Silly question about dress codes

[mommydama]

commonreader especially...but anyone else is welcome to throw in their opinion too, of course.

Brad and I were just having an intense discussion about the definition of "smart casual". The dress code for the Capitol tour and reception tomorrow is labeled "smart casual". This is not a code we are very familiar with yet. So what does it mean? Can I wear a simple, summery, brown solid colored dress? I wore it to my cousin's wedding, but I dressed it up with jewelry and the wedding was VERY casual as wedding's go. The groomsmen didn't even wear ties, just sport coats and khakis. Anyway, the real discussion was about what that means for Brad. Does he need to wear a long sleeved, button down shirt? A tie? It is SOOOO hot right now, could he get away with a nice short sleeved, collared shirt? Just wondering....

Comments

Re: ah, I found it

[altarflame.livejournal.com]

On the one hand, I agree with you, since I have long, thick, dark hair and people always say "You must be so hot with all that hair all over you!", but I've never known it any other way.

On the other hand, my son who has sensory integration disorder and refused to wear anything but long pants and long sleeves for years down here in Southernmost Florida, sweat all the time. Badly. And was generally red faced and miserable in a way that his siblings were not, and he ceased to be once we did therapies with him that helped him feel more secure with short sleeves and pants. It's hard for me to imagine that his mind, which wanted that full coverage of skin so badly to guard against textures, would also manifest it's own discomfort in the temperatures.

But, I'm not trying to start a war in Dama's journal. I've actually read that quote somewhere before.

Re: ah, I found it

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't really understand that comment at all. I feel cooler a LOT cooler in shorter sleeaves when the weather is warm. But I never claimed to be all that civilized. I have no fashion sense whatsoever.


I remember all those pictures of Aaron in his long sleaved striped shirt....he is such an interesting little man.