Style Etiquette for Men

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Understanding the Business Dress Code

Dress code – Learn to read between the lines

Smart Casual/Elegant Casual

- Originally intended to offer guests freedom of choice, these vague commands have caused much confusion over the years. Today, a consensus seems to have been reached: wear a jacket. It might be a blazer or a sports jacket, it could be conservatively dark or downright dashing, but a jacket is a must.
- No need for a tie, unless you enjoy wearing one. Grey or tan-coloured trousers are always correct; light-coloured cotton or linen pants can also look great provided they’re well coordinated. Shirts can range from a button-down collar to a polo-collared knit. Add an interesting pair of loafers, a braided belt or a pocket squash to finish off your look.

Business Attire

- Suit, dress shirt and tie
Semi-formal/Elegant Attire
- Dark suit with a dress shirt and tie

Black Tie Optional/Preferred

- Many men view this a welcome opportunity to wear Black Tie. - A formal navy blue or black suit with a white French-cuffed dress shirt and an elegant tie is really the only Optional option. - Black tuxedos or White or Ivory Dinner jackets are appropriate. White or Ivory Dinner jackets should only be worn between Memorial/Victoria Day and Labour Day. If your partner/date is wearing a sequined or dressy evening gown, follow her lead and wear a tuxedo. If she is wearing more business dress, then a suit may be more appropriate.

Black tie

- It does not refer to wearing black tie, rather it means you must wear a black tuxedo. All guests are required and expected to wear formal wear. - A tuxedo; a white, French-cuffed tuxedo shirt; a bow tie and a cummerbund or vest; a white silk square or a white linen handkerchief in the breast pocket (optional); black socks; black patent leather shoes. A white dinner jacket with black trousers is perfectly acceptable on a summer night.

White tie

- If the event is white tie, it means you must wear black tails with a black trouser, white pique wing collar shirt, white pique vest and tie, white jewelry and white gloves. This is a very formal event and the guideline are probably very strict.

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