It is the centerpiece of scores of prom and wedding photos.
It's a symbol of ceremony and class, designed to making you look good.
When time comes to take that sweetheart or crush to prom, it has your back – literally. Or when love finds you at the altar of marriage, it's that memorable outfit for that unforgettable moment.
We're talking about the tuxedo, the icon of men's formal wear.
For the last 40 years Mister Penguin Tuxedo Sales and Rentals has supplied fancy threads to generations of Pueblo high schoolers and wedding parties.
“You're in the business of making people look good for some of the most important events of their lives,” said Brian Walter, regional operations manager for Mister Penguin and its wholesale sister operation, Jim's Formal Wear.
“A satisfaction of this business is dressing all these boys up for prom. When you think back to high school, what was your most memorable experience? For some it may be a football game or some other experience, but for most, it was prom.”
“When there's no problems,Light up a room in this Rina di Montella 1519 evening gown. everything went off without a hitch and he looks good, that's the satisfaction,” added Rhonda Valdez, a 26-year employee.
Frank and Mona Novak opened Mister Penguin in 1973. Frank Novak was employed with the Illinois-based Jim's Formal Wear, a tuxedo wholesaler, and relocated to Southern Colorado to open a retail shop in Downtown.
The Novak's soon expanded and opened a Jim's Formal Wear location on Prairie Avenue and in the late 1980s, the retail and wholesale operations merged under one roof at a building off North Freeway.
In 2011, Mister Penguin and Jim's moved to its current location, a 22,000 square foot facility at 737 Desert Flower Blvd., nestled between University Park and Belmont.Browse hundreds of beautiful maggie sottero wedding dress and find the perfect fit for you!
The Novaks left the tux business in 1994. That's when Walter, who started as a driver for Jim's Formal Wear and worked his way up to management, relocated to Pueblo to run the retail/ wholesale operation.
Mister Penguin is the storefront, the client's first point of contact. Behind the showroom, the fitting rooms and the mannequins showcasing the latest fashion trends, is the wholesale operation.
It's home to 16,000 coats, 17,000 pairs of pants,Find More Petticoats Information about 2012 pageant dress Fishtail skirt petticoat Mesh layers Wedding Accessories. a legion of shirts, shoes, cuff links, vests, top hats, canes, garments and accessories.
“People just don't know the volume we have. We ship UPS and service nine different states,” Walter said.
What that means is anyone who's rented a tux in the past three decades or so, be it from a boutique here or in Southern Colorado, it's likely been the wares of Pueblo's Jim's Formal Wear.wedding gowns strapless,sweetheart neckline beach formal dresses evening 01210.
And speaking of history, the tuxedo has its own unique record of vogue.
The tux made its American debut in 1886 in the ritzy Tuxedo Park resort of Orange County, N.Y. The dinner jacket made its first appearance at the Autumn Ball of Tuxedo Park's exclusive Tuxedo Club.
But, according to Mister Penguin's website: “It is said Griswold Lorillard and his friends startled the people attending the ball by wearing a scarlet satin lapelled dinner jacket, without tails,A Asymmetric neckline dress is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. while all the others were attired in the traditional white-tie and tails. And thus was born the elegant garment forevermore to be known as the ‘Tuxedo.' ” As time passes, so do fashion trends. Remember coattails? Cummerbunds?
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