proper dress
Correct clothing choice
Proper dress is clothing appropriate to a particular occasion, setting, or institution.
The phrase implies conformity to established standards—what's considered proper dress for a funeral differs from a beach wedding.
Signs reading proper dress required typically mean no shorts, flip-flops, or overly casual attire.
The standard varies by context: proper dress for a courtroom is more formal than for a restaurant.
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- white tiePeak formal evening wear
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- business casualRelaxed professional attire
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
suit · gown · elegant · tailored · refined · polished · well put together · crisp · pressed · immaculate · modest · Sunday best · conservative · professional · black-tie · evening wear · cocktail attire · collar
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, decorum, social graces
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
proper dresscasual wear
Informal, comfortable clothing
casual attire · streetwear · loungewear · athleisure · sweats
proper dressundress
Remove one's garments
nakedness · nudity · dishabille · half-dressed · unclothed
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