formal dinner at durham - what to wear?

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on the open day there is a formal dinner.. what should girls wear? floor length skirt? black? shirt? dress? high heels? not high heels? suit? im confused .. :confused:

Reply 1

Helenia

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on the open day there is a formal dinner.. what should girls wear? floor length skirt? black? shirt? dress? high heels? not high heels? suit? im confused .. :confused:

Is there a dress code on the invitation?

Reply 2

presebjenada

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Helenia

Is there a dress code on the invitation?

it says (helpfully) you will be expected to dress appropriately for this formal dinner.....

Reply 3

Helenia

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it says (helpfully) you will be expected to dress appropriately for this formal dinner.....

How convenient. Well, I wouldn't go for an all out ballgown. Either a nice skirt/trousers and dressy top, or a tailored suit - I'd go for the first option myself. Shoes are up to you - if you're comfortable in heels, wear them, if not, pretty, flat shoes will be fine. If you do wear a skirt, it shouldn't be too short, but don't worry about having it down to your ankles either.

Reply 4

ickle_katy

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on the open day there is a formal dinner.. what should girls wear? floor length skirt? black? shirt? dress? high heels? not high heels? suit? im confused .. :confused:

which college is it for?

and id go with a nice skirt and top...and heals if you can convincingly (sp?) walk in them.

love Katy ***

Reply 5

Helly_Budgie

I would agree with the above. I'm at Grey and to formals the majority of girls wear a smart skirt and dressy top I would say though there is no problem with smart trousers either. Don't worry too much about it, they're be a range.

Reply 6

kenkennykenken

Is it a formal dinner at all colleges? Coz i dunno whether its formal or not at Mildert :confused:

Reply 7

Peapod

kenkennykenken

Is it a formal dinner at all colleges? Coz i dunno whether its formal or not at Mildert :confused:

THERE WASN'T AT MILDERT LAST YEAR - WE SCOFFED LASAGNE!

Reply 8

kenkennykenken

im gonna go post in the mildert message board in a moment, some of the students there should know whether its formal or not for the open day :smile:

Reply 9

retrac

I assume this is the one on the 22/23 - 23/24 March open day? I wanna go to this but at Collingwood college - anyone know if this is formal? Doesn't say anything about that on the letter!

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kenkennykenken

retrac

I assume this is the one on the 22/23 - 23/24 March open day? I wanna go to this but at Collingwood college - anyone know if this is formal? Doesn't say anything about that on the letter!

I dont think its a formal unless it says so on the open day invitation letter. All i know so far is that St Chad's is a formal i think

Reply 11

Sparkly

I'm going in March to St Chad's and have started to worry about the whole formal dress code thing! Oh well, it's a good excuse for a major shopping expedition!
Anyone else gong to Chad's too?

Reply 12

samd294

Can't go wrong with long skirt (black or very dark colour), and a non-fussy blouse. DEFINITELY NOT a dress or ball gown, it is not that kind of dinner! (I've been to durham so trust me!)

Reply 13

Jane

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on the open day there is a formal dinner.. what should girls wear? floor length skirt? black? shirt? dress? high heels? not high heels? suit? im confused .. :confused:

which college is that for? im going to grey open day but didnt think it was formal! anyone know if it is?!

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presebjenada

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samd294

Can't go wrong with long skirt (black or very dark colour), and a non-fussy blouse. DEFINITELY NOT a dress or ball gown, it is not that kind of dinner! (I've been to durham so trust me!)

so long skirt as in plain long im-a-greek-statue down to the floor skirt? or ankle length? or shin length? im sure this is some kind of secret dress code initiation test

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Helenia

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so long skirt as in plain long im-a-greek-statue down to the floor skirt? or ankle length? or shin length? im sure this is some kind of secret dress code initiation test

Not at all. Not floor length; that'll look stupid. Whatever length looks nice on you.

Reply 16

Barny

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so long skirt as in plain long im-a-greek-statue down to the floor skirt? or ankle length? or shin length? im sure this is some kind of secret dress code initiation test

As long as you look attractive no one will particularly care what you wear - if youre ugly start worrying

Reply 17

serendipity

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Does anyone know if there's anything like this at Aidan's? It'd be cool if there was!

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presebjenada

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imasillynarb

As long as you look attractive no one will particularly care what you wear - if youre ugly start worrying

hahahaha LOL youre very right there.. what would you have an ugly girl wear then!! a bag over their head! cos i dont htink you can buy formal bags! anyway.. thanks for the advice.. im sure ill be able to throw something together - its hatfield college btw whch ive heard is quite old boys hence the slight worry

Reply 19

retrac

I e-mailed some one in the know at Collingwood, and they said that it wasn't formal - just a meal so you can get to know what the experience of having and everyday meal at the college was like. Dunno about any of the other colleges tho.

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