My Husbands work is having a Christmas party Dinner cruise on a BIG boat and I am not sure what to wear / How I should dress for something like this. The Secratarys at his work said some people will wear jeans some will wear a dinner dress and some will wear dress pants. Whats a dinner dress? I am 25 years old and I need some help here. Thanks for your time!
-Shannon
2007-11-14 10:27:29 · 6 answers · asked by Shannon Z 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Looks like the dressing policy is quite open (jeans or dinner dresses?), but keep on the conservative and formal side.
Depending on the weather, you can wear dress pants and a nice blouse, with a jacket in case it gets chilly.
Try on different tops with the pants. A cashmere sweater with a great necklace would work too, or a twin set in a nice color.
A dark suit would be suitable too. Again, the weather is a key factor.
I think a dinner dress is the same as a cocktail dress. If you wear one you might feel overdressed, in case a lot of people go in jeans (I really don't think they do, but if the secretary said so...)
Enjoy!
2007-11-14 10:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Roz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get something you'll be able to wear more than once through the holiday season. For example: a nice pair of black crepe dressy pants and a sparkly sweater or a very dressy satin top. Also a nice velvet pants suit would be pretty... you could wear it as separates later on to get extra mileage out of it. You don't need to go all out with a cocktail dress that you might never wear again, but you certainly wouldn't want to wear jeans to a office Christmas party. You especially want to make your husband look good. A holiday dinner dance is a dress up occasion... very definitely.
Nothing too loud, too short, too low cut, too tight, too revealing or trashy looking. Go for classy.
2007-11-16 16:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by such a princess 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd err on the side of dresssier. I doubt you need a long dress, but a short one is fine. Or some cool palazzo pants w/ a sparkly top. Wear pretty but sensible shoes, since the boat may not be too steady.
2007-11-14 13:43:31 · answer #3 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Velvet dresses are always appropriate for Christmas. It doesn't have to be overly fancy, but the velvet texture is dressy in itself. It doesn't even have to be red or green. Another option is to wear nice dress slacks with a glittery top. Again, it doesn't have to be over the top, but a touch of sparkle gives it the holiday spirit.
2016-04-04 01:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wear loose nice black pants with nice black heeled boots. wear a really beautiful red or white shirt, crisp with nice collar or pretty and lacy - have a nice warm red coat (or black). Wear a really nice belt and do your hair in a loose bun style (there is a really pretty picture of a style Hilary Duff did once - like a loose bun with a ribbon hair band - you could have a red ribbon to be "Christmassy") you would look really beautiful, but be comfortable and warm!
2007-11-14 11:42:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wear black pants (pin stripe is awesome, if it goes well with the top and shoe) then like a blouse. A festive blouse is best, like this: http://www.charlotterusse.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2900051 OR this: http://www.charlotterusse.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2891732&cp=2745081.2903742&parentPage=family [i like the second better personally, your choice]
Leave your down and straightened or put it in a sloppy bun. You can also leave your hair down and put a bun on the back, like this: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dhairstyle%252C%2Bbun%2Bwith%2Bhair%2Bdown%2B%26y%3DSearch%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-471%26x%3Dwrt%26js%3D1%26ni%3D20&w=375&h=500&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F80%2F281805139_1d17ab61f2_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmelodiclotus%2F281805139%2F&size=179kB&name=281805139_1d17ab61f2.jpg&p=hairstyle%2C+bun+with+hair+down&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=5&oid=cd687675cb13d1fe&fusr=melodiclotus&tit=Hairstyle...+Rope+Twist+Bun&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmelodiclotus%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p (with a normal bun, not that fancy!) then this is cool too: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dhairstyle%252C%2Bbun%2Bwith%2Bhair%2Bdown%2B%26y%3DSearch%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-471%26x%3Dwrt%26js%3D1%26ni%3D20&w=375&h=500&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F80%2F281805139_1d17ab61f2_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmelodiclotus%2F281805139%2F&size=179kB&name=281805139_1d17ab61f2.jpg&p=hairstyle%2C+bun+with+hair+down&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=5&oid=cd687675cb13d1fe&fusr=melodiclotus&tit=Hairstyle...+Rope+Twist+Bun&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmelodiclotus%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p (without the tiarra OF COURSE) heels too :) casual but pumps
have a fabulous time. =]
2007-11-14 10:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by gilmore94 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