Formal dress

continuous relaxation of formal dress standards since the Second World War is redefining what clothes are more formal and semi-formal dresses. [Edit] The original term full dress was used in the nineteenth and early twentieth century: the more formal option, while half dress and undress ranked beneath it. They reported a range of clothes, but correspond to the structure a bit 'of a century, formal, semi-formal and informal. These are the terms that are the traditional etiquette and dress consultants (especially weddings), while the more flexible use of consultants, contemporary, modern definition, which is designed in white tie as the most formal, very formal or very formal, black tie as formal and the traditionally informal dress as a pseudo-formal. In addition, the consultants recommended modern black tie events traditionally considered to require formal dress (white tie), and the alternatives, it would be a semi-formal events.

However, formal and semi-formal are unambiguous when it is known are used in a traditional setting, even though fashions can make these terms ambiguous, white tie and tuxedo on the other hand refers to a single relevant clothes themselves, regardless of their setting, much less sensitive to misinterpretation.Particularly America but also throughout the Western world, has also been a relaxation of dress codes are completely self-formal dress (white tie or morning dress) is almost unknown in many places. An example of this variation is to eliminate the traditional, classic black tuxedo bow tie dress code is required on a regular basis in favor of colored tie and vest, a development that would have been unthinkable only a few decades ago.