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TurtlesAllTheWayDown
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S/O Black Tie attire, again.
In which Miss Manners schools some dude who thinks hicks get a free pass at black tie events and don't need to wear a tux:
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns/missmanners/story/907248.html
CN: Letter writer thinks black tie attire varies by region and is VERY upset when his cousin's wife corrects him. Claims that he will NOT be wearing a tux if invited to a black tie event because spending that much money is ridiculous.
My stance: I sure won't be inviting him to any black tie events!
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns/missmanners/story/907248.html
CN: Letter writer thinks black tie attire varies by region and is VERY upset when his cousin's wife corrects him. Claims that he will NOT be wearing a tux if invited to a black tie event because spending that much money is ridiculous.
My stance: I sure won't be inviting him to any black tie events!
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Re: S/O Black Tie attire, again.
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns/missmanners/story/907248.html
CN: Letter writer thinks black tie attire varies by region and is VERY upset when his cousin's wife corrects him. Claims that he will NOT be wearing a tux if invited to a black tie event because spending that much money is ridiculous.
My stance: I sure won't be inviting him to any black tie events!
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on another note. Very few circles are truly black-tie people. I do not get why someone would have a black-tie wedding when their social group is not really like that.
Whatever you hatters be hattin. -Tay Prince
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[QUOTE]It's just like cash bars. Even if it is acceptable in your social circle, it does not mean it's right. on another note. Very few circles are truly black-tie people. I do not get why someone would have a black-tie wedding when their social group is not really like that.
Posted by lyndausvi[/QUOTE]
I get the feeling this whole thing stems from the fact that he wore a suit to his cousin's black tie wedding.
I can sort of see the cousin's wife traveling in a circle where black tie is common and therefore wanting a black tie wedding. But that appears to mean she didn't take her husband's family's comfort into consideration when she planned it. Unless the letter writer is just the black sheep of the family.
And I don't really plan or attend black tie events either!
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That said, I really can not see anyone in our world who would have a black-tie wedding. A black-tie optional wedding, yes. Full blown black-tie. Nope.
However, not many people in our circles have those sort of events.
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
My high school boyfriend actually owned a tux and lamented the fact he didn't get to wear it much.
My dad is also most comfortable in jeans and t-shirts or polo shirts, drinking a Labatt's, but he certainly knows what formal attire entails! He'll most likely wear a suit to my wedding (he owns several for work meetings) and he actually wore a tuxedo to his own wedding. Geez, it's just for a few hours!
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I wish more people read Ms. Manners.