What dress code for smoking a cigar?

Some people set themselves a dress code to go with the time they spend on a cigar. The habit has its own history, and it takes several forms. So which type of cigar smoker are you?

Black and white, without question

The fashion for smoking a cigar in a dinner jacket with a tie or bow tie comes straight from the United Kingdom and dates back to the Victorian era. Cigars were then seen as a sign of refinement, so the dress had to match the occasion.

The trend has lasted to this day. A number of well-known venues require proper dress before a cigar may be smoked there. The dinner jacket is therefore the outfit of choice for many smokers: the suit remains dress code number one, and it comes with a very wide choice of cigar accessories.

The checked shirt

Beyond the company-director look, a good many hipsters smoke cigars too. The dress here is more relaxed. Jeans and a checked shirt make for reliable everyday comfort. The cigars are still good quality, and the conversation turns to them just as readily over a high-end spirit.

Beards, tattoos and silver rings complete the look of this no less seasoned type of smoker. For them, smoking a cigar is time to themselves, with no particular dress code to worry about.

Chinos and a jacket

It is not only hipsters or businessmen who smoke cigars. Dandies do as well. Hence a dress code that sits between the two styles. Less formal than the black and white suit, but smarter than the hipster look, the dandy style also goes with the cigar.

A good many younger people are now taking up the cigar, and their preferred outfit is that of the young professional: halfway between office wear and city wear.

And for women?

Women have not been forgotten in this article. Whatever you wear, the choice is yours: a suit and shirt, a little black dress or something more relaxed, depending on your mood.