“A Melvyn Douglas Kind of Lover” — John Wilson in Full Dress at the BBC

The screen world of the 30s was a golden time for men’s full formal wear — and the erotic sphere gained by it

Full dress, aka white-tie: an ensemble that includes tails, wing-collared shirt, hand-tied white bow tie usually in a cotton pique or fine grosgrain, and corresponding white waistcoat, traditionally three buttoned and cut low to…