"Men want women they can bring to a black-tie affair."

The guest list for the black-tie affair Wednesday night seemed intended to generate a certain buzz.

The dinner, a black-tie affair, is understandably expensive: $250 a person this year.

This event was not going to be a black-tie affair on a Saturday night.

It was a black-tie affair and the lawns were packed.

"With our company, it won't be a black-tie affair," one man said to another.

I can wear it to the gym, to the office, even to a black-tie affair.

The black-tie affair attracted 60 people at $2,500 a ticket.

She had been invited to a black-tie affair and feared that her old nails would not be welcome.

It also specified that guests were to "wear black or white" to the black-tie affair.