Formal dress (UK) and formal wear (US) are the general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, débutante cotillion, dance, or race. The Western style of formal evening dress, characterized by black and white garments, has spread through many countries; it's almost always the standard formal social dress in countries without a formal national costume. A dress code is a set of rules governing a certain combination of clothing; s… (More on Formalwear)