Evening Dress

Evening dress may refer to:

  • Evening gown, a woman's dress worn for formal occasions and evening events.
  • White tie, the most formal civilian dress code in Western fashion
  • Black tie, a semi-formal dress code for evening events and social functions in Western fashion
  • Mess dress, the formal evening dress worn in the mess or at other formal occasions by military personnel

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