White-Tie Tailcoat (Black & White)

a men's white-tie evening ensemble: a black wool barathea tailcoat with silk-faced peak lapels, worn open, its front cut away horizontally at the waist so it never closes, and two long tails at the back hanging to the back of the knee; a white cotton piqué low-cut waistcoat whose pointed hem shows just below the coat front; a white wing-collar dress shirt with a stiff bib front and a white piqué bow tie; black trousers with two narrow satin braids down each outer seam; black patent leather shoes