white tie

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While earlier music directors at the Met, all men, favored white tie and tails, Nézet-Séguin, who has held the post since 2018, has long had a more eclectic style, both in his clothes and appearance.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Mr Sunak stepped along a careful line in his white tie and tails speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2022

The ceremony starts at 1500 GMT and features glamorous formal wear, with the men in white tie and tails and women in flowing gowns and elegant hairdos.

From Reuters • Dec. 10, 2022

But on Monday, it was Isaac’s filmmaker wife Elvira Lind who came in tails, and Isaac wore a trompe-l’œil white tie and tailcoat dress designed by Thom Browne.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2022

The second man was huge, of a light coffee color, imposing in a frock coat and white tie.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner