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

A festival in Mozart’s picturesque birthplace at the foot of the Austrian Alps, a city that attracts hordes of summer tourists along with well-heeled audiences in formal dress, may not exactly suit L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

We're glad he stuck to the formal dress code with the black socks, though.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2023

There are at least two reasons to adopt a more formal dress code.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

The lot was crowded with people in formal dress: witnesses.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer