Perhaps it’s part of the post-lockdown trend to ditch the sweats and dress up to the nines, but more than a few recent events have nominated black tie as the dress code.
Black tie is normally reserved for events after 6:00 PM, and the traditional attire for men is a tuxedo or dinner jacket and bow tie (or papillon as they call it in French). For women, it traditionally meant a floor-length dress or a tuxedo.
