Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.
Useless things; trifles.
The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.
A dress code specifying white tie for men and ball gown or evening dress for women, or, alternatively, full military dress or national costume.