Here are three style solutions for what to wear instead. Wear a solid black suit, tie and shoes with a white dress shirt. Keep all the elements on the dressier side. Skip shirts with button down ...

Meanwhile, men on the red carpets opted out of following the strict dress code, with some forgoing said black-tie (and shirt) altogether and opting for daring, chest-baring looks. Others kept it ...

Of course, you’re never entirely wrong with a black tux, a white dress shirt ... black tie. Look for interesting cloth for a jacket, or choose a plain cloth in midnight blue, deep burgundy ...

An invitation arrives in your mailbox, you open and instantly read the dress code: It's black ... tie should consist of an evening tailcoat with peaked lapels, a white bow tie, a stiff white shirt ...

Men wanting a promotion should come to work wearing a light blue shirt and dark ... always dress up for meetings, while five per cent regularly wear lucky cufflinks, socks or ties.

For semi-formal, all you need is a dark colored suit with a dress shirt and tie. Nothing too fancy is required, but the rules are a little more restrictive than business dress. Black-tie optional ...

A lot of us don't need to dress up for the office. Some of us just decide to. And with a little help from our old friends the shirt and tie ... equation altogether. Black-and-white dots set ...