penguin suit
Black-tie evening wear
A penguin suit is informal for a man's black-and-white formal outfit—tuxedo or tailcoat with white shirt—evoking the bird's coloring.
The term often carries a note of reluctance or mockery: I have to squeeze into a penguin suit for this wedding.
It suggests the wearer finds formal dress uncomfortable or pretentious.
- black tieFormal evening dress code
- white tiePeak formal evening wear
- tailsRear animal appendages
- eveningwearDressy nighttime clothing
- tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
waistcoat · cummerbund · clothing · cufflinks · pocket square · patent leather · tailcoat · wing collar · bow tie · dinner jacket · attire · formalwear · evening gown · wedding attire · dressed to the nines · best dressed · garment · glad rags
penguin suitcasual wear
Informal, comfortable clothing
sweatpants · loungewear · sweats · athleisure · streetwear
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