Occasions : Cocktail parties, evening events, formal dinners, weddings
[6] An Australian freelance fashion director remarks, "Smart Casual is the dress code most open to interpretation and the one least understood", and advises wearing fresher colors, lighter, softer materials, patterned, relaxed, thoughtful, less structured, clean and not confrontational apparel, with fabrics like linen, cashmere, fine wool and cotton that are freshly laundered
The custom of wearing old afternoon dresses in the morning should be banned by every well-dressed woman. (Every Womans Encyclopaedia, 1910-2) Lingerie Dress = The Typical Garden Party Dress A lingerie dress was the typical dress worn at social events in the afternoon, such as summer garden parties
A smocked back panel and swing silhouette give your bump room to grow, and the front buttons double as nursing access