I have an invitation here, the dress code is 'formal' What does that mean?

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And what do I wear fgs?

And can I wear a large hat please, formally

What's it for?

It's an awards ceremony

But what am I going to wear?

What is formal wear?

what time of day? Daytime or evening?

Can I confound everyone and wear cruise wear?

(I won't, I just wanted to type cruise wear. I get the urge sometimes)

Evening

what on earth is cruise wear?

I think it's what you wear on cruises. I imagine it to be white slacks with jaunty sports jackets and peach coloured shoes. I don't know, I've never been on a cruise, but this is what I like to think it is.

Then I would assume formal means black tie. So you'll need an evening dress and definitely no hat

Anyway

formal evening wear

ahh, that makes sense then.

An evening dress? Hmmm.

So what, officially, makes an evening dress an evening dress? Am not being funny, I don't know.

I don't want to wear taffeta. Not for anything.

No, no taffeta! Give me a sec and I'll see what I can find as an example...

Thank you, oh yes please.

I do have a LBD, but it is now about 12 years old.

Hello!

A black tie type dress I would imagine, dunno really. Last time I went to an awards ceremony it was a phoney one at the art school. Fun, but not formal.

Do you lke wearing dresses?

Hello! How nice you are here, come help me.

I'm not great on dresses, I will if I have to. It's all rather intimidating. I have googled images of other people attending this event - and got even more worried. Am tempted to wear double breasted suit tbh

Something along these lines perhaps? Not full on ball dress-type but still formal.

Well, you could, but I bet you could find a lovely dress.

What labels do you usually like? I had you down as a dress person when I pictured you having a fag behind the bush after insulting the host. Snigger.

OMG. Look at that! I'd feel like Jessica Rabbit

It is a good thought - and black definitely the way to go - but am worried about its dressyness.

I want to find something which is formal, but not dressy. I am going to be impossible at this. Thank you though

Well I have worn dresses, I mean I do wear them sometimes, but they aren't the evening, formal variety.

I bought a nice one from Orla Kiely

HOWEVER I feel foolish just thinking about wearing something evening and formal.

Perhaps I need a personal shopper? I could torture her and bore her with my self deprecating / neurotic desperation?

This is nice..

Everything JL has in black: here

Oops you only have three mins to buy it

only joking, will be serious

Why are you intimidated by the pictures, is it floor length satin? Red carpet style?