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> formal or semi-formal clothes, Are you actually referring to formal - formal (=full dress, ie morning dress/Cutaway (day) and white tie/tailcoat/Frack (eve)
by FabHK 8y ago
> formal or semi-formal clothes,
Are you actually referring to formal
- formal (=full dress, ie morning dress/Cutaway (day) and white tie/tailcoat/Frack (eve)) and
- semi-formal (=half dress, ie stroller/Stresemann (day) and black tie/tux/Smoking (eve)) attire,
or informal formal (ie suits)?
- lazerpants 8y agoInformal formal, mostly. But sometimes semi-formal for events.
- komali2 8y agoEr, haven't those definitions been out of date for at least a decade, if not 3? If an office policy is semi formal, do people turn up in a black tie? Why are black tie parties "black tie" parties and not "semi formal" parties? IMO you've listed "opera" followed by "black tie." "Formal" would be "a tie and jacket," "semi formal" would be a jacket without a tie, or (shudder) a tie without a jacket, and then business casual is where the polos come in.
- Gokenstein 8y agoUgh, this is all stressing me out. I have an interview with a tech company in NY that interfaces with the fashion industry and I've worked from home for the past 3 years. My wardrobe consists of 3 pairs of jeans, 2 dad sweaters, 15 tshirts from various coffee shops and festivals, and 1 pair of target knock off slip on boat shoes.
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoI'm not much different, though I have probably 4-5 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of shoes, but that is mostly because I had to buy some for a "job" (It was language practice in a working environment, part of the joy of being an immigrant). All pants are black: All shirts are black or darkish grey. I'm also female, and find fashion rules confusing.
- FabHK 8y agoWell, I'm not donning a black or white tie for dinner, but then, I'm not a billionaire or deal with them (particularly old money) on a regular basis. That's why I was asking.