These days, while "black tie" may not always mean the color black, it’s virtually impossible for any guy to mess up the timeless tudo: Black suit, white shirt, black, solid satin bow tie.It’s ...

For a suits, go with navy, black or grey, and for shirts, stick to blues and whites. It is possible to wear a pinstripe suit with a bow tie, but make sure the stripe is subtle.

Fellas love ribbons and bows, too—just ask Cillian Murphy, Colman Domingo, and Matty Matheson, who have all worn this year’s most romantic red-carpet menswear trend.

The peacock stripe bow tie worn by Jack Black in the new film “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” But short of decorating the necks of Brad Pitt, George Clooney or some other Hollywood hunk, ...