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Dana517
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Dana
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Black tie wedding Q
I have a black tie wedding to go to next week in manhattan. I Just wanted to check if I'm correct about the attire, DH wears a tux and I should wear a long gown right? I was talking to someone the other day who told me that women have to wear a black gown, is that true? I have a nice olive green gown I want to wear but now I'm doubting it.
Thanks!!!
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Posted 12/4/11 3:10 PM  |
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shopaholic07
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
You are correct - the dress can be any color but it has to be floor-length.
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| Posted 12/4/11 3:46 PM |
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Dana517
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
great, thanks so much for your response!
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| Posted 12/4/11 4:15 PM |
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KittyGags
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
I went to a black tie optional wedding last night. I'd say 50% of the women wore gowns, 40% wore appropriate cocktail dresses and then there were the 10% that were underdressed...
You can MOST certainly wear green. I wore blue!
Have fun!
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| Posted 12/4/11 8:47 PM |
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PennyCat
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
I went to a black tie wedding a few years ago and wore a black cocktail dress.
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| Posted 12/4/11 11:12 PM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
We had a Black Tie wedding. Men wore tuxes (and some who didn't have or get wore a dressy, black suit and tie).
A lot of women wore gowns, but not 100%. Doesn't have to be black either. I LOVE color. My fav gown is burgendy I wore to a black tie affair.
You can also wear a dressy cocktail dress.
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| Posted 12/5/11 9:47 AM |
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Sparrow
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
Your dress DEFINITELY doesn't have to be black. I don't even think it has to be floor length. I go to a decent amount of black tie events and see tons of women in dressy cocktail dresses.
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| Posted 12/5/11 10:41 AM |
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johnsae
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
Posted by Sparrow
Your dress DEFINITELY doesn't have to be black. I don't even think it has to be floor length. I go to a decent amount of black tie events and see tons of women in dressy cocktail dresses.
ITA on all counts.
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| Posted 12/5/11 6:27 PM |
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LovesMike
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
DH and I just went to a black tie wedding this past weekend in downtown Chicago, very fancy. DH wore a tux and I wore a floor length black gown. There were women wearing shorter dresses and other colors, but it seemed that only the older women pulled this off. I would think that olive would be fine though. Maybe try to find out what color the bms are wearing?
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| Posted 12/6/11 9:16 AM |
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jilliibabii
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Re: Black tie wedding Q
Wear the olive green, it'll be fine. I wore a floor length platinum gown to a black tie Manhattan wedding before.
ETA: I also agree that a dressier cocktail gown would be fine, too.
Message edited 12/6/2011 10:09:39 AM.
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| Posted 12/6/11 10:09 AM |
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