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Explore the definitions and examples of formal attire, including white tie and black tie dress codes for men. Learn about proper dress attire for formal social events and understand the difference between formal wear and casual attire.
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Proper Dress Attire Definitions and Examples
Formal Attire • Formal wear • (US/Canada) is the general term for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, débutante cotillion, dance, or race. • White tie • The required clothing for men is roughly the following: a (dress) tailcoat; formal trousers, uncuffed, with stripes on leg seams; white piqué bow tie; white piqué vest (waistcoat); white piqué front or plain stiff-fronted shirt with a detachable wing collar; cuff links and shirt studs; black patent leathercourt shoe; accessories. • Black tie • Men wear a dinner jacket (tuxedo coat); trousers, uncuffed, with one stripe on leg seams; shirt (stiff wing or soft folded collar) with either a placketed, pleated, piqué, or ruffled front; a black bow tie; a black evening waistcoat or a cummerbund; black, patent leather or calfOxfords or court shoes; cuff links and shirt studs; accessories
Casual • the dress code which emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity