In the interest of a pleasant New Year's Eve, free of bickering about dress codes, Miss Manners will now hold a Formal Dress Clinic for Gentlemen. Hosts have done everything they can to create ...

Black-tie events are kinda becoming unacknowledged style competitions. Who looked the sharpest? Who pulled off the tux with the highest degree of difficulty? Who looked like a try-hard or a didn’t-try ...

Have a formal event to look forward to this summer? Just make sure you don’t stumble on the dress code. What exactly is the ...

LITTLE ROCK — Q. Can you explain what is the most “correct” styling for a formal white dinner jacket? I know the shawl collar is right, but satin or self? Vent or no? I’m thinking about wearing one to ...

A Harvard man, when asked if he knew the difference between tails and a cutaway, exclaimed, "Who gives a damn?" He should not have dismissed the subject of formal wear as worthless so quickly. For it ...

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