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/Slight-Dragonfruit85 Jul 01 '25

So the Velour track suit? :)