In the United States, Emily Posts Etiquette says simply that women should wear a formal evening gown while Letitia Baldriges New Manners for New Times recommends a full-skirted ballgown, lots of jewelry but never too much, fur wrap, long white gloves. Debretts, the UKs most definitive source of social protocol, says in its New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners that Women wear long, formal evening dresses
Gents: Everything from jeans and a T-shirt to khakis or slacks and a nice button-up
For your partner, the classic approach is a collared shirt in white, cream, or a complementary neutral
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That way you wont feel like youre in a cocktail dress