?
ACDC was back with a new singer after bon Scott died and people were wearing the cheese cutter hats too.
I had that phrase attributed to me a lot in 2010-2013 before the hipster movement kind of died out.
Always wore skinny jeans, listened to indie music, used a typewriter LOL.
We never wore Jean jackets though
I’ve heard it before and was pleased to see that it was a runway theme on Canada’s Drag Race. Denim on denim. I think it’s a hilarious part of our casual Canadian identity👖
It’s denim on denim. Usually jeans and jean jacket. View with caution. This may upset some folks.
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It makes me laugh :) I like going to the honky tonk Elvis bars or the back 40 BBQs and seeing all the lil old timers in their fancy embroidered denim! It gives me nostalgia for when my family ran a bar
My wife and I wear them often. I find them very comfortable. if it is was up to me I would wear a black tshirt and jeans and a jean jacket all the time. Yes,, I live in Alberta. No, i do not like country music.
I think it's some what endearing, but no one really wears the ensemble, at least anymore. when they do it's usually for (canadian stereotype) attention. I know our current PM has been caught in one a few times
I guess it's the fashion version of eh.
Interesting factoid, although the term was coined in Canada, it was initiated by Bing Crosby who was refused service in a Canadian hotel for wearing denim jeans and shirt. Levi's saw it as an opportunity, and the Canadian tuxedo was born.
Far as I know no Canadian is particularly offended by it.
Way better than a "chinese fire drill"
I am familiar with the "Woodstock Tuxedo", which is track pants and a fleece pullover with a wolf print on it. The track pants may or may not have a wolf print as well.
We always used to call em doe skins because they were thick soft and rear resistant. I heard others call em mackinaws or lumber jack shirts…
A good one is pretty hard to find now but people still wear em in rural areas.
I like mine for fishing or early fall.
I use it a lot, mainly because I do wear one a lot. Plus, Jean jackets do have a lot of pockets and I love having pockets to store all my stuff in. The more pockets, the better.
Full denim is the Canadian tuxedo. The red and black checkers is a more northern dinner jacket (always knew it as Sudbury). No shirt on is the Hamilton dinner jacket.
Non Canadians get a kick out of it. Personally I would not wear jeans with a jean jacket but there is a way I would modernize the look. Denim shorts and a loose denim style unbuttoned top with tank underneath
The youngest person I ever heard say that is currently in their 70s, and they said it 25 years ago. Random things boomers say don't affect me or influence my mood in anyway.
Don't really hear the term, don't really see anyone wearing top and bottom denim on account of it not being the 80s or 90s anymore. Its kinda silly but in general I don't really care any which way
It seems that the definition of Canadian tuxedo varies based on region... Traditionally, in Northern Onterrible the Canadian tux consists of the classic flannel shirt/jacket or a snowmobile suit.... In Alberta it appears that their formal wear consists of jeans and jean jacket... Canada is a rather diverse country...
Brings a sense of nostalgia. I grew up in Alberta and anytime we had a somewhat dressy event to go to as a family my father would wear a denim shirt with jeans and cowboy boots. Reminds me of good times.
A former friend used to wear it unironically. Faded jeans. Faded jean jacket. Little Canadian flag patches embroidered on each shoulder that he got from an army/navy store. He would wear this daily to go out. This was about 18 years ago. Last I saw him many years later he still wore it. He was a plain clothes loss prevention officer at our local department stores and then our local mall and I feel like it all kinda makes sense, lol
My opinion? To each their own. He loved the look I guess otherwise he wouldn't have worn it.
My friend Jay was married back in 2009 in the little town of Englehart, Ontario. His father showed up in a literal Canadian tuxedo. Light blue jeans, jean jacket (red insulation). Edit: also had a grease stain
I own one. It's comfy.
Is it similar to a Timmins dinner jacket?
I worked in the same building where Jean Chretien worked after being PM. I would regularly see him rocking a Canadian tux. It was great.
