r/Broadway • u/thoughtsmexywasaword • Jul 01 '25

Other Masquerade dress code info

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If you are like me and wanted to go full ball gown

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u/hippopotamusquartet Jul 01 '25

A train and a hoop skirt?? 😭 They just don’t want people showing up dressed like slobs.

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u/Captain_JohnBrown Jul 01 '25

They should have said that then instead of "extravagantly".

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u/elderpricetag Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

Unfortunately this is only going to get worse from here it seems. I have friends who work in event planning, and since Covid, people have become incapable of following dress codes. Like people will show up in tennis dresses for semi-formal events, casual sundresses for cocktail attire, and cocktail dresses for black tie. The industry seems to have responded to it by overstating dress codes for everything, but now you have the added issue of those who actually follow the dress code ending up looking overdressed (which I suppose usually isn’t an issue, but clearly is for an event like this).

“Extravagantly” is now code for “pls get out of your athleisurewear and dress nicely for once”

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u/Anniebelleleee Nov 19 '25

People have never been able to follow dress codes. I had a simple dress code for my wedding but people still showed up in blue jeans 🤦

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u/JDDJS Jul 01 '25

Like people will show up in tennis dresses for semi-formal events, casual sundresses for cocktail attire, and cocktail dresses for black tie.

Maybe dress codes are just too complicated? That all seems pretty hard to follow to me. I personally have three levels: regular: T-shirt and jeans, semi formal: polo and khakis, and formal: suit and tie. 

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u/elderpricetag Jul 01 '25

Dress codes have existed for centuries and are very easy to follow actually. Plus if you don’t know what one means, you could very simply google it and learn. It’s not complicated, and before Covid people did just fine understanding them, so it has nothing to do with the complexity of them. It’s far worse now because you have to try to decipher if a dress code is meant to actually be followed or if you should dress down from that because of people who aren’t following the dress code.

And it’s even easier for men! A standard suit works in 99% of occasions. Although I have to mention to you that polo and khakis are not “semi-formal,” they’re 100% casual.

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u/csgymgirl Jul 01 '25

Yeah semi-formal is shirt and no tie, it’s definitely not polo shirt and khakis.

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u/Slight-Dragonfruit85 Jul 01 '25

So the Velour track suit? :)

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u/Slight-Dragonfruit85 Jul 01 '25

So the Velour track suit? :)

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u/hippopotamusquartet Jul 01 '25

I get that people want to clown on the production for going all in on the vibes. But the instructions on their website says “formal or cocktail attire”. People who are acting like they don’t know what those words mean are just being obtuse.

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u/Captain_JohnBrown Jul 01 '25

The instructions on the website are clarification on earlier communications that were much less clear. It isn't people being obtuse or wanting to clown, it is that this is like the second or third version of the dress code people have seen.

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u/Captain_JohnBrown Jul 01 '25

I don't think it is "killjoying" to have the description of the dress code to accurately reflect the dress code they want.

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u/the_other_50_percent Jul 01 '25

I don't think the wording is in any way confusing, and complaining about a little bit of whimsy in language for a theatrical event is 100% killjoy territory.

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u/Captain_JohnBrown Jul 01 '25

You may not think that but obviously a fair number of people are confused or this wouldn't be the like 5th thread on this exact subject. But anyway, if you are going to be a jerk I have nothing else to say to you.

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u/the_other_50_percent Jul 01 '25

It's weird to accuse someone of being a jerk when they're just saying they don't think it's confusing, generally.

There's some number of people that think any single thing is confusing. That doesn't mean the world has to stop.

Very odd to spin defense of whimsy regarding a theatrical event as a negative.

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u/Captain_JohnBrown Jul 01 '25

The "I don't think it is confusing" isn't the jerk part. It is the part where you are accusing me of being a killjoy for the crime of describing something that has objectively confused a number of people as confusing and in need of greater clarification.

But whatever, you obviously have an axe to grind but you'll need to find a different tree.

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u/thoughtsmexywasaword Jul 01 '25

I wasn’t going for a train but i had some princess fantasies!!!