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[48] [49] The shoes should not be patent leather, [1] which is now reserved for evening formal wear. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Although it may be acceptable to wear 'smart-slip on shoes' [ 1 ] and monkstraps , [ 25 ] it is not ideal to wear either loafers [ 10 ] or open-laced shoes, such as derby shoes (or bluchers in American English). [ 47 ]
Semi-formal wear or half dress is a grouping of dress codes indicating the sort of clothes worn to events with a level of formality between informal wear and formal wear.In the modern era, [when?] the typical interpretation for men is black tie for evening wear and black lounge suit for day wear, corresponded by either a pant suit or an evening gown for women.
White tie, also called full evening dress or a dress suit, is the most formal evening Western dress code. [1] For men, it consists of a black tail coat (alternatively referred to as a dress coat, usually by tailors) worn over a white dress shirt with a starched or piqué bib, white piqué waistcoat and the white bow tie worn around a standing wing collar.
Front view of a pre-moulded plastic back brace with nylon torso and shoulder straps made for a female adolescent or pre-adolescent patient. A back brace is a device designed to limit the motion of the spine in cases of bone fracture or in post-operative spinal fusiona, as well as a preventative measure against some progressive conditions or to correct a patient's posture.
Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.
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A hip protector is a specialized form of pants or underwear containing pads (either hard or soft) along the outside of each hip/leg, designed to prevent hip fractures following a fall. Recent developments include the use of double-sided adhesive films that are breathable and more comfortable to wear than specialised pants.
Mess dress uniform is the most formal (or semi-formal, depending on the country) type of evening-wear uniform used by military personnel, police personnel, and other uniformed services members. It frequently consists of a mess jacket , trousers , white dress shirt and a black bow tie, along with orders and medals insignia .