The Gentleman Mason » Dress Codes http://thegentlemanmason.com Dress - Etiquette - The Good Life Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:01:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Social Primer is a great site. http://thegentlemanmason.com/2009/09/18/social-primer-is-a-great-site/ http://thegentlemanmason.com/2009/09/18/social-primer-is-a-great-site/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:31:14 +0000 Jeff Naylor http://thegentlemanmason.com/?p=138 There’s a reason why I keep Social Primer in my sidebar.  This is it.

For the record, in America, there are only five dress codes that should ever be printed on an invitation. Formal, Semi-formal, Informal, Casual and Costume.

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Semi-Formal (or Black Tie) – Semi-Formal means  Black tie. Whether we call it a dinner suit or Tuxedo, it’s all the same. And this mean full on black tie right down to the cummerbund and shiny shoes. And a black bow tie! Always. No long tie, black or whatever. Ever.

Preach on, brother.

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