Black tie articles

  • Black Tie Attire, Explained by Menswear Experts in 2024

    In 2024, plenty of purists will insist, with much tsk-tsking, that the rules of black tie attire have changed. They're wrong—or, at least, not entirely right. How people dress in response to a black tie invitation might have changed, but the rules themselves remain largely immovable. “If you get an invite to something that says ‘black tie’, you’re under pretty strict orders to wear a tuxedo and a bow tie,” says Jake Mueser, the founder of New York City-based J. Mueser Bespoke. “It doesn’t mean...
  • Black Food Truck Festival celebrates Black-owned businesses

    Now in its third year (and fifth event), the Black Food Truck Festival (BFTF) has grown into an impressive showing of not only Black food trucks, but of a community hungry for more opportunities to celebrate Black-owned businesses.  The festival takes place April 26 through April 28, with an opening night event held on Friday […]
  • Black, Black-biracial student celebration set for May 25

    A first-ever celebration of local Black, and Black-biracial public, private and home-schooled students’ accomplishments will be held at 7 p.m. May 25 at the Columbus Learning Center, 4555 Central Ave. in Columbus. Continue reading at The Republic News.