when do you wear a white bow tie
White tie White tie is rarely worn in the early 21st century.[1] When the Costume Institute Gala announced a white tie dress code in 2014, a number of media outlets pointed out the difficulty and expense of obtaining traditional white tie, even for the celebrity guests.[22][23] Nevertheless, it survives as the dress code for royal ceremonies, debutante balls, and a select group of other social events in some countries. The male form has also been adopted for some formal weddings.[1] In Britain, it is worn at some state dinners[24][25] and certain May and commemoration balls at Oxford and Cambridge universities as well as University College Durham and St Andrews.[26][27][28] It was the dress code for the Lord Mayor of London's Mansion House banquet until 1996,[29] although David Cameron has worn white tie to the event as Prime Minister.[30] In the US, white tie is worn at some state dinners, including the one held for Elizabeth II in 2007.[31] The Vienna Opera Ball[32] and the Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden are white tie events;[33] in Scandinavia and the Netherlands, it is the traditional attire for doctoral conferments and is prescribed at some Swedish and Finnish universities, where it is worn with a doctoral hat.[34][35][36][37][38]