0 clothes, including for men a black bow tie, worn for very formal social occasions: --
1 relating to a very formal social occasion where men wear a black bow tie, or to the clothes worn for this occasion: --
Although some consider black tie for the evening and strollers for daytime, as formal, they are semi-formal attires, sartorially speaking.
Maroon, a color commonly worn to accompany black tie, is often used for the cummerbund in less formal or summer situations.
The organization holds social and business networking events, literary readings, lectures, concerts, film screenings and black tie galas.
These are usually held on an annual or irregular basis, and are usually black tie.
It was worn with a white shirt and black tie on formal occasions.
The challenge concluded with a black tie dinner and auction to raise funds.
A black tie dinner is arranged for that evening.
In general, the same rules of a white tie event apply to a black tie event, although in some cases a cocktail dress is acceptable.