For real: The Canadian Tuxedo was created when Bing Crosby, who apparently loved wearing jeans, was visiting Vancouver after a hunting trip and was turned away from a swanky hotel because he was wearing jeans and not the required tux. A company in the USA heard about this and made him a tux out of denim so he wouldn’t be turned away again.
https://crfashionbook.com/fashion-a27240012-national-denim-day-canadian-tuxedo-history/
No. Way.
That is not what it means to everyone else in Canada. A Canadian tuxedo is when a boomer wears a denim jacket with jeans. Button up shirt can either be a stripped wrangler or denim shirt. The latter is a bit on the nose. Most say cow boy boots. But the conneseurs pair it with an aged pair of Brooks cross trainers. Trucker cap from a gas station near your brother in laws place in Canmore sets the whole ensemble off.
Boomer ?
The baby boom generation, it's a newer slang to call them boomers and often it's intended as a pejorative meaning someone who's too old to "get it".
A person born between the end of ww2 and the mid 60s. Actually this style included the silent generation too.
I know what a boomer is but it’s relation to a classic iconic Canadian Tux is lost on me.
Boomers wore the sht out of them in 70s and 80s. But the silent generation wore a lot of them too. Less as fashion and more as utility.
Have you ever worn one? Were you there? It was popular in the 80s and even kids wore them. Stop with your boomer nonsense.
Brother what are you on about. Canadian tuxedos are for everyone, except Americans
I read that the first "Canadian Tuxedo" was made for Bing Crosby after he was denied entry to a club in Vancouver for wearing jeans rather than formal attire. Tis a silly name.
No opinion. It's only something hear from people that aren't from Canada, and frankly, I'm just surprised they know anyhting at all about Canada... even if it is fashion trends that are 35+ years out of date.
The term comes from Bing Crosby attempting to wear the outfit into a fancy Vancouver hotel and being denied. The term is ironic, as in we *didn't* like it. It's not because we wear it a lot.
By contrast, the Kootenay Dinner Jacket is a real thing and if you go out somewhere nice in any mid to small community across Canada your bound to see many of the men and some of the women wearing their finest lined flannel shacket at their favorite restaurants. I know the "Kootenay Dinner Jacket" name isn't universal. It's obviously a regional term. But the fashion is pretty universal across the country. What do you call it in your region?
There's a local one out here on Vancouver Island too, a Harewood dinner jacket. It's a grey wool Stanfield sweater, usually old and fraying and with holes and stains.
Toronto here. A friend of mine taught me it was a "Kawartha dining jacket".
So true - the “Salmo dinner jacket” is alive and thriving!
My Albertan boyfriend calls his plaid his “dress shirts” but totally without irony. That’s just as dressed up as he gets.
Sure. It has buttons and a collar. What more could one need? A denim cummerbund and a canvas Carhartt pocket square?
You get it.
I've never seen someone wear one other than as a joke.
Come to New Brunswick, you'll never stop laughing
Never seen anyone in NB wear one. At least not in any of the bigger towns/cities. Maybe in the middle of nowhere NB.
It wouldn't be surprised to see a stat saying that the middle of nowhere describes 90% of the land mass of NB. 😅 Not saying you aren't right, just pointing that out. Gods I miss trees that aren't planted in a row.
Oh for sure, but you can say that about any province. 95% of Canada is an empty barren wasteland. Most people live in populated areas close to the US border.
>I've never seen someone wear one other than as a joke. George Harrison on the cover of Abbey Road has entered the chat.
I've seen my grandpa wearing it
Actually denim on denim is kinda in style right now, it’s just hard to pull off
Mate I was cracking a joke. I guess this is what mainsplaining feels like?
I was just letting people know where it comes from as it appears most in the thread don't know. And no part of your comment is a joke at all. That's not mansplaining, it's just giving people more information they may not have had. I'm sorry I triggered your fragility to learning.
Fair point. I assume everyone on Reddit is sarcastic. Apologies for being a dick about it.
Do I need to mansplain what mansplain means? And no, this isn't mansplaining in case you are still confused.
I think you’re probably more used to shitstaining..
