Between holiday parties and wedding season, most of the invitations in your inbox will probably ask for “cocktail attire”—which is really just a fancy way of saying formal, but not too formal.

What exactly is cocktail attire? Ask ten people what it means, and you'll get ten different answers. Some might say it's a smart-casual affair with an expectation for well-structured suits and ...

If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn how we test. Cocktail dress code isn’t one of the traditional old school dress codes, like black tie, morning dress (which is the ...

For bowties, it’s even worse, as 61% of respondents report being unconfident when it comes to them. Men average three failed bowtie-tying attempts before getting it right, and nearly half (47%) flat ...