1
: a short necktie tied in a bowknot
2
: something (such as pasta) resembling a bow tie in shape
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Blackwell was outraged that Stallone was fashioning himself into a style rebel by breaking tradition and showing up collar open, with no bow tie.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The 33-year-old actor was dressed in a suit and bow tie, and his 32-year-old wife, a model, was wearing a baby blue dress — the same outfits the couple wore on the red carpet of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, that night.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
For male guests, a black or navy-blue suit with a bow tie is also acceptable.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Elsewhere, jury president Park Chan-wook wore Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, including a double-breasted tuxedo jacket in grain de poudre, a silk satin Yves bow tie, a poplin cotton shirt, tuxedo trousers and Stanton patent leather derbies.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2026
The 33-year-old actor was dressed in a suit and bow tie, and his 32-year-old wife, a model, was wearing a baby blue dress — the same outfits the couple wore on the red carpet of the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, that night.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
For male guests, a black or navy-blue suit with a bow tie is also acceptable.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Elsewhere, jury president Park Chan-wook wore Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, including a double-breasted tuxedo jacket in grain de poudre, a silk satin Yves bow tie, a poplin cotton shirt, tuxedo trousers and Stanton patent leather derbies.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
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“Bow tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20tie. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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