bowtied
Wearing neck ribbon
Bowtied describes someone wearing a bow tie, often suggesting a particular type—formal, dapper, professorial, or old-fashioned: a bowtied waiter, bowtied academics.
The image can imply stuffiness or affected elegance: Some bowtied pundit was lecturing about fiscal responsibility.
Men's formal evening attire
- suitMatched formal garments
- black-tieFormal evening dress code
- galaFestive formal occasion
- tailcoatCutaway evening jacket
cummerbund · cufflinks · prom · ballroom · vest · silk · velvet · banquet
Neatly and stylishly dressed
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
stylish · chic · classy · refined · natty · spruce · preppy · gentlemanly
tuxedo
Men's formal evening attire
tailcoat · cummerbund · cufflinks · prom · ballroom · vest · silk · velvet · banquet · waiter
dapper
Neatly and stylishly dressed
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
suave · stylish · chic · classy · refined · natty · spruce · preppy · gentlemanly · sharp
professor
Senior university teacher
magician · ventriloquist · clown · ringmaster · dandy · scholar · architect · barista · sommelier · emcee
knotted
Tied with loops
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
- symmetricalEven on all sides
butterfly · batwing · clip-on · cinched · wrapped · fastened · bunched · gathered · crossover · wings
bowtiedtieless
Lacking neck adornment
necktied · casual · unkempt · disheveled · unbuttoned
bowtiedscruffy
Messily neglected in appearance
tattooed · punk · countercultural · bohemian · blue-collar