Black-tie wedding calls for formal attire from guests By Ashlyn Messier Fox News Published May 22, 2024 6:58pm EDT | Updated May 23, 2024 11:24am EDT Flipboard ...

Black-tie optional attire doesn't offer much leeway in terms of the style, so a suit or tuxedo are the only acceptable choices. The fabric, however, is up to you.

Black-tie attire is traditionally defined by formal evening wear. A “black-tie required” dress code used to be quite rigid, with men required to don tuxedos and bow ties and women expected to ...

In 2024, plenty of purists will insist, with much tsk-tsking, that the rules of black tie attire have changed. They're wrong—or, at least, not entirely right.

User ChildrenOfTheQuorn shared: "I did for a wedding about 10 years ago (black, lacey, long sleeves). The bride joked that I looked like I dressed for a funeral.