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2. Formal wear - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Privilège du blanc - Wikipedia

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   Queen Elena of Italy and Crown Princess Marie-José wearing white garments in the presence of Pope Pius XII at the Quirinal Palace on 27 December 1939.. Le privilège du blanc (pronounced [lə pʁivilɛʒ dy blɑ̃]; "the privilege of the white") is a custom of the Catholic Church that permits certain designated female royalty to wear white clothing (traditionally a white dress and white veil ...

4. Blouse - Wikipedia

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   In the 1900s and 1910s, elaborate blouses, such as the "lingerie blouse" (so-called because they were heavily decorated with lace and embroidery in a style formerly restricted to underwear) and the "Gibson Girl blouse" with tucks and pleating, became immensely popular for day-wear and even some informal evening wear. Since then, blouses have ...

5. Western dress codes - Wikipedia

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   Women Day Evening Day Evening Formal wear i.e. "Full dress" Morning dress: White tie: Trouser suit or skirt with blazer Ball gown: Full dress uniform: Ceremonial dress, religious clothing, folk costumes, orders and medals, etc. Semi-formal wear i.e. "Half dress" Black lounge suit: Black tie: Evening gown: Mess dress uniform: Informal wear i.e ...

6. Dress shirt - Wikipedia

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   Shirts designed to take a detachable collar have a tunic collar, which is a low standing band of fabric around the neck, with a hole at the front and back for the collar studs. "Winchester" shirts are colored or patterned shirts that have a contrasting white collar (conceivably of any style) and, sometimes, contrasting white cuffs.

7. 1910s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   The most formal evening dress remained a dark tail coat and trousers with a dark or light waistcoat. Evening wear was worn with a white bow tie and a shirt with a winged collar. The less formal dinner jacket or tuxedo, which featured a shawl collar with silk or satin facings, now generally had a single button. Dinner jackets, worn with a white ...