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A proper black tie fit looks like this: a dinner jacket with satin or grosgrain lapels, matching trousers with a satin stripe running along the outside of the leg, a crisp white dress shirt, a black bow tie, and formal evening shoes

The convention grew up around the men's dinner jacket in the 1880s, but for women it has always meant evening dress rather than a fixed uniform, which is exactly why it leaves so much room for doubt