re: What do y'all wear when an invite says cocktail attire?

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well to be honest, women generally create these events, and the mood and setting, a lot of times, do not match the dress code they want.

im not going to bother wearing a tie to your house party where you serve well drinks, have a stinky mutt running around, or invite your hillbilly cousin that is going to show up in a Tshirt and crocs.

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I've never been invited to a cocktail event that wasn't actually a cocktail event, but I guess it's different if you're going to the Young Associates Reception at the Metropolitan Opera vs someone's house.

If you don't wear a tie to a cocktail event at the Met Opera then you're a barbarian

edit: actually the truth is that no one would really give a shite. I saw some guys without ties and thought it was an odd choice but that's the extent to which anyone would care