What sort of thing do you wear to a 'Gala Dinner'

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I've got to go to one next month..

How formal are these things? it's the finale to a seminar/training weekend thing in a hotel.

oh gawd, Im not good at dressed up and heels.. [eek]

lol.. I guess I better get shoppng then

I went to a gala dinner in aid of a theatre. Wore LBD (just above knee), heels and a very pale gold wrap and felt about right...

Usually something posh but not full length from Monsoon or similar for these things, with a nice blow dry 9short hair so don't do up) and maybe a pretty comb

Oh I know what you mean

At the awards we go to each year, I was the only one not wearingt hat black trousers / black top with georgette long sleeves uniform in our group (I was wearing olive green silk and a gold wrap / shoes LOL)

felt so much more glamourous than them, and seemed to have a better time (from what I can remember before I passed out LOL)

thanks ladies, gonna go and have dinner now, I'll be back..

tell me about it LOL

Dotn hese peole just not get shopping?

I love my annual trawl round the shops (even though it always finishes in monsoon LOL)- isa ve all year for it

Mind you the 'leader' of this pack (from whom we have recently detached and set up alone LOL) wears footbeds every day, is 33 describes herse;f as middle aged and thinks I dress inappropriately (jeans) for someone who shuld be quietening down (I'm also 33)

Freak

oi malory I have a tuxedo to die for and have looked truely grogeus in it and definetly not dull.

at 'frumpy teacher type', Malory! Although I'm not 55...

and I have certainly never wore georgette- what ever that is

I am feeling got at now - am a teacher but certianly no frump here

LL I did have pink hair at the time

LOL

TAP its that sheer fabric so beloved about ten years ago, albeit breifly

can be silk, usually nasty synthetic

Looks like your clothes are amde of old tights imo if balck

I just cant see me in anything pretty.. I'm such a tomboy

I spose I've got nearly a month to find something so...

Well don't waste money if you won't wear again, borrow (what size are you? if you're a 14 i can lend) or get on Ebay

...or if a 10 I could lend...