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Modern men tend to gravitate towards fun and comfort, and can squirm at the idea of etiquette dictating their dress sense, perhaps grateful that, in China at least, the black tie dress code is infrequently required.

Black tie is now exclusively reserved for extremely formal events or protocol, allowing us fewer chances to experience what a military officer feels every morning when he dons his uniform: obedient and immaculate, but lacking individualism. 

In China, black tie is a foreign import far less frequently called for than business attire, which itself is still diff ......, is preferable to the gaudy, synthetic and ill-designed styles displayed in stores selling wedding attire, some of which recall the more lamented fashion disasters of the 1970s and 1980s.

Nevertheless, as time goes by, China’s new elites could also seek to show through their dress that certain events are special and certain hosts deserving of a higher level of respect. dressing within certain guidelines. It may not be long before a black tie with Chinese characteristics will emerge.