"A morning suit, also known as morning dress ... or offer some subtle contrast – a black coat with charcoal trousers, for example – and stripes are common but certainly aren’t compulsory.

charcoal and navy morning coats are best worn with matching trousers. In terms of fit, the coat should be cut close to the contours of the torso (more so than a suit jacket, for example), cinching ...

but I have seen some beautiful charcoal morning suits. A few words of caution. First, under no circumstances should you wear a wing collar and one of those fat-knotted, ruched ties, unless the ...

TWO YEARS AGO,Collins Ward, 34, a principal at a Manhattan-based private-equity firm, was looking for a new charcoal-grey suit. Though his closet was stocked with $2,000-plus ensembles from Armani ...