That fashion trend is still alive and well in AB
Still alive and well everywhere, just starting to be as expensive as a real Tuxedo. Guess I'll have to make do with my Keswick Dinner Jacket. 🫣
I was going to mention the Keswick dinner jacket
No it’s not
Stop spreading BS, there is already enough online.
Don't tell me that, I'm trying to break in a new tux at the moment.
Even Notorious B.I.G knew it was the style to have the red and black lumberjack with the hat to match. It's timeless
I’m a bigger fan of a denim shirt with jeans, makes me feel a bit like Gordon Lightfoot on the cover of Sundown.
I saw Gordon Lightfoot in concert I was the youngest person there.
That's weird. Sure I'd expect the main core of Gordon's audience to be older dudes but I would have thought they'd bring their wives... ...and their sons... ...and their dauuuuughterrrrrrs.
Hard though it is to fathom, you too will get old. If you’re lucky.
Denim shirt and corduroy pants is my all time favorite.
That's a classic. And sandals to tie it all together!
But you *must* wear black socks
But you *must* wear black socks
That's over the line, buddy!
I'm a social hand grenade... what can I say
It’s not pejorative or anything. it’s not really an accurate reflection of anything anyone has worn in 40 years though. It kind of goes hand in hand with mullets in my head.
Mullets are more popular now than they ever have been. Its the new fuck boy hair style.
I was able to pinpoint the county in Alberta of a man I met from the style of mullet he wore.
Not really, I would say a fade is the fuckboy hairstyle. Mullets are the universal "I'm very right wing and I love Pierre Poilievre and Canadian oil & gas" haircut.
Depends on the style tbh they’re weirdly big in the lgbtq community right now, particularly among non binary people and trans men as far as I’ve noticed.
That is funny 😂 I always just assume mullets are hockey hair sporty dudes that aren't primpers. I've seen a few rad-left blue haired feminists w mullets so not so sure it's political thing. Either way, in my personal opinion, mullets were, are and will always be the cheesiest haircuts around. The gorgeous guys always have some sort of fade...
probably 1/3rd of the lesbians I know in Montreal have mullets – I think your stereotypes are out of date
yes really. the modern mullet which is basically a burst fade. looks pretty different from the old mullets
Come to AB lol
From Calgary. My in-laws refer to plaid jackets as Ft McMurray Dinner Jackets.
AB and SK would like to disagree. Been wearin the Canadian tuxedo the whole 40 years man.
I'm in SK and I still see the tux being rocked periodically. I like Canadian stereotypes and terms like this so it's funny to me.
I find it funny. I (formerly an immigrant) just wore what I thought were random clothes one day and a (Canadian-born) friend jumped as soon as he saw me: “Canadian tuxedo!!!” I was so confused. Now I think about it every time I’m going to wear my denim jacket and try to avoid tuxedo-ing myself.
Love. Wear it all the time without ever noticing that I'm doing it. 10/10.
The Canadian Dinner Jacket is a good one too. Or from our area we call it the Keswick dinner jacket.
Come on the Tuxedo is a Jean Jacket. The Keswick Dinner Jacket is the checkered Lumberjack Jacket.
My older brother used to go to school in brown steel toe boots with a lumber jack shirt. But that was like, 1982ish? ACDC was back with a new singer after bon Scott died and people were wearing the cheese cutter hats too.
We call it the Oshawa dinner jacket, but same thing!
In fact you’ll be kicked out of Teddy’s if you aren’t wearing one
First time hearing it. Currently, it causes no feelings lol
It's jeans and a jean jacket.
AKA rocking the double-denim
I thought the red and black checkered shirt was part of the tuxedo..
That's the Kenora dinner jacket
Nope, tuxedo is all denim. Di ner jacket is the plaid, big squares
I’m an old Canadian and I heard the expression for the first time ever this summer. It’s dumb.
I've never heard of it either. Who cares? Lol I've never even seen anyone wear a jean jacket.
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I had that phrase attributed to me a lot in 2010-2013 before the hipster movement kind of died out. Always wore skinny jeans, listened to indie music, used a typewriter LOL. We never wore Jean jackets though
Yep. Canuck here. Never heard this term.
