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Dress shirt (ideally with cufflinks) Tie (youll slip into semi-formal territory if you remove the tie and change your shirt/shoes) Tie bar OR pocket square (not both, otherwise youll have too much going on) Suit jacket and pants (dont mix-and-match) Polished leather shoes (Oxfords and Derbys are common) Dark suits are the most formal, and black is reserved mostly for funerals or other high-profile events