formal dress
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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
A festival in Mozart’s picturesque birthplace at the foot of the Austrian Alps, a city that attracts hordes of summer tourists along with well-heeled audiences in formal dress, may not exactly suit L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
There are at least two reasons to adopt a more formal dress code.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
While her predecessors would have worn "formal dress, which is black," Ms Mordaunt said she wanted to reflect the modern tone of the coronation "with historical references".
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
The lot was crowded with people in formal dress: witnesses.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
