The rules: What to wear to the unofficial inaugural balls
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Host: State Society of Arizona
Venue: The Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Crowd: Expatriates of the Grand Canyon State and a handful of unhappy
Dress code: Black tie or bolo tie
Which means: Feel free to swap out a traditional bow tie for the Western-style shoelace tie that’s been the state’s official neckwear since 1971.
Quote of note: “A suit is OK if you don’t have a tux. We really don’t want people to show up in jeans and khakis, but at this point, unless you show up nude, we’ll probably let you in.” — Katie Vlietstra, inaugural ball chairwoman
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(Mel Melcon/ Los Angeles Times)
