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Despite the name, black tie does not mean that men must sport a black tie. In fact, many men satisfy their zest for flamboyance by sporting silk and satin cummerbunds in bright colors and madras patterns...
Unlike their escorts, however, female ball-goers face a dizzying array of apparel choices. Basically, anything that wouldn't look ridiculous beside a tuxedo goes. Gown lengths range from floor length to well above the knee, and most dresses are usually made of some combination of lace, taffeta, silk, satin and velvet...
...tuxedo accessory business suffering these days around Cambridge. While black silk bow tie and cummerbund sets costing $16.50 are the most popular choice at Keezer's, patrons at the Crimson Shop prefer brighter colors. "Patterned silk brocades are doing really well," one employee says...
...Pure silk TIE, crimson with gold stripes, at the Coop...
...good or ill, Lauren's first creations sparked the wide-tie-and-lapel boom of the late 1960s and early '70s. His ties were four inches wide, compared with the then standard 2 1/2 inches, came in vibrant Italian-silk patterns and were priced at $15, more than double the conventional rate. "For anyone who liked clothes, to have a Polo tie was such a luxury. It was really a coveted item," recalls a former employee, Anthony Edgeworth, now a noted photographer. Lauren sold $500,000 worth of ties in his 1967 start-up year, when his entire business...