Many men panic when they recieve an invitation to a black tie event. Questions run through their mind: "What does black tie mean?" "Does my tuxedo still fit?" "Do I even remember how to wear it?" ...
Even Diana Vreeland, that legendary arbiter of taste, is no help here. While her aphorism that “unshined shoes are the end of civilisation” still holds, her advice on black-tie dress code events is ...
It is then that they fall victim to "creative black tie." Did you feel an involuntary shudder when reading those words? Good - that's the right reaction. As archival footage clearly indicates ...