Please help me find a black floor length formal/evening skirt. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 14 answers

A friend needs to buy a suit for an interview, and she is having a terrible time finding something suitable. Where, in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, can she get an inexpensive yet fashionable, formal work wear ladies suit in black (size 16 or 18)? [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - 13 answers

I have to attend a black tie gala on Saturday. Help with accessories, please! [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 13 answers

In a discussion with a co-worker today, it was mentioned that I seemed too "formal," and that another, unnamed co-worker, had brought it up and said that they found this formality offensive. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 30 answers

So I am looking for ideas as to what to wear to this year's company Christmas party. The theme is Naughty is Nice. I am not looking for anything too naughty, but more along the lines of something formal but outlandish. Any place that I could rent something for one night in the San Francisco area would be perfect. I have a couple of ideas, suit with a tophat/cane, maybe a leisure suit, anything that would turn heads. Oh yes, I am a guy and I am not too into the assless leather chaps/gag ball/leather thong.
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 6 answers

Tails or too long for a tux? [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2007 - 8 answers

My university is having a prom / formal dance for grad students. (woot) Where can I (and my friends) get AWESOME retro ironic dresses? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2007 - 9 answers

My 'suit' consists of a jacket and pants that are different colours although they are complimentary. Is this not really a suit, but rather just a jacket and slacks? Is there any situation such as an office setting where this wouldn't fly? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2007 - 13 answers

Where can I rent a tuxedo for Friday night (just over 48 hours from now) in New York City?
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm a Brit getting married in San Francisco in September (outdoors). My fiancee will have her wedding dress, of course, but what should I wear? I'm not a fan of the traditional American Tuxedo-look - I'm not going to a ball. Where I come from, it's the traditional morning suit/top hat, but the event will be after 5pm so technically that's out and we're back to black tie. [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2007 - 25 answers

Has anyone seen software for writing formal poetry? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2006 - 10 answers

As the chair of my fraternity's Fall-Formal Committee, I hold the distinct pleasure of locating a venue for this semester's night of dressy revelry. I'd love to find a nice lodge or similar, more intimate digs where we can hire our own bartender, do our own DJing, etc. Does such a place exist in or around Baltimore? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2006 - 4 answers

How, in the name of all that is good and holy, exactly do I wear a hakama? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2006 - 14 answers

Invitation to a ball. Which dress option would you choose? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2006 - 19 answers

Does anyone have any pointers on formally modelling deception/self-deception? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2006 - 5 answers

What is the correct form of address for a retired vice admiral in the United Stated Navy? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2006 - 10 answers

I need to find a place to rent a tuxedo this week in London. Sub-questions follow... [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2006 - 17 answers

Do you use "please" or "kindly" to soften a formal imperative? And if you say "kindly," why?
posted on Dec 31, 2005 - 21 answers

Formal Attire: Wedding. Groom and ringbearers (7 and 8 year old boys) wearing charcoal grey wool blend suits (three button). What shirts and ties are there for us? [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2005 - 6 answers

In (some) languages, why is the conditional so frequently related to politeness? [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2005 - 25 answers