if someone were undressing someone else
and both someones happened to be english
and the recipient of the undressing happened to be wearing a tuxedo (“dinner jacket”, no? “dinner suit”??)
can someone who has sex with men more frequently than I do explain to me the order in which the bits come off???
bonus points for uk terminology, though I am sure my britpicker will help me with that part later
A dinner jacket is a tuxedo that doesn’t have the tails. ’Dinner jacket’ is traditionally a UK term, though we do use it in the US too, for those who move in circles that care about the difference between tails/no tails on a tux.
The outermost bit is the jacket, of course, though you could undo the tie first, if you wanted. Next you’ll need to undo the cummerbund, or the waistcoat if they’re wearing one of those instead. Sometimes you have double-breasted dinner jackets, in which case a cummerbund or waistcoat is not worn underneath.
After that is the dress shirt, which might require you to undo cufflinks and you’ll have to get the tie if you haven’t yet, and the trousers and shoes. Trousers might be held up by a belt or, more traditionally, by braces (suspenders in the US). Though some dress trousers have neither, and are instead adjusted at the waist by tabs on the sides.
And oh, look at that, now he’s just got his underwear. 😉
Other details: there should be a handkerchief in the breast pocket, and some guys still go for the flower boutonniere. No watch (symbolic that you aren’t fussed about the time). We don’t really muck much with gloves and hats these days. The shoes are most often Oxford-style brogues (Oxford-style has to do with the lacing). I’ve occasionally seen men get creative with tasteful boots and things, though.