This discussion was created from comments split from: Cocktail Attire, Please~.
ok…how about this. what is “white cocktail attire?” a pretty formal party too i think. HELP
I assume they aren’t serving red wine?
Or maybe Olivia Pope has been dispatched to show how it’s done!
Is it a “white party” where everyone is expected to wear white and “cocktail” is the level of dressiness? That’s how I would interpret it w/o further information. I think Solange Knowles did a “white party” for her recent NOLA wedding but is also a fairy common thing for other galas and events of that kind.
Can I just say that I find those kinds of dress code instructions incredibly annoying and presumptuous?
Invited to a Roaring 20’s wedding with period dress code.
The bride freaked out when less than 20 people RSVP’d yes.
Her fault for a bad idea she refused to abandon.
i think it would be fun to throw a theme party. If I liked to entertain that is. It is too stressful to do it often
But if your circle of friends was more extroverted than I, and got together in groups, it could change it up a bit, although all white sounds like they should be playing croquet & sipping iced tea.
I would not love this. I can’t imagine why I would ever want to wear a white dress at my age. I can’t imagine any of my friends wanting to wear a white dress, either. I would probably pass on the Roaring 20s wedding with dress code unless it was a relative.
I agree, it feels like an white cocktail dressy party. Sounds like fun especially in the summer! Great idea. maybe they have white lights for after dark. I could see the guys in white shirts, ties, linen pants or shorts and summer white bucks - at least that is what my husband would wear if we got the invite. Me, I’d wear a white dress, bling and white shoes, red glasses and bright red lips!
Well, since dress-codes are written with the gentlemen in mind…Black Tie means the man wears a tuxedo, and the woman dresses accordingly…not necessarily a black dress. I have never heard the term “White Cocktail”, but it could mean the man wears a white dinner jacket, and the woman dresses accordingly…not necessarily a white dress. The hostess should have read Emily Post before sending invitations.
I agree. I don’t like the dictatorial dress codes. It’s presumptuous to assume everyone has the time and money to go get a white dress just because you want one.
What immediately springs to mind is that youth show dairy livestock in all white–pants and shirts, which looks really good for …5 seconds. I’d probably fare equally well at a “white cocktail” party.
My friend had a great Gatsby themed party.
http://www.justanswer.com/entertainment/168x2-invited-party-white-cockail-attire-required-help.html
Sounds very formal to me!
This is an “ask the host/hostess” question. It could mean more formal than cocktail or it could be fun Miami Beach type white theme party.
Seriously. Brideshead Revisited immediately came to mind.
thanks guys. I think its more formal, but no one is going to throw you out if you aren’t all in white - DH will go with a white jacket and his tuxedo pants, I have a white/silver outfit…I don’t love it but well, you know its one night. Black and White would be a lot easier ~