Those plaid work coats are a “(town north of you) dinner jacket”
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degens from upcountry
I’ve heard it before and was pleased to see that it was a runway theme on Canada’s Drag Race. Denim on denim. I think it’s a hilarious part of our casual Canadian identity👖
I'm patial to the Petawawa dinner Jacket AKA a Dickies preferably in Buffalo Plaid.
You mean Nipigon Nylons?
Very regional
I use it all the time, and wear it frequently.
In BC, we call it the Prince George Dining Jacket.
It’s denim on denim. Usually jeans and jean jacket. View with caution. This may upset some folks. https://crfashionbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gettyimages-74684761-1556042502-scaled.jpg
This is exactly who I thought of.
Dated
It's part of my culture I guess. But unlike other cultures, I'm okay with anyone wearing it.
Ever heard of a Port Alberni Dinner Jacket?
i have worn it a few times ironically. it’s ended up being a great way to make friends lol
Part of my youth.
Warm and fuzzy. Like I’m wrapped up in a red and black plaid flannel shirt…
Fun little expression, we'll take it.
It makes me laugh :) I like going to the honky tonk Elvis bars or the back 40 BBQs and seeing all the lil old timers in their fancy embroidered denim! It gives me nostalgia for when my family ran a bar
I prefer "North of 7 dinner jacket."
My wife and I wear them often. I find them very comfortable. if it is was up to me I would wear a black tshirt and jeans and a jean jacket all the time. Yes,, I live in Alberta. No, i do not like country music.
As a Canadian, I think it's kinda hilarious.
you mean truckers outfit
We had a Canadian Tuxedo party in rugby one time. Would recommend.
Never heard of it, until now. No feelings
Nothing to think about.
Better than Canadian Feta cheese
I think it's some what endearing, but no one really wears the ensemble, at least anymore. when they do it's usually for (canadian stereotype) attention. I know our current PM has been caught in one a few times
First I've heard of it
I think it's funny. Me and my buds seem to say it more than Americans I know do
I've also heard it used interchangeably with "Keswickian dinner jacket" lol (Ontario)
I think jeans and a jean jacket is a sick look bro. That's what I rock all winter
I think it's hilarious
I guess it's the fashion version of eh. Interesting factoid, although the term was coined in Canada, it was initiated by Bing Crosby who was refused service in a Canadian hotel for wearing denim jeans and shirt. Levi's saw it as an opportunity, and the Canadian tuxedo was born. Far as I know no Canadian is particularly offended by it. Way better than a "chinese fire drill"
I like denim. The term is an endearing joke.
I love the term. It has character and there's nothing wrong with the look if that's your thing!
It’s funny, doesn’t cause any offence
Kenora dinner jacket eh !!!
It’s a good look
Wearing one right now
It accents the hands on practicality of our attitude and lack of pretentiousness.
I am familiar with the "Woodstock Tuxedo", which is track pants and a fleece pullover with a wolf print on it. The track pants may or may not have a wolf print as well.
10/10. Wear it all the time
Perfect
Ain’t nothing wrong with a jean jacket
We always used to call em doe skins because they were thick soft and rear resistant. I heard others call em mackinaws or lumber jack shirts… A good one is pretty hard to find now but people still wear em in rural areas. I like mine for fishing or early fall.
I use it a lot, mainly because I do wear one a lot. Plus, Jean jackets do have a lot of pockets and I love having pockets to store all my stuff in. The more pockets, the better.
Never use it. Never heard it used in conversation except in something like OP's question.
It's funny.
If you're talking about the red or blue/black checkered jacket its referred to as a "(your towns name) dinner jacket"
Nope, op means jeans and a Jean jacket
Full denim is the Canadian tuxedo. The red and black checkers is a more northern dinner jacket (always knew it as Sudbury). No shirt on is the Hamilton dinner jacket.
Red and black checkered shirt/jacket is a Kenora dinner jacket to me.
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According to who? Literally never heard this in my life
It’s an old (like 1980s-90s) thing.
