Traditional black tie also features a white evening shirt in marcella, a slightly stiffer cotton fabric, with a bib detail and double cuffs. The shirt should have a turn-down collar (not a wing ...

Black tie is dead, ... Apple co-founder Steve Jobs kicked the cravat to the curb altogether, wearing a black, peak-lapel jacket over a white, banded, Nehru-collar shirt.

The ominous "Black Tie" invitation arrives at your door. ... a white bow tie, a stiff white shirt evening shirt with cufflinks and mother of pearl studs in place of buttons.

In the interest of a pleasant New Year’s Eve, free of bickering about dress codes, Miss Manners will now hold a Formal Dress Clinic for Gentlemen. Hosts have done everything they can to create ...

Black tie used to be a safe place. Safe—but kind of boring. ... Of course, you’re never entirely wrong with a black tux, a white dress shirt, a cummerbund, a bow tie, and all the other fixings.

Black Tie. The new Saint Laurent collection made it clear that this is going to be a big year for the tuxedo. The latest take? Pairing yours with a pussy-bow blouse and chic single-sole pumps.

A black-tie wedding is an event where it's expected that guests dress formally. ... A nice white button-down shirt should be worn underneath the dinner jacket, with a bow tie, ...

That means “white tie” came before “black tie” — the tuxedo wasn’t invented till decades later — and, as the language expert William Safire has explained, the term “formal” would ...

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