Black-tie includes a black tuxedo dinner jacket, a white wing-collared shirt, and a black satin bow tie. White-tie swaps the dinner jacket for a dress coat with tails, a white cotton bow tie ...

In the spirit of this ongoing quest, the broad satin peak lapels ... a hidden placket is not); a black silk bow tie (it’s worth learning to tie your own); and black patent leather dress shoes ...

Code word for a completely black tuxedo with a white formal shirt and a black satin bow tie. Sometimes a black satin cummerbund is added, but that is becoming less and less common. Black socks and ...