get dressed up

Cafes have become a social occasion with many young people to get dressed up and meet for coffee and a chat.

You're going to get dressed up to go to church, but what's going on at home, what's the mess that people aren't seeing that you guys are hiding?

“They also want to get dressed up and look nice and have fun out and about. But then they’re also reading philosophy, they’re reading film criticism, they’re engaging in literary conversations. Historically, Los Angeles has always been treated like we don’t have that kind of person here.”

It feels like dinner and a movie is not as special as it was when our parents used to get dressed up to hit the "fancy white tablecloth, guys can't get in without a sport coat" type of restaurants back in the day.

Afternoon teas also offer an opportunity to get dressed up.