MW Tux was a division of

Men's Wearhouse Tailored Brands, Inc. is an American retail holding company for various men's apparel stores, including the Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank brands. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional corporate offices in Fremont, ...

clothier that specialized in the renting of tuxedos and

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for men. In late 2008, the MW Tux Brand was rolled up into the Men's Wearhouse brand, and ceased being an independent brand. Men's Wearhouse formalwear business grew via the acquisition of After Hours, a formalwear company. Originally known as Mitchell's Formalwear and founded in 1946, After Hours was the result of the acquisition by Mitchell's of fellow clothiers Small's and Tuxedo World in the late 1990s, and has since acquired and assimilated several other chains in the

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. After Hours was acquired by

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in 2001, and became a part of

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following that company's buyout of May in 2005. It operated over 450 stores in 31 states and the

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. It was combined with

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when acquired by May, and during that time coordinated much of its inventory with David's Bridal. On November 17, 2006, After Hours Formalwear was sold to

and

was purchased along with sister division Priscilla of Boston by

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/ref> The chain operated as MW Tux for a year, before being re-branded again as Men's Wearhouse & Tux. In September 2008 Men's Wearhouse selected the New York advertising agency

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to handle its national advertising and marketing communications account. The assignment calls for the agency to provide full-service marketing support and to develop strategic planning, advertising, public relations, market planning, promotions, and P-O-S programs. In addition to the Men's Wearhouse brand, DeVito/Verdi will also handle marketing for the company's other retail brands: K&G, MW Tux,

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Clothing For Men (Canada), as well as new projects in development.

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