There was a sign for a formal winter ball at out school.

We are planning to go and I want to know if this means formal attire like a prom or just dressed for a normal dance. So tux and gown or slacks and nice dress?

I have been invited to a sweet 16 birthday party.

In the invitation it was noted to come in formal attire.

I don’t exactly know what it means by formal attire…does it mean to dress like you would wear to a homecoming or a prom.

can you include a picture of something that will suit this event?

I would like to know if children have to wear formal attire during a Princess Cruise to Mexican Rivera.

If not, what can our children wear?

If formal attire is required, what can you recommend that we buy for the kids?

for my year 12 formal, i want to wear a tie-dye dress shirt with suit pants, a vest and red suspenders. would this go down well for going to a formal? and would it be classed as "formal attire"?

From christenings to funerals – how clothes signify important occasions.

Doris Langley Moore explores how outfits for formal events are planned to call attention to our joy, grief or glory.

She also looks at how ceremonial robes are merely once fashionable formal attire that has become ‘petrified’ and how this is particularly true in Britain, where we like to maintain the distinctions that reveal one’s place in society.

This film footage is from the Archive Collection held by the Alexandra Palace Television Society. www.apts.org.uk ~ APTS ~ Preserving the televisual past for the digital future

i have this electric blue one shoulder grecian inspired dress that i adore. its tea length. can i wear to a reception that is formal attire? is it formal? help!

I tend to have a pretty casual family and group of friends and my fiance and I would like to have a fancier wedding and reception. What if someone shows up in a beer t-shirt!? How do I tell everyone that it’s semi formal attire?