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
Most graduation ceremonies in Japan feature graduates in suits or formal dress.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
So, when she accompanied her husband on a business trip to my city this summer and asked to borrow a formal dress for an event, I had no qualms about lending one.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2022
They danced in silence for a moment or two with Ben watching his feet and Lillian smiling at his adolescent discomfiture in formal dress.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
