Decoding
the dress code doesn’t get any easy through the years. In fact, it has become even more difficult as
many don’t care to research what norms are already in place. Here, we have two distinctive questions. One is mostly about style—time-period
specific—and one is a standard, known dress code—nevertheless confusing.
What to wear for a 70’s theme party?
My friend and I are invited to a semi-formal '70s style party and are confused about attire choices. Both of us purchased truly short disco dresses. Mine is gold with sparkles and hers is black. We want to fit in, but don't want to look slutty.
Confused
Girls
Dear
Confused Girls,
The '70s were a very confusing time for most of us and there was a variety of expected attire—all very different. There was the disco attire, down to earth style – earth tones, no makeup, down-with-establishment – and then there was the sweet, trying to get away from reality type.
Since you don't want to look 'slutty', you could go with the big bells
and t-shirt, or the sweet peasant girl look.
However,
the dresses that you describe should be fine, especially because this is a
semi-formal affair. You might want to pair the dresses with the most well-known
shoes for the day: platforms. Aren't you glad that you weren't a young person
during those days? LOL
Enjoy
your event!
The
Polite One
What does Tenue de Soirée mean?
Dear
Polite One,
What does
Tenue de Soirée mean?
Invited
to Dinner
Dear
Invited to Dinner,
It
literally means to dress in evening attire, which means cocktail attire.
For some, this means black tie (tuxes and gowns) though.
Most
sincerely,
The
Polite One
Update
Invited
to Dinner asked the host what were his attire expectations. The host expected
black tie. He refrained from using "black tie preferred"
out of concern that many would not own a tuxedo. Both "black
tie preferred" and "Tenue de Soirée" are confusing terms
though. It would have been best to have been very dress code
specific.
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