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Dinner dancesemi formal-what doesthat mean?

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  • 16-11-2019 3:44pm
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    mensa
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    Guys. Dinner dance tonight. Code is semi formal. Does that mean normal suit?


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    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭harr


    mensa wrote: »
    Guys. Dinner dance tonight. Code is semi formal. Does that mean normal suit?

    Chinos and a shirt no tie or jacket or a shirt nice dark jeans and a jacket. Matching belt and shoes.


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    IAMAMORON
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    Black tie not required. But try to make an effort.

    Go for a waistcoat, always a good Autumn look.

    Have a great time.


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    Padraig Mor
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    Technically black tie is semi formal. Very few people realise this though so I'd presume they mean dress as per the posts above. A relatively casual suit without a tie would work too.


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    Hazys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,510 ✭✭✭Hazys


    Padraig Mor wrote: »
    Technically black tie is semi formal. Very few people realise this though so I'd presume they mean dress as per the posts above. A relatively casual suit without a tie would work too.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbDmJrZZcI0


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    H3llR4iser
    Registered Users Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    I know this has come and gone, but in these cases it's very very very simple: if you're not sure, suit & tie. Whenever "semi formal" or "business casual" is mentioned, nobody will berate you for showing up suited up; If you're the only one to do so, it's the others being underdressed.

    I will never, ever understand some guy's reluctance to wear a damn suit - as if it was like showing up in some ridiculous fancy dress.


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