Do people still dress up

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To go to the ballet? Taking my daughter to see the cinderella ballet in Southampton tonight, I say we need to look smart, My daughter wants to wear a nice dress (she's 8) but my husband says no one does that anymore unless it's a big event in London for example.

YABU no one dresses up smart for ballet anymore
YANBU of course you dress up

Please dress up OP!

Unpopular opinion but we are becoming a country of scruffs!

Bloody leggings and puffers everywhere !

Drives me mental.

No ‘shoulds’. If an eight year old wants to wear a lovely dress to the ballet, absolutely she should. However, if someone contemplating going to a ballet for the first time thinks it’s ’not for the likes of us’ because of an imagined dress code stipulating formal wear, that’s a completely unnecessary exclusion.

As an adult I wouldn't because I think it's a bit sad (sorry) like you don't have a social life so it's a big important event in your calendar. But for an 8 year old, absolutely, it's part of the fun.

Dress up and enjoy!

Thanks all, smart (but not too smart- no ballgowns here) it is! My daughter will love dressing up.

I wouldn't want to, so I avoid these situations.
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No need to avoid enjoying an evening at the theatre because of a perceived dress code. There really isn't one.

I always dress up for ballet, concerts and theatre. We only go once a year to each. We see it as a special treat, so dress up to give it a sense of occasion.

Absolutely this. I also used to go to the ROH for ballet and opera on my way home from work on a regular basis, and was usually in jeans and Birkenstocks.

Yeah most people make an effort here in Yorkshire theatres, it's really nice

That's sad. No one should miss out on a good show.

For the avoidance of doubt - no, it isn't an expected custom. Perhaps it might have been in times past, but that was probably when the people who could afford a ticket would have really dressed up for the occasion anyway.