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Black Tie Black tie is the most formal of dress codes

Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, recently instituted a casual dress code but only for its tech staff, and with the caveat: Please exercise judgement in determining when to adapt to business attire as circumstances dictate, particularly if you have a client meeting. Business-casual was born in Silicon Valley in the 1980s

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Considering family, friends and a foe or two are all going to be present it's important to ask yourself seriously if you're happy rocking this bad boy while your grandparents wait eagerly in the front row