Dump the Navy version, too. It has a sparkly gold cumberbund. Who the hell came up with that. Otherwise, it doesn't look too bad. Depending on the affair, you could actually wear funny non-regulation bow ties. I recall at a squadron dinner once, our wardroom all wore red ties with white stars a-spangling them.
Well, nothing we had was worse than those old-style covers the women had to wear. Talk about unflattering.