Andre Black Tailcoat

The evening tail coat is the king of formal menswear: timeless, precious – the official attire for very formal events. In the UK and in the meanwhile also in the rest of Europe and America the dress code WHITE TIE is synonymous with the request to wear evening tails.  As a rule of thumb you wear an evening tailcoat after 3 pm or even better after dark. At very elegant weddings, balls, festive premières, state banquets or receptions at European royal houses it is obligatory to wear an evening tail coat.

How to dress for invitations saying “White Tie”: Civilians wear an evening tailcoat, soldiers may appear in their dress uniform. National dresses as well as received awards are also allowed at events with this very formal dress code. Nowadays, there are not too many events left where evening tails have to be worn but still there are a few occasions where the king of formal wear is the appropriate attire like opera balls, nobel prize awards, state banquets as well as important royal wedding balls.