There was one thing missing at the most recent Academy Awards, aside from Barbie. Ties, it seems, are out. At least they are when it comes to occasions where ties are traditionally called for.

On the Oscars red carpet in March, Hollywood’s leading men including Bradley Cooper, Robert Downey Jr and Ryan Gosling, along with a slew of other actors, had opted out of wearing a tie – the quintessential detail, one would think, for a black tie event. Instead, shirt collars were unbuttoned and flapping in the breeze as the stars strode into Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.