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White tie, also called full evening dress or a dress suit, is the most formal evening Western dress code. [1] For men, it consists of a black tail coat (alternatively referred to as a dress coat, usually by tailors) worn over a white dress shirt with a starched or piqué bib, white piqué waistcoat and the white bow tie worn around a standing wing collar.
Full evening dress or white tie, a formal Western dress code; Black tie, a semi-formal Western dress code for evening events; Evening Attire (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse; Evening Attire Stakes, an annual Thoroughbred horse race in Queens, New York; Evening Dress, a 1986 film directed by Bertrand Blier
Black tie became de-facto evening wear with white tie reserved for only the most formal events. [9] In Britain, black tie became acceptable as a general informal alternative to white tie, though at the time the style and accessories of black tie were still very fluid. In the 1920s men began wearing wide, straight-legged trousers with their suits.
In the modern era, Scottish Highland dress can be worn casually, or worn as formal wear to white tie and black tie occasions, especially at ceilidhs and weddings. Just as the black tie dress code has increased in use in England for formal events which historically may have called for white tie, so too is the black tie version of Highland dress increasingly common.
A seven-fold tie is an unlined construction variant of the four-in-hand necktie which pre-existed the use of interlining. Its creation at the end of the 19th century is attributed to the Parisian shirtmaker Washington Tremlett for an American customer. [13] A seven-fold tie is constructed completely out of silk.
For semi-formal wear, kilts are usually worn with a Prince Charlie coatee (worn with a black bow tie) or an Argyll jacket (worn with a black bow tie or a regular necktie). Full formal is white-tie and calls for a more formal coat, such as the Sherrifmuir doublet or regulation doublet. Irish formal dress is distinguished from Highland dress by ...
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song title refers to the formal wear required on a party invitation: top hat , white tie , and a tailcoat .
In Sweden, where white-tie is relatively common, as the article notes, it is considered the most formal dress. However, it isn't the only such dress. Traditional attire (Folkdräkt) is considered on-par with white-tie, and is accepted as a substitute on most occasions requiring white-tie. The same goes for full military dress uniform.