Editing Cummerbund (section)

{{Short description|Broad waist sash}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
[[File:Cummerbund (AM 1967.28-3).jpg|thumb|250px|[[Black tie]] cummerbund]]

A '''cummerbund''' is a broad waist [[sash]], usually [[pleat]]ed, which is often worn with [[single-breasted]] [[dinner jacket]]s (or ''tuxedos'').<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Villarosa | last2 = Angeli | year = 1990 | title = The Elegant Man: How to Construct the Ideal Wardrobe | page = 148}}.</ref> The cummerbund was adopted by [[British Empire|British]] military officers in [[colonial India]], where they saw it worn by [[sepoys]] (Indian soldiers) of the [[British Indian Army]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web | url=https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/tuxedo-black-tie-guide/vintage-evening-wear/waistcoats-vests-cummerbunds/ | title = Black Tie Guide: Vintage Evening Waistcoats & Cummerbunds | website = Gentleman's Gazette | date = n.d. | access-date = 28 September 2023}}</ref> It was adopted as an alternative to the [[waistcoat]], and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund for Europeans and North Americans is as a component of the traditional [[black tie]] [[Western dress codes|Western dress code]].<ref name="auto"/>