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Outdressing
Sorry to hear you had to go alone, but I thought I'd offer my advice on whether it's appropriate to outdress your date, as I was in a situation where I had to make that decision myself a short while ago (though it was just an informal meeting, not a dance).
All my friends told me to go without my usual grey fedora, and to wear a T-shirt and jeans. What did I do? Wore the hat, a blue shirt, black trousers and a brown leather jacket, which was definitely overdressed for an informal meeting in town. Did it spoil anything? Not at all, quite the contrary in fact.
My reasoning was that I should dress as myself, not as someone else and this is what I usually wear; I haven't worn a T-shirt and jeans for over a year.
So as for outdressing, I would say that if your are comfortable with it then go for it. I am more comfortable in a suit than in jeans, so if I had to attend an occaision with an optional dress code I would go formal rather than informal.
Sorry to hear you had to go alone, but I thought I'd offer my advice on whether it's appropriate to outdress your date, as I was in a situation where I had to make that decision myself a short while ago (though it was just an informal meeting, not a dance).
All my friends told me to go without my usual grey fedora, and to wear a T-shirt and jeans. What did I do? Wore the hat, a blue shirt, black trousers and a brown leather jacket, which was definitely overdressed for an informal meeting in town. Did it spoil anything? Not at all, quite the contrary in fact.
My reasoning was that I should dress as myself, not as someone else and this is what I usually wear; I haven't worn a T-shirt and jeans for over a year.
So as for outdressing, I would say that if your are comfortable with it then go for it. I am more comfortable in a suit than in jeans, so if I had to attend an occaision with an optional dress code I would go formal rather than informal.
