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One outfit that is easy to assemble is a party attire, but it can be pretty tricky to navigate the several dress codes. You might have a social routine for dinner or cocktail parties, but you don’t often flex your black and white-tie muscles. Sometimes, you might even find it hard to navigate those invites which usually come with requests like outdoor elegant, come as you are or festive.
For the three above scenarios, a sophisticated look would be ideal, but with different particulars. Also what if it is a themed event? To get answers to these questions, reason below to find answers to various dress codes you can wear for parties.
Semi-formal occasion
This means that you can wear a business attire that has leeway. This would allow you to change from a work dress to a waltz or knee-length evening dress. Prom gowns are also a good fit. Other occasions include graduation, anniversary, retirement or other landmark occasions.
On such occasions, you don’t need to wear a full-on tuxedo, but there are other occasions that require business suits and dresses right for the season of the year and time of the day.
Black Tie Optional
In this category, hosts give their guests the opportunity to dress up. This is a good situation for men that own dark business suits to bring out their best. The optional allows men to take thighs up a notch by using either a cummerbund combo, seasonal or colorful bow tie, or a classy gold bracelet.
Also, the optional is an acknowledgement of the fact that many mon no longer own taxes since they don’t usually have enough opportunities to put them on. This is the reason for black tie optional.
Men can therefore put on their best business suits and a long tie. Also, with this dress code, a floor-length gown might be a little too much. Instead, a below-the knee or cock-tail dress that is best for dancing would be best for the occasion.
Black Tie
In this dress code, men would wear their tuxedos with cummerbunds and alongside white pleated shirts and French cuffs. As part of the ensemble, you can match black trousers with a satin trim.
On award show runways, there are few cummerbund with increased creativity on the shirts and lapels. But, the traditional formal black suit alongside a bow tie is usually unchanged. On a black tie event, ladies have more flexibility.
A long gown is still the best, but you can also choose a waltz, hi-low hems or a tea-length dress. Non mini cocktails dresses are also alright only if they have style and quality that is representative of the occasion.
On a black tie occasion, women can choose to wear Terani evening gowns rather than what would have been worn to a formal white tie event.
White tie or formal
When you get an invitation to a white tie occasion, then you know that this is a high altitude occasion. This dress code is not used everyday but for royal or diplomatic events. You must have seen gentlemen dressing in white ties and nails for an embassy ball, dinner with royal dignitaries, and even for the Nobel Prize ceremony.
Men can put on black tailcoats, white waistcoats (vests), white bow ties, while it is optional to wear a cane and top hat on a white tie occasion. The trousers are usually braided down the legs or have satin ribbons. For Ladies they can put on floor length gowns or gloves that go beyond the elbow.
Cocktail dresses
For most cocktail parties, black dresses are pretty perfect. You can also choose spangles and sequins since it’s meant to be fun and drinks. There are several people who come to cocktail parties for work, so it is also fine if you put on a business suit or other dress that can go from day to evening.
Other traditional dress codes
Dinner jackets means that the trousers must not match the jacket. You can pair a dinner jacket with a black bow tie. For women, an elegant cocktail dress is a perfect fit for a dinner jacket dress code.
On the other hand, a morning dress is an attire for daytime events. Men can put on vests, gray cutaway coats, waist coats or vests or solid trousers. For ladies, an ankle or tea-length dress is a good fit for formal daytime events.
Conclusion
Holiday parties, barbeques, job interviews, networking events, proms, baptisms, weddings, bridal and baby showers, you can name more. Irrespective of the occasion, it could be pretty confusing to choose the right dress to wear.
The right dress for the occasion usually depends on different factors such as the weather, the invite formality, the venue, and also what other people would be wearing to the occasion. But, there are general standards that you can still follow for every occasion. Using the above-mentioned tips should help you choose the perfect dress code for any occasion.