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

This marks the first time Sánchez has worn such a high-necked formal dress, she told Vogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

In the 1938 shot, many don formal dress, and some hoist cans of salmon, celebratory symbols of the 1933 formation of the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 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