<p>Darling H and I are eating at a golf club in the neighborhood where we have recently purchased a home. Neither of us are country club types, but we were invited to dinner for a tour.
This is California, so probably more casual than back east. I checked the website and there was no dress code posted.
I am planning to wear white capri slacks with a colorful cap sleeve top in a sheer fabric layered over a solid camisole. Silver peep toe shoes. Does that sound country club to you?</p>
<p>The food is supposed to be really good, not sure about the whole belonging to an exclusive club thing though. Neither of us golf, although it is an amazing course. We will look into a social membership.</p>
<p>anothermom, we belong to a private club and what you have sounds fine. Not everywhere but at our place gentlemen (any male over 16) are required to wear a jacket. Most walk in with the jacket on and then remove it at the table. You might want to just double check by calling and asking if jackets are required.
Most clubs do offer a social membership. Depending on the structure you will want to find out if there is a food and beverage minimum.<br>
We do not have one but it is not uncommon in Southern California. In other words, you pay your membership each month and you are also required to spend a certain amount on food and beverage. If you do not they bill you for the amount regardless. Also find out whether it is an equity club (the members own it) or whether it is privately owned.</p>
<p>Thanks ebeeee- We are looking at the social membership. They recently lowered the price of that. There is a food and beverage minimum- which if we loved a restaurant would spend anyway. But we already do have several favorite restaurants and hate to give up our support of in favor of something new, especially in these financial times.</p>
<p>At one time they planned for it to be an equity club but have recently phased that out our our realtor.</p>
<p>H plans to wear jacket too, thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>anothermom, your outfit should be fine. The club we belong to has a main dining room and then a ‘fancier’ room but even in that room, I’ve seen many women in capris during the summer.</p>
<p>Panic sets in: NO! Depending on the club (Palm Springs versus Los Angeles) there may be different rules for dining in the formal dining room. Our club will not permit denim, tennis clothes, shorts, or golf clothes in the evening in the formal dining room. (We are not a snotty club…btw) But if you wear nice (non denim) slacks you should be fine. A club near us will not permit women to wear pants of any sort on premises. A quick call will tell you what is acceptable.</p>
<p>I would have checked on the requirement for men to wear jackets. In my view, your outfit sounds find for a club in CA. My parents belonged and lived at a country club in Palm Desert that I have been to many times. Nicer fashionable sportswear for women was fine (but denim was not allowed). So, your outfit sounds fine to me. The only exception would be that I know at my parents’ country club in the East, they had one dining room that was more casual than the other one which was dressier and if that is the case, a dressier pants outfit or sundress would be needed. I’d check with the club if there is a dress code. If not, your outift sounds fine to me particularly for a club in CA.</p>
<p>EDIT…sorry, I now realize you say there is no dress code and in that case, your outfit sounds good to go.</p>