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Black tie

Black tie is a half-dress Western dress code for evening events, originating in British and North American conventions for attire in the 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdochically by its principal element for men, the dinner suit or dinner jacket. In American English, the equivalent term tuxedo (or tux) is…

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Black tie

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related to Books · 87
Black tie → Alan, Amies, Anna, Anniversary Edition, Antongiavanni, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, Barnsley, Basic Books, Bernhard, Book, Boyer, Bruce, Cambridge, Classic Clothes, Classic Menswear, Daniel, Debrett's Etiquette, Debrett's Handbook, Debrett's Limited, Debrett's Peerage Limited
related to Shirt · 14
Black tie → Although, American, American English, Debrett's, Dress, Etiquette, However, In, Miss Manners, The, They, Traditionally, Wearing, When
related to Jacket · 12
Black tie → According, Although, Besom, Black Tie Guide, Dinner, Double-breasted, English, Nicholas Antongiavanni, Some, The, United Kingdom, World War
related to Footwear · 11
Black tie → Albert, American English, Brogueing, Derby, Generally, Hosiery, Matte, Notable, Oxford, Shoes, The
related to Opera and ballet · 11
Black tie → English, English-speaking, Festival, For, Glyndebourne, Historically, In, Notwithstanding, Royal Opera House, Since, Sydney Opera House
related to Weddings · 10
Black tie → Amy Vanderbilt, Black, Emily Post, Europe, However, In, Jewish, Prior, United Kingdom, United States
related to Trousers · 8
Black tie → American English, Belts, Black, Evening, The, Traditionally, US English, Whilst
related to Academia · 7
Black tie → Cambridge Union, Durham, Notably, Oxford, Some British, The Irish Times, University College London
related to Social occasions · 7
Black tie → At, Black, Contrary, In, Once, Traditionally, Western
related to Waist coverings · 7
Black tie → Although, Debrett's, Either, English, The American, The Emily Post Institute, Waist

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black tie worn dress jacket formal dinner white suit evening may silk lapels trousers waistcoat also traditionally collar jackets wear

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Black tieis ahalf-dress Western dress code for evening events0.90text
a cutaway tailcoatinstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
etiquette guides declared dinner jacket inappropriate for wear in mixed companyinstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
meaning together with ladies.During the Edwardian erainstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
the practice of wearing a black waistcoatinstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
black bow tie with a dinner jacket became the conventioninstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
establishing the basis of the current black tieinstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
white tie dress codesinstance ofIn comparison with a full dress0.80text
warm-weather gatherings or intimate dinners with friends.After World War Iinstance ofThe dinner jacket was also increasingly accepted at less formal evening occasions0.80text
the dinner jacket became established as a semi-formal evening wearinstance ofThe dinner jacket was also increasingly accepted at less formal evening occasions0.80text
while the evening tailcoat was limited to the most formal or ceremonial occasionsinstance ofThe dinner jacket was also increasingly accepted at less formal evening occasions0.80text
is worn with white tie was usedinstance ofa piqué shirt with a detachable wing collar and single cuffs0.80text

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