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
The dress code for the evening was white tie attire, the most formal dress code.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 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
Ama has ditched her formal dress in favor of athletic black pants and a loose white shirt with kente trim.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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