variants
or less commonly black tie
: characterized by or requiring the wearing of semiformal evening clothes consisting of a usually black tie and tuxedo for men and a formal dress for women
a black-tie dinner
compare white-tie
: semiformal clothing
gentlemen in black tie for the banquet
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The chairmen of Tabriz 2027 — the museum’s biennial black-tie fundraiser — also were announced.
—Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025
Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 June 2025
With the recent surge in wedding culture and increase of formal and black tie wedding dress codes, black has become a popular bridesmaid dress choice.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
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Adjective
The Amazon billionaire and former journalist tied the knot in grand fashion, hosting a whirlwind three-day affair complete with a lavish welcome party, wedding and black-tie ceremony on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The chairmen of Tabriz 2027 — the museum’s biennial black-tie fundraiser — also were announced.
—Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025
Noun
She's set to marry Bezos in June 2025 Bezos and Sánchez are set to get married in a black tie wedding ceremony, a source told PEOPLE.
—Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 June 2025
With the recent surge in wedding culture and increase of formal and black tie wedding dress codes, black has become a popular bridesmaid dress choice.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
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“Black-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-tie. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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