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Anna Rodenbeck, director at wedding planning company WCO Events, said for women, black tie “typically means a floor-length ...

When dressing for black tie, Moon explains that floor length gowns are typically preferred, but but midi dresses and appropriate cocktail dresses work as well. Swap tails for a tuxedo jacket and ...

But fret not, I’ve got you. Not to be confused with a white-tie dress code, which is even more formal, or cocktail attire, which is less formal; at a black-tie event you’re expected to wear a ...

Not only have I created a complete guide to wedding dress codes — from black tie to cocktail attire to the ever-mysterious “semi-formal” (what even is that?) — but I’ve also taken the ...

“Ignore them at your peril.” Over time, dress codes have slowly relaxed, with the lines between white tie and black tie, semi-formal and cocktail blurring, adding further confusion. With few ...