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4 unusual facts about Black Tie


Black tie

Emily Post, a resident of Tuxedo Park, New York, stated in 1909 that "Tuxedos can have lapels or be shawl-shaped, in either case they are to have facings of silk, satin or grosgrain." and later republished this statement in her 1922 book "Etiquette", adding that only single-breasted jackets are appropriately called "Tuxedos".

Bunty Lawless

At the race track he sat in the cheap grandstand seats with the rest of the crowd and was frowned upon by the aristocratic elite owners in their top hats and tails, seated in their exclusive viewing boxes.

Evening attire

Black tie, a semi-formal dress code for evening events and social functions in Western fashion

The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

The outer cover showed the Turtles in evening dress, playing hosts of the "show", while the inside gatefold showed them in different costumes for each song.


Jimmy Griffin

He teamed with Terry Sylvester (formerly of The Hollies) on the album Griffin & Sylvester in 1982 and was a member of Black Tie with Randy Meisner and Billy Swan, which released When The Night Falls in 1986, co-produced by T-Bone Burnett.

Mayfair Sporting Club

Mayfair Sporting Club organises professional black tie boxing dinner events at venues such as the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, Millennium Hotel in Mayfair, the Savoy, The Marriott in Grosvenor Square and other five star venues.


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Jamie Tisch

In October 2013, she co-chaired the black-tie gala for the opening of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

Jill Enfield

This work was featured in tandem with the annual Black Tie Gala for the charity organization Upwardly Global, at a 2009 exhibition on Ellis Island, New York.

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

Nonetheless, after a USD 150 million renovation, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong re-opened its doors on September 28, 2006, marking the event with a black-tie gala hosted by Dame Edna Everage with a performance by Bryan Ferry.

Windsor knot

The Windsor knot is the only tie knot that is to be used by all personnel in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Air Force Cadets (ATC and CCF(RAF)) in the UK when wearing their black tie while in uniform.