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If you dress more masculine: A white, hand-tied bowtie An evening tailcoat, unbuttoned and lapels peaked A stiff, white, evening shirt with single-folded cuffs A winged collar Mother of Pearl buttons, or something similar Cufflinks A white, low-cut evening waistcoat High-waisted trousers with two lines of braid down the outer seam (the braid is the stripe on the outside of the trousers)

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