Dress-formal in an invitation card mean a lounge suit?Advise correct words for lounge suit and dinner jacket?

Question

Does one wear a lounge suit if the invitation card states dress formal or does one wear a dinner jacket?
What are the meanings of (i)formal,(ii)informal and (iii) casual?

What is the correct expression for dinner jacket??

Answer 1

In the UK, you wouldn't be expected to wear a DJ or tuxedo unless the invite specifically states "black tie". However, for a formal affair, you do need to wear a smart suit.

Answer 2

No, they're not the same. A lounge suit is just a normal, 2 piece suit that businessmen wear. More casual styles of lounge suits can be found all over the place, lounge suits should be worn with a tie. A dinner suit on the other hand is always black, the trousers usually have a satin strip down each outside leg, the jackets can be single or double breasted and have different styles of collar, these suits should be worn with a white shirt and a black (self tied) bow tie (coloured/patterned ones look twatty). Don't advise him to go to the event in a dinner suit as he'll be the only one and he'll stick out like a sore thumb.

Answer 3

Formal usually means Morning Suit for Mornings and afternoons, Evening Suit also known as a Dinner Jacket for evenings, Tails are still used for certain occasions. The invitation should say what form of formal dress is correct for the occasion otherwise I would expect a standard dinner jacket. If wearing the kilt then it would include full highland style evening jacket et al.

These days I would expect you to have or hire a dinner jacket and trousers, with a dress shirt and a bow tie. More formally you would also wear a cummer bund and a matching kerchief in your top pocket.

Informal ranges from the so called white Tuxedo to a lounge suit, whilst casual is slacks and shirt but please not dirty torn jeans!!

Answer 4

Formal = back tie + Dinner Jacket or Tuxedo (Black or White), bow tie and if you wish cummerbund or even waistcoat. Shiny black shoes and black socks.

Morning Suit or Morning dress is the same as formal = it is just a tailed suit and trousers.

Informal is Lounge Suit, shirt & tie, black shoes & socks.

When talking about casual attire, this generally means clothes which are comfortable with the expectation being that the clothes be in good condition and clean. "Smart" would then be a higher grade. Smart is well-dressed, elegant or a chic person. All together the phrase means an informally well-dressed person .

ex. Please attend the reception in "smart casual" attire.

For Formal attire

http://www.hughharris.co.uk/

http://www.shopzilla.co.uk/buy/superfind.xpml?cat_id=1&keyword=Formal+dress&lp=10&mkt_id=27181308&rf=ouk&sfsk=0

Lounge Suits etc.

http://www.kingandallen.co.uk/suits/tailoredSuits/bespokeSuits/home.asp

Smart Casual

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_casual

Answer 5

one wears a suit and tie, or a tux if the occasion is a formal dance, a big expensive party with rich people, or the opera.

i) formal is as expressed above
ii) informal is a button down shirt and slacks for men, dresses but not evening dresses for ladies.
iii) casual is jeans and tee, unless the invitation is again from a wealthy or high class family. in which case it is nice shoes, an unbuttoned shirt over a tee, and slacks.

dinner jacket is the correct expression for dinner jacket.

Answer 6

Depends on what time of day it is too. A formal evening do requires dinner jacket. A formal daytime do requires a morning suit. An informal evening do requires a nice suit (dark: black, navy, charcoal, never brown, and always with black shoes, never brown). An informal daytime do is the same but you can include slightly lighter-coloured suits and brown suits/shoes too until 6pm. Casual is casual any time, but as it is an invitational event of some sort you'd be out of order wearing sloppy sportswear like tracksuits -- you should still make an effort to look decent.

Answer 7

Lounge suit is for a casual affair, (point balck-for lounging). A dinner jacket is MOST appropiate if the invite says "formal attire".

Answer 8

lounge suit>>formal business like! informal less business like! casual dress as you want to and un business like! and black tie for dinner jacket or tux in usa

Answer 9

Formal dress is at least a nice suite, and depending on where it is, could be a tux.

Answer 10

"Dress - Formal" means a dinner jacket if you are in the UK and a tuxedo if you are in the USA.