The cummerbund in wedding dress

The cummerbund descends from the oriental waist sash worn by British officers in India in the 19th century and entered evening dress as an elegant alternative to the waistcoat. It covers the waistband of the trousers and the shirt where the dinner jacket opens, and is always worn with its pleats facing upward. In the context of a wedding in a dinner suit — whether a church ceremony or an outdoor reception — the cummerbund lends the ensemble a formality and coherence no other single element can achieve.

Silk — the only appropriate cloth

Silk is the only fabric proper to the cummerbund in orthodox dress code. Its natural sheen — shifting with the angle of light in a way no synthetic can replicate — enters into dialogue with the satin facings of the dinner jacket's lapels and the buttons of the dress shirt. The Tiestore.pl collection is made from Italian silk in three classic evening colours: black, burgundy and silver.

The wedding set — cummerbund, bow tie and pocket square

For the groom choosing a dinner suit, the Tiestore.pl tailoring atelier offers composed wedding sets: a cummerbund, a self-tie silk bow tie and a pocket square matched in colour and cloth in the same workshop. Available in black, burgundy and silver at 550 zł — each element composed so that the whole reads as a considered, coherent ensemble from the first glance.

Bespoke commissions

The atelier will make a cummerbund in a non-standard size or in a colour coordinated with a specific wedding scheme on individual commission. Consultations at the atelier at ul. Sokołowska 9/U30 in Warsaw or by correspondence. Craft and design at the highest level.