Dress codes can be frustratingly vague. So vague, that one wonders whether the host even has a clue when they write something like ‘smart-casual’ on an invitation. Worse still are the made-up dress ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. This tired out and twee dress code brings with it some pretty sizeable room for error: go ...

For fashion aficionado Lauren Santo Domingo, “summer cocktail” means smart casual. “It can be a wide-leg trouser and an off-the-shoulder knit, a long kaftan or a colourful dress,” she says. If your ...

Black-tie invitations might not arrive very often, but when they do they can present a real sartorial challenge. For all its specific rules, this formal dress code is confusing and intimidating in ...

It was all white on the night for guests heading to the Sky Lounge at Manchester’s DoubleTree Hilton Hotel for a summer cocktail party. With a dress code of white, VIPs headed up to the 11th floor ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Read our full commerce guidelines here. Nothing strikes fear into the heart like a dress code, even where the most spirited party ...

The bride even included links to dresses she'd pre-approved in the invitation YOU’D expect there to be a dress code in place for a wedding. But one bride-to-be has sparked outrage after setting an ...

The royal family are renowned for their fashion, from Queen Elizabeth II’s colourful suits to Kate Middleton’s ability to sell out items after wearing them just once. However, like most aspects of ...

Few phrases strike fear into the heart quite like “black-tie dress code.” It sits somewhere between “tax audit” and “we need to talk"; mysterious, loaded and potentially disastrous if misinterpreted.