Dress clothes facts for kids

Dress clothes are clothing that is less formal than formal wear but more formal than casual wear.

Summary

For boys and men, an outfit of dress clothing includes items like a necktie, a dress shirt, trousers, dress socks, and dress shoes.

For girls or women, an outfit of dress clothing can include either slacks, a skirt, or a dress. With slacks or a skirt, a shirt or blouse is worn. With a skirt or dress, hosiery such as pantyhose might be worn.

Dress clothing is often worn for nights out. It is worn in white collar work environments such as offices. Other appropriate places include gatherings such as graduations, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and funerals.

Images for kids

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  Shinzo Abe and Ivanka Trump, both wearing Western business suits (2017)

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  Condoleezza Rice, United States Secretary of State, and Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey, in informal wear (2010)