# When was the last time you wore a tuxedo (or for women, the equivalent)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 13, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629 "2010-09-13T17:35:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/21 "2010-09-13T22:24:33Z")
I’m 36 years old, and I’ve never worn a tux. The last time I wore a jacket and tie was two years ago.
Then again, I live in a place where a button-down shirt and khakis is considered formal businesswear.
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### Author:  [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/22 "2010-09-13T22:37:57Z")
For a performance last Saturday. I wear my dinner suit at least 20 times a year.
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### Author:  [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/23 "2010-09-13T22:55:09Z")
I’ve never worn one.
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### Author:  [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/24 "2010-09-13T23:28:31Z")
June, I think. I wear one 4-5 times a year.
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### Author:  [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/25 "2010-09-14T02:05:52Z")
Twenty years ago, when I was a child, I attended a wedding where the adults were wearing tuxes and evening gowns.
The best I’ve done since then was a cocktail dress, two years ago.
I wore an Ann Taylor sundress for my own wedding.
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### Author:  [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/26 "2010-09-14T02:08:51Z")
I would love to have the opportunity to wear an evening gown. The last time I wore a formal dress was for a wedding this past summer.
Actually, I did wear an evening gown for Halloween about 8 years ago. I went as Elizabeth Bathory.
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### Author:  [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/27 "2010-09-14T02:51:04Z")
I attend a gala every September here in town. The dress code used to be ‘Black Tie Optional’, but I think the last year or two it’s been ‘Wine Country Formal’ or something like that. It’s a great event with people in tuxedos and ball gowns, as well as people in shorts or jeans and t-shirts, and everything in between.
I wore a full length gown the first 2 years, but every year since then I usually wear some kind of variation of a little black dress. It’s coming up in less than 2 weeks, and I haven’t even started shopping for one yet. I need to get on that.
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### Author:  [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/28 "2010-09-14T02:55:54Z")
Last Friday, coincidentally. Generally there are two functions a year (professionally related) that I pull the dinner suit out for, but other than that events calling for black tie are pretty sporadic.
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### Author:  [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/29 "2010-09-14T04:37:21Z")
The only time I wore a tuxedo was to my sisters’ wedding in 1996. Then again I live in the Northwest, where it seems no one outside the actual bridegroom in a wedding party will have a tuxedo. I’ve never been to a true formal dinner so no need to wear one there either.
The irony is that I’m a crossdresser so I actually own an evening gown that I wear every couple of months. Not only have I worn it a lot more than a tuxedo, I’ve worn it more than most women! Maybe you should change it to “When was the last time you wore a tuxedo OR evening gown?”🙂
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### Author:  [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/30 "2010-09-14T05:22:43Z")
At my wedding in May.
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/31 "2010-09-14T06:31:35Z")
Last spring, for my chorus’ concert.
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### Author:  [@Chickie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickie)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/32 "2010-09-14T06:52:02Z")
I just wore a ball gown to the opera. Will go again in a month or so.
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### Author:  [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/33 "2010-09-14T06:52:31Z")
Last February, to a recital and cocktail party.
I like dressing up, but everyone else in the office voted down Black Tie Friday.
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### Author:  [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/34 "2010-09-14T07:45:17Z")
I last wore an evening gown New Year’s Eve.
I own two basic fall/winter evening gowns, since most events to which I wear one occur during that season and buy summer formal wear on an _as needed_ basis.
Other than going to the opera a couple of times a season, company holiday parties and weddings, I rarely have occasion to go formal. A nice cocktail dress sees much more wear.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/35 "2010-09-14T12:14:49Z")
New Year’s 2000, I guess. But it got torn up in the mosh pit.
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/36 "2010-09-14T12:17:37Z")
Last Saturday.
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/37 "2010-09-14T12:37:31Z")
Probably about 13 years or so. I don’t mind wearing one and enjoy dressing up.
But I pretty much don’t go to formal things often.
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### Author:  [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/38 "2010-09-14T13:08:36Z")
My high school prom in 2002. I get a lot of wear out of my suits, but there doesn’t seem to be that much out there that requires a tux these days.
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/39 "2010-09-14T13:25:33Z")
I was best man for my brother’s wedding (in more ways than one) circa 1989 AD.
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### Author:  [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-wore-a-tuxedo-or-for-women-the-equivalent/553629/40 "2010-09-14T13:33:59Z")
I modeled one in 1991 for a local fashion show.
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