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In western countries, a "formal" or white tie dress code typically means tailcoats for men and evening dresses for women. The most formal dress for women is a full-length ball or evening gown with evening gloves. Some white tie functions also request that the women wear long gloves past the elbow.
If a formal event will commence at or after 6 p.m., a white tie should be specified instead. [1] [6] The semi-formal daytime counterpart of this code is the black lounge suit. [7] [8] Morning dress is generally restricted to certain weddings, royal, government, or municipal audiences, and social season events, e.g., horse races.
Semi-formal wear or half dress is a grouping of dress codes indicating the sort of clothes worn to events with a level of formality between informal wear and formal wear.In the modern era, [when?] the typical interpretation for men is black tie for evening wear and black lounge suit for day wear, corresponded by either a pant suit or an evening gown for women.
Informal wear or undress, also called business wear, corporate/office wear, tenue de ville or dress clothes, is a Western dress code for clothing defined by a business suit for men, and cocktail dress or pant suit for women. On the scale of formality, it is considered less formal than semi-formal wear but more formal than casual wear.
The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer. The Wellington boot was a cavalry boot devised by the Duke of Wellington , originally made from leather, but now normally rubber.
A jumper (in American English), jumper dress, or pinafore dress [1] [2] is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt, T-shirt or sweater. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Hemlines can be of different lengths and the type of collar and whether or not there is pleating are also variables in the design.
The portrait of an unknown girl in the traditional Russian clothing by Ivan Argunov, 1784, showcasing a large kokoshnik head dress.. The kokoshnik (Russian: коко́шник, IPA: [kɐˈkoʂnʲɪk]) is a traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan.
The commissioners and other senior-ranked officers of the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police wear a full dress ceremonial uniform on state and special occasions (e.g. Trooping the Colour). This includes a high-necked tunic with silver or gold trimmings and is worn with a sword and a cocked hat. [11]