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BLACK TIE & TUXEDO ETIQUETTE

Black Tie & Tuxedo Etiquette

“Dress changes the manners.”

Tuxedo & Black Tie Etiquette: A Formal Education

Prior to World War II, the average man took his fashion cues from an upper class that considered proper appearance to be a very serious matter and could afford the services of highly experienced tailors to suit their standards. All that changed following the war as the expansion of the middle class, youth culture, popular media and, relaxed social standards gradually led to a fashion free-for-all.

Young Clark Gable in Black Tie ensemble with Black Satin Bow Tie with Pointed Ends and white linen pocket square

Maturity vs. Youth

Society’s previous emphasis on appearing mature and sophisticated gave way to a preference for youthfulness and sex appeal. This shift in focus has been significantly detrimental to classic formal wear which is not simply about what’s currently popular but what’s traditionally acceptable; after all, the very definition of formal is the preserving of a “form” or tradition.

Jonah Hill in notched lapel tuxedo with flapped pockets, wristwatch and derby shoes – not a traditional outift

Many Young Men Want to Dress Well, But Don’t Know How

Not surprisingly, many young men today crave something more substantial than the fast food, casual clothes and lax manners fostered by the counterculture revolution. Most of them have enough awareness of formal tradition to realize that the few formal rituals they encounter – namely graduations, weddings and funerals – require them to dress in a special way. But for the specific details of such attire, they are dependent on the advice of perceived experts.

Tuxedo Rental Companies Chase Fads

In today’s world that often means tuxedo rental companies, fashion magazines, and red carpet celebrities and therein lies the rub: the clothes being hyped by these sources are primarily designed to feed America’s obsession with the next fleeting fad. The trendy variations offered each season by upscale designers and mainstream manufacturers may be fine for teenage proms and youthful nuptials but they certainly won’t hold water at proper black-tie events where guests are expected to be adult enough to know better.

Prince Charles in Black Tie with Signet Ring

Who, What, When, Where & Why of Black Tie

A mature understanding of black tie must come instead from an appreciation of the rich tapestry of tradition that lies hidden beneath its visible components. Consequently, this section of the Guide not only lists the garments which correctly comply with the dress code – the “what” of black tie – but also looks at the code’s etiquette and context – the “who”, “when”, “where” and “why”.

Tom Ford in Black Grosgrain Bow Tie with black velvet shawl collar jacket and bar studs

Anyone Can Look The Part In A Black Tie Tuxedo – Just Follow The Etiquette

Thanks to modern society’s ignorance of traditional etiquette, the amount of detail contained in the precise definition of black tie can seem a little overwhelming at first. It may also appear somewhat arbitrary to people born after 1980 who are used to casual eateries and casual workplaces which lack any semblance of a formal dress code.

However, once a man begins to understand the premise of an outfit being correct rather than just passable, he realizes the significant benefits of a dress code. Acing the black-tie test has nothing to do with skill or experience; it is simply a matter of following the rules.

Enjoy our Etiquette section of the Tuxedo & Black Tie Guide

BLACK TIE & TUXEDO ETIQUETTE

Tuxedo & Black Tie Etiquette

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Explore why traditional Black Tie Etiquette still matters today and how it defines the What, Who, When, Where & Why of Tuxedos and Dinner Jackets.

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Gentleman's Gazette LLC

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Origin	United States
Genres	Country rock
Years active	1985-2007
Labels	Bench, Mastering Pro
Associated acts	Bread, Eagles, Poco, Ricky Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band, The Remingtons, Meisner, Swan & Rich
Past members	Jimmy Griffin Randy Meisner Billy Swan

Black Tie was an American country rocksupergroup formed by Jimmy Griffin, Randy Meisner and Billy Swan. The group's first album, When the Night Falls, was produced by Reggie Fisher and released on LP in 1985 by Bench Records (BR-001) and reissued on CD is 1990 (BRCD-101). For the CD release the band recorded new versions of two tracks from the LP, 'Learning the Game,' a cover of the Buddy Holly song, and 'Chain Gang,' a cover of the Sam Cooke song.^[1] These tracks were released as a single, and 'Learning The Game' reached #59 of the BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Griffin was formerly a member of the soft rock band Bread, and would later chart five country singles as one-third of The Remingtons. Meisner was formerly a member of Poco, Ricky Nelson's Stone Canyon Band, and the Eagles. Swan had several country hits in the 1970s, including the Number One country and pop hit 'I Can Help'.

When Griffin left the group to form the Remingtons, the remaining members, Meisner and Swan, hooked up with Charlie Rich, Jr., son and former bandleader for his famous father, and began recording in 1992 under the name 'Meisner, Swan & Rich.' Ten tracks were released on an eponymous CD in April 2000 in Japan (2001 by Varese in the US and 2002 by Rev-Ola in the UK. (The same ten songs were reissued in 2006 and 2008 under the title, 'The Eagle, The Dove and The Gold' on the Sonic Past Music label.)

In 2006, a 3-song EP was released as Black Tie Two with a version of the classic Christmas carol 'Away in a Manger', which had been released to country radio as a Christmas single in the late 1980s. It also included the 1992 Meisner, Swan & Rich single 'I'm Sure of You' and 'Listen to the Radio'.

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Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country
When the Night Falls	Release date: 1985 Label: Bench Records	65

Extended plays[edit]

Title	Album details
Black Tie Two	Release date: August 30, 2006 Label: Masteringpro

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Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country	Album
1990	'Learning the Game'	59	When the Night Falls
1991	'Chain Gang'^[2]	—	When the Night Falls
1992	'I'm Sure of You'	—	Non-album single (as Meisner, Swan & Rich)
'—' denotes releases that did not chart

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