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any floor length formal gown should be fine. Nowadays most females just ignore the dress code and wear a nice cocktail dress.
Either a floor length dress or a very dressy short dress is appropriate. If you stick to black you will be able to wear it again.
I think the women that attend this kind of wedding are supposed to wear floor length gowns.
I agree with the others. Floor length or dressy cocktail will be fine.
Yeah but honestly, codes have been relaxed somewhat. Lots of women don't do floor lenght anymore. Cocktail lenght but very dressy is appropriate.
I'm just having a hard time finding something nicer without paying $200 or looking like i'm wearing a bridesmaid dress or a prom dress... unless that's the type of dress you're supposed to wear? I don't know - I've never been to a wedding like this before.
Try looking at an "upscale" consignment shop -- lots of women who attend formal events don't want to wear the same dress many times (and always get photographed in it!) so you might be able to find a nice dress at a much more reasonable price. Otherwise, a formal gown is likely to set you back more than $100.
Having been a bride who also had an evening, formal black tie event...I'll admit to being disappointed that a lot of people showed up in what I would consider dinner dresses. Not that there's anything wrong with more casual events, but it just wasn't the vibe we were going for! If the invite specifically asks for it, I would really make an effort to find a long dress.
This one isn't much over $100:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2952482?origin=category&resultback=896
Or finding ones on sale:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3134359?origin=category&resultback=5024
OK so my picture didn't work on my computer maybe it did on yours but here's a link
http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=SIZ&ItemID=19eca8f&DeptID=70656&CatID=71644&SO=0&x5view=1&Ne=29+3+23+1023+1031+5+585+596+8+18+904+833+949&shopperType=G&N=4294953662&Nao=42&PSO=0&CmCatId=external|71644
@MrsG2Bee: I don't think that is formal enough for black tie. If someone bothered to indicate that the attire is black tie they probably really wanted people to dress up. I would go with a floor length dress.
I thikn dressy cocktail is totally fine...I was at a black tie wedding over the summer and was one of the only girls in a long dress. It didn't really matter.
Since the invitation said "Black Tie Affiar," not "optional" nor "perfered" and it is on NYE, I would wear a gown. Full disclosure - I am projecting my desires for the dress code at my wedding on this.
Yes, to me that is not at the fancy end of cocktail dresses.
Here's a long gown for about the same price, you could really play it up with statement shoes and jewelry:
If you are REALLY REALLY opposed to long, these look more formal to me:
Especially being on New Year's Eve, I'd think you should really stick to the dress code. For many people, New Year's is the one night a year they do full formalwear!
Black tie is not the ultimate formal event, so a long evening dress or cocktail dress is completely appropriate. I would look at the invitation to give you a clue as to which you should choose. If it is simply h'orderves and cocktails, then a short cocktail dress would be approriate. If it's cocktails, dinner and dancing, then probably a more formal long evening dress would be more appropriate.
FYI, if the invitation had indicated a White Tie affair, then only a long evening dress would be appropriate.
A friend of my attended a Black Tie wedding and used some sale emails like Rue La La and Gilt Groupe to get a long gown for under $150!
If you need an invite for the groups, feel free to PM me!
The dress you posted is not formal enough, IMO. I think some of the other posters have made good suggestions.
Im going to a Black Tie Optional event and I plan to wear a gown just because its an excuse to do so!! :-)
@MrsG2Bee: I think that dress would be okay DEPENDING on the jewelry you were to wear with it. But it would have to be something like a fantastic multiple-strand pearl choker and some chandelier earrings to make it look formal enough. You could also wear some nice long black gloves with it... That's the nice thing about a little black dress--the accessories determine how formal it is.
@PitBulLover: I would do the same! How often do you have an excuse to wear a long gown???? LOL!
Here is a photo of me and my family going to a black tie wedding. My sister, mom, and gram wore floor length gowns, and my other sister and I wore shorter cocktail dresses.
blacktie.jpg (55 KB, 57 downloads) 1 year old
Black tie = floor length formal gown. No cocktail dresses. If cocktail dresses were appropriate, they would have said "cocktail attire"
Well since its after your wedding, just wear your wedding dress! It's probably floor length, right? And formal? Should be fine! I doubt anyone will care. The bride will probably just be happy you followed dress code.
IMO - cocktail dresses are not appropriate for a black tie event. I wear cocktail dresses to every wedding I attend. If I included "black tie affair" on an invite I would want women in floor length dresses and I would do the same for any black tie event I was invited to.
Black Tie event means ALL men should be wearing tuxedos with black ties. It doesn't mean long dresses.
Here is a link that has a ton of information about Black Tie and White Tie events:
Hope it helps!
I'd wear something metallic or sparkly for NYE!
From Nordstrom:
@twocatcupcake: See - none of that is black tie to me at all. I would wear those type of dresses to any semi-formal wedding.
Ok... sorry. Black tie doesn't = long gown. The OP asked for suggestions... so that's what I was giving.
Black tie does NOT mean ONLY long dresses anymore..however, it does mean men should be wearing tuxedos. I would say that if you can find a long dress that you like, then go for it. If not, don't feel bad about wearing a dressy cocktail dress. I happen to think that any of the dresses that @twocatcupcake posted would be appropriate. Of course, you could always ask the bride if she has a preference. Also, where is the wedding? Is it somewhere warm? Somewhere cold? WHat's the venue like?
Any dressy cocktail dress is fine as is a long dress. It is more of an issue of how you do your hair and accesorise than anything else. You need to look really sleek and put together to fit in with the vibe.
@twocatcupcake: loving the two purple dresses and the shoes! I think those are perfect for black tie!
My understanding is in most (MOST!) circles in most (MOST!) places, a very dressy short dress is absolutely fine now for black tie events. But it has to be very dressy. And you should assess your circle. And make sure your date wears a tux.
So I know this was a bajillion months ago (ok maybe just a few) but what do you all think of this dress (in black) for black tie?
@MrsG2Bee: Perfect choice. It looks elegant. Would you wear a shawl with it?
@rachaelrobin - i have this scarf which is large enough to be a shawl.
http://www.dressbarn.com/detail/metallic-filigree-scarf/100789251/166
It has a sort of silvery tone to it...
I think that's perfect... and the scarf will compliment it very nicely.
I like that scarf a lot. Have such a fun time at the wedding!!
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all of these dresses are $40-$50 at NewportNews
In the midst of planning my own wedding which is 3 weeks away, we were invited to a wedding that is one month after ours. The invitations say "Black Tie Affair"... does anyone have suggestions/pictures of what to wear or websites I can find something for a New Years Eve black tie wedding?