NameChangr678
Cannot believe the comments saying "LOL do you really think you'd look stunning, I bet all your skin is hanging around your knees". WTAF!
I think I agree.
For what it's worth, all the men that I know appreciate it when a woman makes an effort to look nice, and also find them attractive without any "decoration". If I thought about it I could be jealous that the only thing open to me is to wear a suit or not. Turning up at work with eye makeup and new romantic styling would get me sent home.
I recently went to my mum's funeral. I wanted to show respect so I bought a black blazer and collared shirt, and a burgundy tie. I used my daily black trousers and seamless-toed shoes. I bought a pair of cherry cuff links to match the tie.
Of course all of my family were there, and not one was wearing a jacket, never mind coordinated cuff links. I felt very out of place at my own mother's funeral.
The OP's event is rather happier, but I would encourage her to dress to be comfortable, whatever the day brings. I don't think a tight dress fits that at all, although it would go very well if she were invited to a reception and disco afterwards.
None of this is about men "requiring" women to be anything other than what they want to be. It's exciting to find a woman who likes to be herself and whose character you enjoy. If you feel pressure to be something that you are not then it is not from me, or from most men like me.
An anecdote. I bought a pizza one evening from a pizzeria near the cinema in Maidenhead. It was a take-away order, and a boy at the desk sloped up to ask what I wanted. He wore a shirt with two buttons undone, and a tie that was knotted at his chest.
He gave me my order, and on the way out a grinny man asked me if I was okay. There were two girls sweeping the floor with made up faces and their hair high who also smiled at me. I asked the man—who I assumed to be the manager—why the guy at the desk was allowed to be so slovenly while the girls were careful and pretty.
I walked out while he talked to the boy.
The bottom line is that, if you are a woman and feel you must decorate yourself to be appreciated, then most men of your age will disagree with you. Some of you will like to wear make up while others hate it, but mostly you have the option.
Mary Quant marketed make up for men in the 1960s. I daren't execute the idea now because of the personality and charisma that it entailed to go with it. Doesn't that mean that I am as much stuck in suits and ties as you are in prettiness and make up? It's sad, but neither of us is keeping the other one there.