The Official 2017 Dress Code Questions Thread

[le_momo]

The Black & White Ball is celebrating its 10th anniversary!

The dance floor will be huge, the playlist will be extraordinary, and the night will be one to remember!

2017 Black & White Ball Dress Code

The dress code for the Black and White Ball is formal.

For more details as to what formal attire entails, please follow the guidelines in the dress code below.
Cosplay and crossplay are allowed, so long as the attire fits within the following guidelines.

Please note: The Dress Code will be strictly enforced — we will be denying entry to individuals wearing inappropriate attire.
Individuals who repeatedly disobey the dress code after entry may be asked to leave the event,


Allowed Tops:

• Button-up long-sleeve shirts
• Blouses
• Dress jackets, evening jackets, suit jackets

Allowed Bottoms:

• Dress pants
• Slacks
• Khakis

Allowed Dresses/Skirts:

• Evening gowns
• Opaque (not see-through) dresses or skirts that extend to the top of the knee cap at its highest point (including slits and asymmetrical hems)

Allowed Accessories:

• Ties
• Gloves
• Jewelry
• Formal hats
• Masks

Allowed Shoes:

• Solid-colored, clean-looking shoes with no visible logos
• Dress shoes
• Dress boots (another example)
• Flats
• Ballroom-dance shoes (another example)
• Character shoes
• Formal sandals that have straps securing the heel

If your shoes have heels/platform of any kind, they must be...
Allowed Heels

• Heels that are 4" or lower (including platform)
• Heels that are more than a nickel in diameter at the tip
• Suggested: Heels with some kind of strap to support the foot

Not Allowed Tops:

• Men's button-up short-sleeve shirts
• T-shirts
• Tank tops (another example)
• Muscle shirts
• Tube tops
• Crop tops
• Ripped shirts
• Not wearing a shirt

Not Allowed Bottoms:

• Jeans (and denim of any kind)
• Shorts and cut-offs
• Ripped pants
• Leggings
• Athletic pants (another example)
• Sweatpants

Not Allowed Dresses/Skirts:

• Dresses or skirts that go higher than the top of the knee cap at its highest point (including slits and asymmetrical hems)
• Dresses or skirts that are see-through above the top of the knee cap (including asymmetrical hems and lining)

Not Allowed Accessories:

• Weapon props

Not Allowed Shoes:

• Shoes with large, visible logos (ie. Nike swoosh, Adidas logo, etc)
  
  • Sneakers/tennis shoes
  • Informal Sandals and Sandals without straps on the heel
  • Birkenstocks
  • Uggs
  • Crocs
  • Flip-flops
  • Dance sneakers
  • Clogs
  • Bare feet
  
  If your shoes have heels/platform of any kind, they cannot be...
  Not Allowed Heels:
  
  
  
  • Heels that are higher than 4" (including platform)
  • Narrow-tipped heels that are less than a nickel in diameter at the tip
  
  
  
  We hope that everyone will enjoy the Ball and have a great time, so that is why this thread is being posted.
  
  If you have any questions or concerns over your outfit for the Ball or in general, you are welcome to post them here. You can even post a picture of your outfit/cosplay here and we will let you know if it will be acceptable for the Black and White Ball.
  
  If you would like your outfit to be a surprise until FanimeCon, you may also send us an email at [email protected] and we will get back to you with an answer as soon as we are able to.
  
  - Rebecca

[Alyxiane]

What would be the stance on LED lights? I'm planning on wearing this, but I want to make sure if this will be allowed. (The skirt length is shown to be a bit short on the model, but on myself it's actually covering my knees since I'm shorter in height.) Thanks! :)

[le_momo]

LED lights will be fine! You should have no problem wearing it as long as it meets the length requirement.

- Rebecca

[thepharaohinleather]

Hi there!! Very late question but what if we have a dress that is higher than the knee but we wear long pants underneath or opaque leggings? Is this alright or no? Please let me know! Thank you!

[le_momo]

Hi there!! Very late question but what if we have a dress that is higher than the knee but we wear long pants underneath or opaque leggings? Is this alright or no? Please let me know! Thank you!

Leggings are allowed under dresses that adhere to the code. Unfortunately, the rule for skirts is consistent no matter if leggings are worn under or not.

Thank you!
- Rebecca