The Dress Code for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelces Wedding? Expect a Black-Tie Event.

As details continue to emerge and preparations appear to be underway for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s upcoming multiple-day event at Madison Square Garden, there are still plenty of questions unanswered about what the secretive festivities might look like.The flowers.The food.

The décor.The guest list.

What those guests will wear.The answer to that last one is that Swift and Kelce’s celebratory event, widely expected to be their wedding, appears to be shaping up to be a formal affair.The dress code is black tie, according to two people familiar with the event who spoke to The New York Times on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Many of the women attending will be wearing gowns, one of the people also said.For men, that means a tuxedo, with a jacket, black bow tie and matching satin-striped trousers.Women have a little more flexibility, with floor-length gowns, elevated cocktail dresses or dressy separates all fitting the bill.

(Black tie is a step down in formality from white tie, which requires tailcoats for men and, as the name implies, white bow ties.)Peters Clothiers, a men’s wear store in Kansas City, posted a photo on Instagram earlier this month of Andy Reid, coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, getting fitted for a tuxedo jacket.“Getting ready for the Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Wedding!” the caption read, naming Reid, as well as the team’s general manager, Brett Veach, and the team’s vice president of sports medicine and performance, Rick Burkholder, who were also pictured.

When reached by a reporter on Tuesday, an employee of the store referred questions to a different employee who did not immediately respond.In May, Reid told the radio show “The Drive” that he “probably had” been invited to the wedding.Swift and Kelce will hold two different events at Madison Square Garden later this week.

There will be an intimate gathering of about 100 people on Thursday evening, which is a rehearsal ...