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[shoptilyadropagain]

I lead a casual lifestyle.  I wear dress pants with nice tops/sweathers through the week for work and go for comfort/casual on the weekends (ecept for church), funerals and weddings).  Personally, I love the look of jeans....they can be dressed up or dressed down. Yes, some of them may appear to be sloppy but I've seen many people attempt to dress up formally and look just as sloppy, if not worse.  I don't do dresses, hosiery, spiked heels, etc. anymore.  If I received the invitation for a formal dinner, I would send my regrets and not attend.

[SaRina]

Personally, I feel most comfortable in casual dress and least comfortable in dressy attire, so I agree with @mac116 that dressy casual would be a good compromise to make sure your guests are comfortable, but that there is a special occasion feel.

IMO it should be more about what your guests might like and be more comfortable with instead of what you would like.

[Moonchilde]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

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@Lilysmom wrote:

Why do you have to have a dress code?  I would just lets people come as they feel appropriate or say casual dress if you must specify.  I am not sure how I would dress if I got an invitation that said 'Chiristmas Attire'.  Maybe I'm the only one but the parties I go to don't say how to dress and most times there is no written invitation.  LM

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@Lilysmom

Haven't you ever gotten all dressed up for a special occasion?  It's a lot of fun!    Do you really think wearing sloppy jeans is appropriate all the time?  

I'm guessing that many women have holiday outfits they've only worn once or twice and would love to get a little more wear out of.  

 Specifying "Festive Holiday Attire" gives people a chance to wear something different and fun if they would like.    Not everyone wants to come in what they wear every single weekend to run their errands!

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I don't see where @Lilysmom mentioned wearing jeans at all, let alone "sloppy jeans", nor did she indicate in any way  that she felt jeans (sloppy or otherwise) were appropriate "all the time."

And we all know that there is a wide variety of dress between jeans and cocktail dresses - and that women don't all dress the same even to "run errands."

[Noel7]

It's been decades since jeans by definition meant sloppy.  People are paying several hundred dollars for stylish jeans and they look good.

Personally, I no longer wear jeans, I'm into comfort and there are plenty of great dressy or not so dressy slacks available for that.

[cherry]

If it were me I would invite my guests and let them choose the attire. They may think that it's too rigid ,and stuffy, and not come

[SunValley]

The first question you will get from every female guest will be in a phone call asking what you are going to wear. The fact that this is a holiday party will give your guests the opportunity to wear something festive and women will feel comfortable wearing a sparkly top or glittering Christmas pin. I know several men of all ages who will rock a plaid vest or holly bow tie at Christmas. If you plan on making this an annual event, you will send a clear message of dressiness by the outfit you choose to wear. I would save the fancy dress for a special evening out during the season and let your guests wear festive casual. I wouldn't want to stay very long at a party if I had to stand in heels and wear spanx to get that dress on...

[SunValley]

@Spinach2

And I want to add that it's nice of you to host a party as it's a lot of work not to mention it can get spendy. And congrats on your first party as a couple. We need more love in this world.

[ECBG]

Call it a Christmas Coctail Party.  Those are usually dressy casual.

[Jacie]

One year I didn't specify dress code and got alot of jeans and REALLY ugly Christmas sweaters- it was a HOOT!  We still laugh about it!

[mstyrion 1]

I enjoy stepping it up a notch for holiday parties.

I live in the SW and it's definitely not all jeans at parties.

Women like to get out the velvets and boots since our season for this type of attire is short. 

I think the suggestion of "festive attire" is a good one.  Most people know this means leave the everyday jeans and T shirts at home.

I'm attending a party in early December and will be wearing black leggings, tall black boots and a rhinestone and velvet trimmed tunic.  It's comfy, but a step above what I would wear for non holiday parties.