Editing Cummerbund (section)

===Colours===
Its origin as part of [[black tie]] determined the acceptable colours. It was adopted as civilian dress, beginning as a largely summer option with informal dinner jackets, such as Burmese fawn and white, later, it was restricted to the narrow range of colours which accompany black tie. These were predominantly black, sometimes [[midnight blue]] to match the trousers, and occasionally maroon (the normal hue for coloured accessories). In contemporary use, it is now common to see coloured bow ties and cummerbunds, often matching, but this is considered non-traditional.<ref name="Bridges"/>[[File:Cummerbund.jpg|thumb|upright|Brightly coloured cummerbund]]