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Accessories As with conventional Black Tie, the area where you have the most significant amount of latitude in a Black-Tie Optional dress code is with your accessories

For men, a tie is pretty much expected, whereas it might be optional for a cocktail party

However, in the 19th century, the practice of "breeching" came into fashion, in which small boys, somewhere between the ages of 4 and 7, were given their first pair of trousers (breeches) to show that they'd gone beyond infancy

lol Boy oh boy am I excited to share this one with you

I was a bit bloated the night of the rehearsal dinner and you couldnt even tell because of the flannel haha

Cocktail attire is the eveningwear cousin of semi-formal