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●DressCodeGuidelines

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■Casual

Thisisasrelaxedasitgets。Casualdressingeanythinggoes。

&ire

Thistermtypicallyusedaroundholidays。Yououghttokeepthetypeandmoodofthepartyinmind。Isitformal，informalorsemi-formal?Itmeansaddingalittleholidaycolortohisshirtformen。Asforwomeoaddabitofsparkleorholidaycolor，abeadedsweaterantsoraredsilkblouseleblackskirtwouldbeagoodexample。

■DressyCasualBusinessCasual

Thistypeofattirecallsfordressed-upversionsofesorkhakisandacollaredshirtorjaenwearaskirtordressypants。Itisnotappropriatefordressycasualeventtowearjeans，T-shirts，shortsandothercasuallooks。

■CocktailAttire

Itmeansadarksuitformen。Womenmayelegahdressorskirt。Tailoredpantsandafancyblousewouldalsobeted。

■InformalSemi-formalAfterFive

&einformalasthesameascasual，butthisis，informalisequivalenttosemi-formal。Forthistypeofeverequiretuxesandlongdresses。Feventsmenwearadarksuit;utonacocktaildressaes。Daytimesemi-formaleventsrequiremeofalightordarkenakhdress，dressysuit，ordressyseparates。

■BusinessFormal

Thisisregardedasgoodofficedress。Menshouldobeythesamerulesasforsemi-formalevents。However，womenshouldchoosedressysuitsorservativedresses。Keepawayfromtooslinkyorsexydresses。

■FormalDress

Formaldressisatermusedtodescribetheformalityofthegwornatsotssuchasweddings，ballsanddandawardies。Itisalsoreferredtoas“formalwear”andoftehesamemeaningwith“blacktie”bymaie，blacktiepreferred，blacktieoptionalaiveblacktiearefourtypesbelongingtorulesofdressetiquettewithiegoryof“formaldress”。Althoughtherulesoffenerallyapplytomen，womenusuallyiableattirefromthegivenhourandloofthefun。

◆BlackTieOptional

Thistypeofeventisstillformal，butitgivesyoualittlemoreflexibilityinuton。Meux，orchooseadarksuitandtie。Womenshouldwearcocktaildresses，longdresses，ordressyevees。

Blacktieoptionalisaddresscodeoflessformalattire，espeen。Althoughmenshouldstillevariationoftheclassicblaenwhohavemorechoiselvesthroughtheirdress。Womenmaystrayawayfromthealblackcdress，andorenon-traditionalcolorsoraccessoriesthataddapunchofstyletowhateauffyaffair。

&iveBlackTie

Yougetflexibilityalecreativityinthistypeofevent。Youorefashioionsofformalwear。Forexample，menoremoderntuxoptionlikeablackshirtandnotie。Womencouldwearacdress，antevees。

Meoputobutareallowedformorepersonalexpressitothecolorofthedressshirtandprintofthedingaccessories。Perhapsmeofaostgditeasilytendstoendinadisastrousfauxpas。Asaresult，creativeblamakealaughingstoen。

◆BlackTiePreferred

Youassumethatthehostprefersfoerstodressinmoreformalattireifyourinvitationsaying“blacktiepreferred”。However，thisstillgivesmeyiftheydon’thaveeraditionalblasemble。Thoughtheymaychoosetogowithformalblacktieattire，awhitedioradark，moreptuxedowillsuffialsuitsmightbetooeblacktieoseveheyaresomehotableinsomedegree。

◆Blaal

Aformalorblacktieeveoweartuxedosaoncocktaildresses，longdressesordressyevees。

Blacktieistheformalweardress。Thetuxedoisthecruxoftheblacktieeveuxedoisposedbyashort，blackcoatwithsilklapelsandmatgblacktrouserswitharibbondownthesideofeachleg。Althoughthestyleoftuxedoiselective，ulsid，whiteformalshirtpairedeitherwithablackbowtieandd，oramatgbladtie。Blacksodblatleatherformaldressshoesareamust，too。Itisappropriateforwomentowearkhfancycocktailorfull-lengthdresses，ordressyseparates。Womenshouldalsoputoelegantjewelry。

◆WhiteTie

&formaleventofalliswhitetieeventwhichshouldbereflectedbytheattire。Thistypeofeveowearataildawhitetie，vestandshirt，aowns，withglovesbeiive。

&ireisthemostformalofalldresscodeswhichistypiectedwithsulateaypeevents。Onlyafewpeoplewillhavethecetogotoawhitetiefuisatruehonorforyoutobeioawhitetieaffair。

gwiththehostorpartyplahebestwayifyouarepoor-versedinformaldressetiquetteaainwhatstitutesproperattire。Menshouldwearatuxedobecauseitisalerforanyblacktieevent。Womenshouldmaketheirselewithregardtothetypeandloofthefunadditioimeofday。Ifyouotaffordthecostoftheattire，rentingyourtuxedoanddressfromaformalattireorbridalstoreisbetterthanpurgthem。