Hi everyone,
I have made dinner reservations for L%26#39;Espadon on a Saturday night, and asked them whether a tux and couture gown or suit %26amp; tie and cocktail dress would be more appropriate.
The answer was suit %26amp; tie and cocktail dress is more appropriate.
I am really disappointed in this as I%26#39;d like to dine somewhere in Paris where I can wear my wedding reception dress again as I%26#39;m spending a fortune on it but only wearing it for 2 hours at the actual wedding (not by choice, mind you!).
Where can we dress up if not at the Ritz? Maybe they were picturing a big ball gown instead of what I have in mind? These are the kinds of dresses I was referring to: http://www.bora.com.au/news_13.htm
Would a tux really be out of place at the Ritz?
Your opinions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Yes, it would really be totally out of place. People would stare, and not in a good way.
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Thanks kerouac2. Can you recommend somewhere in Paris where we can dress up this way, or is there no such thing?
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Is dress already purchased? If not maybe you can go shorter or Tea Length and that would work for Ritz.
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bmanley, the dress has already been ordered. It%26#39;s for our wedding reception, not to wear to the Ritz. I just wanted to go somewhere in Paris fancy enough to wear the dress again.
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beautiful dress! I bet you wouldn%26#39;t have time after the wedding to get it shortened and have it as a cocktail dress - that way you would get alot of use out of it!
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I don%26#39;t see you dining in a dress like that anywhere in Paris unless it%26#39;s an event with dress code specified as %26quot;Black Tie%26quot;.
In all honesty, I don%26#39;t recall seeing anyone dressed in gowns for New Year%26#39;s Eve at top Paris restaurants (Crillon, Le Meurice %26amp; Ritz included).
With that said, I would leave your gown %26amp; tux at home and wait for an occasion to present itself in order not to feel/look out of place on your trip.
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BBKeeper,
LEAVE THE DRESS and the TUX at HOME!!!
You will have a much more wonderful experience in Paris if you dress in accordance to the city%26#39;s standards, as opposed to what you have contrived in your dreams.
As in most major important places/big cities (NYC, London,Rome etc...) dressing up as you are thinking about doing to go out to go to dinner is JUST NOT DONE !!!
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I think for New Year%26#39;s eve maybe it would be ok or a special gala event... but frankly if you feel like celebrating in your own way, go for it. After all you could be coming from a gala event elsewhere.
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fro4600, we leave the day after our wedding for our honeymoon so no won%26#39;t be able to get the dress shortened. The dress in the picture isn%26#39;t actually the dress I%26#39;m getting, but same label and similar fancy look (and I don%26#39;t think the style can be shortened actually).
Thank you so much for your advice everyone, much appreciated. The dress %26amp; tux will stay at home...
So will a little black dress suffice for the Ritz then?
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