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| | Modern Man | Cracking the Dress Code (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | When the invitation reads "Black Tie", "Black Tie Preferred", "Le Smoking", or "Smoking" for an evening semi-formal event or "White Tie" or "Full Dress" for an evening formal event, then your host is providing an elegant affair and expects you to dress according to fit the decor and ambiance of the evening. |
 | | EVENING FORMAL: (The Opera, charity ball) White tie and tails (fl tailcoat), fl trousers with two satin seams on the outside leg, white pique vest, white bow tie, white kid gloves, white boutonniere, fl top hat, white silk scarf, fl or gold cufflinks and studs. |
 | | EVENING SEMI-FORMAL: (weddings, theatre opening nights) Black dinner jacket or white in summer (tuxedo), fl trousers with one satin seam on the outside leg, fl vest or cummerbund, fl bow tie, white silk scarf, fl or gold cufflinks and studs. |
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