formal dress - quotes and descriptions to inspire creative writing

Though the dress was formal there was a merriment in its hues and generous folds; one could as easily climb trees as waltz in such a gown.

A formal dress can be a pretty dress. Whatever I do I demand the right to remain feminine. I can't see why masculine fashions should impact my choice of attire.

'Ha, no! A formal dress is not for an office, it is for a formal dance, the old fashioned kind. I can see why you'd think that though. That's hilarious. You need a pretty dress not some shoulder pad 1980s get up. Good god!"

A formal dress is apparently a ballgown of sorts, how is that formal? Perhaps it signifies that it is a grand occasion rather than a garden party frock?

I guess a formal dress shows your form, your figure, to its best? I still think it's a way to say "princess dress" for those who feel too "grown up" for such ideas. But if you look at them, especially with the guy in a tux, it is very much a "fairytale" look.