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
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
But there actually isn’t a formal dress code written down anywhere, The Inquirer learned earlier this year when Fetterman took office.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
The paper-and-wood screen slid open and the hostess in the formal dress stepped inside the room.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
