Elements of White Tie

• black tailcoat with silk facings, horizontally cut away at the front
• black trousers with a single stripe of satin, fish-tail backed and therefore worn with suspenders
• white plain stiff fronted cotton shirt
• white stiff-winged collar
• white, piqué cotton bow tie
• white, low-cut, piqué cotton waistcoat
• black silk stockings
• black patent leather pumps