| They would never host an occasion of state that isn't white tie, in part because they know that so few Americans own their own tailcoats. |
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| Swirling dresses, and powdered wigs adorned the ladies, and the men wore tailcoats of beautiful silk. |
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| Dresses swished by, accompanied by long black tailcoats and the faint scent of perfume. |
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| They had seemed so masculine and imposing, with their crisp waistcoats, elegant tailcoats, and fancy neck cloths. |
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| The benefits to the city could well continue long after the fashionable hats, toppers, tailcoats and cut-glass accents have gone back to more familiar haunts further south. |
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| The men were elegant in dark tailcoats and white tie, the women dazzling in rich jewels and dresses, the colours of which seemed to span the entire spectrum of the rainbow. |
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| These tailcoats and top hats with over 5,000 sequins hand-glued are still an amazing sight to see on stage, even after rescuing them from 26 years of sitting in a shed! |
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| As we turned the corner to the formal entrance to the Senate, university constables in tailcoats and top hats pulled back the heavy iron-railing gates to let us pass. |
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| As stated above, King's Scholars wear a black gown over the top of their tailcoats, and occasionally a surplice in Chapel. |
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