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Western dress codes

Index Western dress codes

Western dress codes are dress codes in Western culture about what cloths are worn in what setting. [1]

55 relations: Academic dress, Anything Other Than Naked, Ball gown, Bathrobe, Biretta, Black tie, Business casual, Cassock, Casual attire, Ceremonial dress, Cocktail dress, Court dress, Day attire, Diplomatic uniform, Dress clothes, Dress code, Edwardian era, Evening dress, Evening gown, Event, Fashion, Folk costume, Formal wear, Frock, Frock coat, Full dress, Headgear, Hijab, Informal attire, Justacorps, Kippah, Medal, Mess dress, Military uniform, Morning dress, Nudity, Order (distinction), Peer pressure, Religious clothing, Religious habit, School uniform, Semi-formal attire, Service dress, Smart casual, Stroller (style), Suit (clothing), Tailcoat, Textile, Turban, Tuxedo, ..., Victorian era, Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Western culture, Western dress codes, White tie. Expand index (5 more) »

Academic dress

Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academic settings, mainly tertiary (and sometimes secondary) education, worn mainly by those who have been admitted to a university degree (or similar), or hold a status that entitles them to assume them (e.g., undergraduate students at certain old universities).

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Anything Other Than Naked

Anything Other Than Naked - a guide for men on how to dress properly for every occasion, is a men's fashion self-help book published in January 2011 by Langdon Street Press.

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Ball gown

A ball gown or ballgown is a type of evening gown worn to a ball or a formal event.

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Bathrobe

A bathrobe, dressing gown or morning gown is a robe, a loose-fitting outer garment, which may be worn by men or women.

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Biretta

The biretta (biretum, birretum) is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft.

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Black tie

Black tie, occasionally known in the English-speaking world by its French name cravate noire, is a dress code for evening events and social functions derived from British and American costume conventions of the 19th century.

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Business casual

Business casual is an ambiguously defined dress code that has been adopted by many professional and white-collar workplaces in Western countries.

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Cassock

The white or black cassock, or soutane, is an item of Christian clerical clothing used by the clergy of Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed churches, among others.

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Casual attire

Casual attire or casual wear, clothing is a Western dress code category that comprises anything not approporiate with formal attire, semi-formal attire, or informal attire dress codes.

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Ceremonial dress

Ceremonial dress is the clothing worn for very special occasions, such as coronations, graduations, parades, religious rites, and trials.

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Cocktail dress

After World War I, the idea of the “working woman” became popular.

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Court dress

Court dress comprises the style of clothes prescribed for courts of law, and for royal courts.

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Day attire

Day attire/wear or morning attire/wear may refer to.

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Diplomatic uniform

Diplomatic uniforms are ornate uniforms worn by diplomats—ambassadorial and consular officers—at public occasions.

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Dress clothes

Dress clothes are clothing that is considered less formal than formal wear - traditionally known as informal - but more formal than casual wear.

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Dress code

A dress code is a set of written and, more often, unwritten rules with regard to clothing.

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Edwardian era

The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long-term trends from the 1890s to the First World War.

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Evening dress

Evening attire/dress/wear may refer to.

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Evening gown

An evening gown, evening dress or gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a formal affair.

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Event

Event may refer to.

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Fashion

Fashion is a popular style, especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle products, accessories, makeup, hairstyle and body.

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Folk costume

A folk costume (also regional costume, national costume, or traditional garment) expresses an identity through costume, which is usually associated with a geographic area or a period of time in history.

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Formal wear

Formal wear, formal attire or full dress is the traditional Western dress code category for the most formal clothing, such as for weddings, christenings, funerals, Easter and Christmas traditions, formal balls and banquets with dancing, as well as certain horse racing events.

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Frock

Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing for men and women.

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Frock coat

A frock coat is a man's coat characterised by a knee-length skirt (often cut just above the knee) all around the base, popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

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Full dress

Full dress uniform is the most formal military uniform reserved for parade or other ceremonial or formal occasions.

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Headgear

Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head.

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Hijab

A hijab (حجاب, or (dialectal)) is a veil worn by some Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family, which usually covers the head and chest.

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Informal attire

Informal attire, also called international corporate attire, Western business attire, business/office wear or tenue de ville is a dress code, typified by a suit (and a necktie for men).

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Justacorps

A justacorps or justaucorps is a long, knee-length coat worn by men in the latter half of the 17th century, and throughout the 18th century.

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Kippah

A kippah (also spelled as kippa, kipah; כִּיפָּה, plural: kippot; קאפל koppel or יאַרמולקע) or) is a brimless cap, usually made of cloth, worn by Jews to fulfill the customary requirement held by Orthodox halachic authorities that the head be covered.

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Medal

A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides.

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Mess dress

Mess dress is the military term for the semi-formal evening dress worn by military officers in the mess or at other formal occasions.

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Military uniform

A military uniform is the standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations.

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Morning dress

Morning dress is the formal dress code for day attire, consisting chiefly of, for men, a morning coat, waistcoat, and formal trousers, and an appropriate gown for women.

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Nudity

Nudity, or nakedness, is the state of wearing no clothing.

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Order (distinction)

An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic royal house or organisation to a recipient, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.

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Peer pressure

Peer pressure (or social pressure) is the direct influence on people by peers, or the effect on an individual who gets encouraged to follow their peers by changing their attitudes, values or behaviors to conform to those of the influencing group or individual.

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Religious clothing

Religious clothing is clothing which is worn in accordance with religious practice, tradition or significance to a faith group.

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Religious habit

A religious habit is a distinctive set of religious clothing worn by members of a religious order.

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School uniform

A school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise educational institution.

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Semi-formal attire

In Western clothing semi-formal is a grouping of dress codes indicating the sort of clothes worn to events with a level of protocol between informal (e.g., lounge suit) and formal.

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Service dress

Service dress uniform is a style of military uniform that is the equivalent of a business suit, i.e. dress clothes - not the very most formal attire yet not casual attire either, but rather pertaining to the traditionall Western dress code of informal attire.

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Smart casual

Smart casual is an ambiguously-defined dress code that is generally a neat yet casual attire.

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Stroller (style)

The stroller, also known as a Stresemann, director's suit, or black lounge suit is a men's day attire semi-formal intermediate of a formal morning dress and an informal lounge suit; comprising grey striped or checked formal trousers, a necktie or bowtie, and a waistcoat (typically black, grey, or buff) but distinguished by a normal suit jacket, single- or double-breasted in black or grey.

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Suit (clothing)

In clothing, a suit is a set of garments made from the same cloth, usually consisting of at least a jacket and trousers.

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Tailcoat

A tailcoat is a coat with the front of the skirt cut away, so as to leave only the rear section of the skirt, known as the tails.

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Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).

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Turban

A turban (from Persian دولبند‌, dulband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding.

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Tuxedo

A tuxedo (American English), or dinner suit (British English), is a semi-formal three or two piece suit for evening wear, distinguished primarily by satin or grosgrain jacket's lapels, and similar stripes along the outseam of the trousers.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom.

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Western culture

Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization, Occidental culture, the Western world, Western society, European civilization,is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe.

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Western dress codes

Western dress codes are dress codes in Western culture about what cloths are worn in what setting.

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White tie

White tie, also called full evening dress or a dress suit, is the most formal evening dress code in Western high fashion.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_dress_codes

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