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This is the difference between a tuxedo and a dinner jacket, according to the tailor who claims to have invented both

Hint: It's all about location.

  • One of the oldest tailors on London's Savile Rowe told Business Insider some surprising facts about the world of suits.
  • Simon Cundey, Managing Director of Henry Poole & Co, claims that the tailor invented the dinner jacket.
  • He said there's actually no difference between the dinner jacket and the tuxedo — and the different names came about due to their location in the world.

Here's a tuxedo being made inside Henry Poole:

Here's what the suits looked like back in 1886...

...And here's what a typical tuxedo from Poole looks like today:

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