Have you ever scoffed at your boyfriend for not knowing the meaning of “semi-formal”? Have you ever realized immediately after that you too are unsure of what semi-formal attire entails? When is it okay to wear your tiara (hint: never)? While you are never truly confined by the rules of fashion, it's helpful to keep them in mind when you're worried about the nature of an event.
Traditional Women's Attire
Black Tie
- Formal evening gown
- Fancy cocktail dress or little black dress
Semi-Formal
- Short afternoon or cocktail dress
- Long skirt and nice top
- Little Black dress
Casual/Outdoors (Wedding casual is different than bar casual)
- Sundress
- dressy top and skirt
- dress/nice pants and nice shirt
~*~Secret Option: White Tie~*~
- Ball gown
- White gloves (optional)
Tiara(Just kidding, still not okay)
As for those confusing guidelines for your date, a team of style experts at Paul Fredrick have put together a helpful infographic to keep things in perspective:
Next time you receive an invite to another college friend's wedding, you'll know what you and your date should be wearing to look fly while hitting the open bar. Cheers!
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Additional Resource: Emily Post
You should be mindful of what colors you’re wearing to a wedding too! At mine, I let it be known that you definitely couldn’t wear white, and you sure as hell weren’t going to wear the boldest of colors, red. All eyes should be on me ahaha