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What does the “white tie” bit mean? Is it just that this is some sign of “new money” or laddish-ness, or is there some other significance? I’m not being presum

by smcl 5y ago

What does the “white tie” bit mean? Is it just that this is some sign of “new money” or laddish-ness, or is there some other significance? I’m not being presumptuous or accusing you of anything, I really genuinely do not know and it sounds like it could be interesting :-)

grzm 5y ago
> “White tie, also called full evening dress or a dress suit, is the most formal in traditional evening western dress codes.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tie
TheManInThePub 5y ago
White Tie is formal dress; attending opera, meeting royalty, heads of state and the like. Gentlemen wear tailcoat (with medals), shirt with winged collar and white bow tie, or military dress uniform. Black Tie ("Tuxedo" to use the Americanism) is semi-formal. A dinner jacket and a black bow tie *never* with a winged collar. Whilst White Tie events are very formal, at a Black Tie event, one may still drink, puke and shag, provided it is done with style. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tie
- smcl 5y ago
  Oh funny, I had heard of Black Tie but never White Tie! Thanks!
  - _ZeD_ 5y ago
    I think that beside receving a Nobel prize or dining with the queen one doesn't have many occasions to wear the white tie
    - himlion 5y ago
      Certain kinds of fraternities like to host white tie events.
- OJFord 5y ago
  > A dinner jacket and a black bow tie never with a winged collar. How else will you show off the nice clip on your tie? (:mischievous-face:, /s, et al.)