Mother of the bride nixed a black dress for the letter writer’s daughter. Is orchestrating guests’ clothing now a thing?

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While looking at some old family photos, my granddaughter asked, “Why are all those women dressed up? Is this at a wedding?” I explained that they were not “dressed up,” as that was ...

On top of all that, the 2013 dress code asks guests to "please avoid commercial identification of actual brand name products ...

In my imagination, the opera is the last bastion of a certain kind of sumptuous formality. White gloves, taffeta gowns, black tie, gem-encrusted lorgnettes: This is what I believe a night at the opera ...