We're entering a Golden Age of tuxedos - and these 8 photos show why

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President John F Kennedy, President Dwight D Eisenhower, and the President of Pakistan Ayub Khan at a White House state dinner in 1961.

The tuxedo may be one of the most misunderstood garments of all time.

It's true that these early tuxedos bear similarities to their modern day counterparts - but the evolutionary changes are clear when you look at images of the tux over time.

Peter Marshall, the formal-wear expert behind the Black Tie Guide blog, has spent hundreds of hours poring over old magazines and newspapers to examine the changing face of the tuxedo. We combined his research with our own to bring the whole story of the tuxedo into focus.