What the fuck is "gala attire"?

[South Austin 52621]

I'm going to a charity fundraising gala in November, and the dress is designated as "gala attire."  I understand black tie, business formal, and business casual, but what the fuck is gala attire?  Tux?  Business suit?  Assless chaps?

[52-80 19260]

 

[SHOOTER12 8832]

23 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

 

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[Cheeseweasel 26438]

41 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I'm going to a charity fundraising gala in November, and the dress is designated as "gala attire."  I understand black tie, business formal, and business casual, but what the fuck is gala attire?  Tux?  Business suit?  Assless chaps?

Black tie. Or Orange/Blue as pointed out above.

[Native Horn 3516]

Little black dress oughta do ya.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21930]

Ball gown

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

Tux, but a suit would be fine as well. 

[52-80 19260]

27 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Ball gown

not so appropriate on a man, but what the hell its worth a shot

[luke duke 6414]

[NeverMarryAStripper 21930]

23 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

not so appropriate on a man, but what the hell its worth a shot

Maybe a ball gag then

[LonghornJones 837]

Since its a fundraiser, you could try to pull off a tank top, shorts, and snow boots. Throw on some BIG sunglasses and all of the olds will think you're a rapper or an Instagram model.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2415]

[G650 14278]

Whenever you find the person that wrote the invite, beat their ass while wearing your dinner jacket.

[gyroprotagonist 2595]

3 hours ago, G650 said:

Whenever you find the person that wrote the invite, beat their ass while wearing your dinner jacket.

cummerbund folds up so it catches the blood coming off his face.

[jimmyjazz 46192]

Did it say "gala" or "gayla"?

[Prepuce of Doom 21105]

I'm pretty sure that the invitation reads "gorilla attire."

[South Austin 52621]

14 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Did it say "gala" or "gayla"?

Ah, I misread the invite.  I'll go with the assless chaps.

[phdhorn 6224]

 

[Guest Lobo]

I assume the event is in Austin based on username?  

In that case, I think that basically means dark suit/tie.  

If it were Dallas or Houston, i'd say tuxedo.  

People gettin clever with attire guidelines is annoying as shit.  And if you ask for business attire/gala attire in any city to be outdoors between Easter and Columbus Day in Texas, then fuck you twice.  

We received an invitation to an engagement party years ago that read, and I quote word-for-word because it's seared into my brain forever:
"Austin open-collared formal, with an eye towards cocktail glamour."

That happened.  On this planet.  I wore a guayabera and got piss drunk.

[RollLeft 5045]

1 hour ago, Lobo said:

..."Austin open-collared formal, with an eye towards cocktail glamour."

That happened.  On this planet.  I wore a guayabera and got piss drunk.

 

Well duh...

[KaiserSoze 998]

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[HornOnTheBayou 8948]

[CooterBrown 18032]

I don’t go anywhere that requires pants. That simple rule has served me well.

[Loco 3754]

All red..  like the apple

[GotThatFire 166]

[pearlandhorn 3274]

When you give your RSVP, tell them you aren’t coming because of their vague bullshit dress instructions.

[Guest]

On 10/27/2018 at 2:08 PM, GotThatFire said:

JoJo Bows. This guy gets it.

I'ma come back like a boomerang.

[Sbbruin 21895]