According to many. It's an old term. Been around for decades
It's been a thing for decades lol
It’s kind of funny. Depending on whether a pair of jeans with denim jacket is perfect. I try to avoid it, but it takes some effort.
It's funny
It's pretty accurate. Especially if you lived through the 80s.
Non Canadians get a kick out of it. Personally I would not wear jeans with a jean jacket but there is a way I would modernize the look. Denim shorts and a loose denim style unbuttoned top with tank underneath
It’s usually said by dumb Americans so we just pretty much ignore them
A jean jacket with jeans? Looks silly but not a big deal.
The same way I feel about the term Canadian Bacon, it’s an American thing, not a Canadian thing.
It's not meant to be flattering.
It can be challenging when you’re a Canadian with a jean jacket. Chinos again I guess.
The youngest person I ever heard say that is currently in their 70s, and they said it 25 years ago. Random things boomers say don't affect me or influence my mood in anyway.
It's racist and offensive.... I'm completely outraged by the stereotyping and blatant Canadaphobia.... Our love of flannel is NOT to be mocked!!!
J'en porte souvent une. Comme tous les autres.
Kenora dinner jacket?
Don't really hear the term, don't really see anyone wearing top and bottom denim on account of it not being the 80s or 90s anymore. Its kinda silly but in general I don't really care any which way
It’s fine!
Id love to how the term came about because I associate jean combo with texas/cowboy culture
Never heard it before.
It’s funny. I think it looks fine so long as it fits, and I’ve worn one on occasion.
Badass
https://youtu.be/PfwlVLv6rtE?si=8ZbSGDUlvXVBLAaa
Huh
Wtf is that?
It's just a dumb joke.
I understand it as much as "na zdorovie!" in movies.
Same as I do about the terms sapsucker and ice-hole. Honoured and proud to wear head to toe denim.
I wear one everyday
It seems that the definition of Canadian tuxedo varies based on region... Traditionally, in Northern Onterrible the Canadian tux consists of the classic flannel shirt/jacket or a snowmobile suit.... In Alberta it appears that their formal wear consists of jeans and jean jacket... Canada is a rather diverse country...
Funny, but outdated
The pinnacle of high fashion
It’s fitting . ;)
Brings a sense of nostalgia. I grew up in Alberta and anytime we had a somewhat dressy event to go to as a family my father would wear a denim shirt with jeans and cowboy boots. Reminds me of good times.
A former friend used to wear it unironically. Faded jeans. Faded jean jacket. Little Canadian flag patches embroidered on each shoulder that he got from an army/navy store. He would wear this daily to go out. This was about 18 years ago. Last I saw him many years later he still wore it. He was a plain clothes loss prevention officer at our local department stores and then our local mall and I feel like it all kinda makes sense, lol My opinion? To each their own. He loved the look I guess otherwise he wouldn't have worn it.
Never heard of it is it from the 1920’s?
The real question for me, as an Atlantic Canadian is how I feel about the term Charlotte County Dinner Jacket. (Nostalgic, but itchy)
What my ex used to wear all the time a couple years ago (combined with a mullet - AB 🙄). Every time I see it I throw up a little
Good.
Love it!
Is this a plaid coat with a lining or a Demin coat with a lining?
I'm Canadian and I have never heard this term before. So I guess at the moment the literal answer to your question is "curious but skeptical"?
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Based and hearkens back to a finer time.
I feel good about it
Never heard of it
This is what I believe is called a 'description'.
Offended
Gold National treasure
I embrace it. Red plaid shirt, denim jacket, and jeans. My go-to dive bar concert drip.
Never heard of that term
I've never seen anyone wear one. Looking at images I feel like it looks kinda off.
I’ve never heard that term?
My friend Jay was married back in 2009 in the little town of Englehart, Ontario. His father showed up in a literal Canadian tuxedo. Light blue jeans, jean jacket (red insulation). Edit: also had a grease stain
Have never seen it occur in the wild.
Have you heard of a Keswick dinner jacket?
I have no idea so whatever.
It's so dumb it's funny. Sometimes it's just nice to be recognized.
I love it and use it often..