formal dress
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Relaxing formal dress codes and allowing enough breaks to allow workers to get cold drinks or cool down can also help.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
And while the club doesn’t have a formal dress code for spectators, Wimbledon is the rare sporting event where it’s not uncommon to see men in neckties and women in floral dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
This marks the first time Sánchez has worn such a high-necked formal dress, she told Vogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Most graduation ceremonies in Japan feature graduates in suits or formal dress.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
Each had an image of life in the Golden Crescent painted on it—families sailing in the bay, children playing in the palace gardens, men and women in formal dress in this very hall.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
