Dressing Up For Dinner...

Thanks, Kristen, rereading that piece was very helpful towards planning our wardrobes for Jiko this fall.

For hubby: collared shirt, nice slacks, and non-athletic shoes, with a jacket and possibly tie as an option (he won't mind, he likes dressing up a lot more than I do).

For me: nice slacks (I don't do skirts or dresses anymore) with an equally nice blouse and possibly jacket (I have a few matching outfits) and also nice non-athletic shoes.

Think we'll pass muster?

I've never done signature dining (or any table service, for that matter), but even when my friends and I went "out" to Downtown Disney one night just for some shopping and eating (at Earl of Sandwich), we dressed fairly nicely. Still casual, but nicer than the shorts and tees/tanks we had been wearing to spring training games. So I can only imagine when I do get a chance to try signature dining, I'll be pulled together. And the smallest things can make even the most casual clothes look more dressed up (as long as they aren't old and torn). Like adding a cardigan/blazer and a bold necklace to jeans and a tee with flats looks almost downright fancy compared to jeans and a tee with tennis shoes.

I may be in the minority here, but I'm often MORE comfortable in a dress then I am in jeans and a t-shirt. I dress up for work in business casual too, but even on vacation I just feel like a nice, breezy sun dress and flats is way more comfy then constricting jeans. Obviously an evening gown and panty hose is a different story and takes more effort and is less comfortable, but going slightly dressier doesn't phase me in the slightest.

SpamGoddess wrote:

I've never done signature dining (or any table service, for that matter), but even when my friends and I went "out" to Downtown Disney one night just for some shopping and eating (at Earl of Sandwich), we dressed fairly nicely. Still casual, but nicer than the shorts and tees/tanks we had been wearing to spring training games. So I can only imagine when I do get a chance to try signature dining, I'll be pulled together. And the smallest things can make even the most casual clothes look more dressed up (as long as they aren't old and torn). Like adding a cardigan/blazer and a bold necklace to jeans and a tee with flats looks almost downright fancy compared to jeans and a tee with tennis shoes.

What...You've never sat down to a TS meal at WDW...That's gotta be a record...

Allie wrote:

I may be in the minority here, but I'm often MORE comfortable in a dress then I am in jeans and a t-shirt. I dress up for work in business casual too, but even on vacation I just feel like a nice, breezy sun dress and flats is way more comfy then constricting jeans. Obviously an evening gown and panty hose is a different story and takes more effort and is less comfortable, but going slightly dressier doesn't phase me in the slightest.

I totally agree. I hate wearing jeans...I would rather wear a skirt or dress. As a matter of fact, our arrival day last year, I wore a sundress to animal kingdom and it was wonderful!

We pretty much always go back to the room, cleanup and change into something nice. The sundress I wore last time to the Cali Grill was fabul.................ooops!

We pretty much always go back to the room, cleanup and change into something nice. The sundress I wore last time to the Cali Grill was fabul.................ooops!

We pretty much always go back to the room, cleanup and change into something nice. The sundress I wore last time to the Cali Grill was fabul.................ooops!

Allie wrote:

I may be in the minority here, but I'm often MORE comfortable in a dress then I am in jeans and a t-shirt. I dress up for work in business casual too, but even on vacation I just feel like a nice, breezy sun dress and flats is way more comfy then constricting jeans. Obviously an evening gown and panty hose is a different story and takes more effort and is less comfortable, but going slightly dressier doesn't phase me in the slightest.

I totally agree. I hate wearing jeans...I would rather wear a skirt or dress. As a matter of fact, our arrival day last year, I wore a sundress to animal kingdom and it was wonderful!

I'm with the dress-up crowd. I always dress up for dinner, even if it's a casual dinner spot. If it's a signature restaurant, even dressier. Even though I'm on vacation, I treat it as if I'm at home. I wouldn't go to a signature restaurant at home in shorts. That's just me, although it doesn't phase me as to what others are wearing. I think it adds to my dining experience to dress. As a matter of fact, we decided this year on our cruise, to go all out on one elegant night. I normally wear a cocktail dress and hubs is in dress slacks and jacket. We thought it would be fun to do a tux and gown this year. Don't have to, but want to once.

But, I'm kind of like Kristen to a certain extent, it was in my raising. I am also one of the few last hold-outs that refuses to wear pants to a wedding, funeral or Church.

VelcroPooh wrote:

I'm with the dress-up crowd. I always dress up for dinner, even if it's a casual dinner spot. If it's a signature restaurant, even dressier. Even though I'm on vacation, I treat it as if I'm at home. I wouldn't go to a signature restaurant at home in shorts. That's just me, although it doesn't phase me as to what others are wearing. I think it adds to my dining experience to dress. As a matter of fact, we decided this year on our cruise, to go all out on one elegant night. I normally wear a cocktail dress and hubs is in dress slacks and jacket. We thought it would be fun to do a tux and gown this year. Don't have to, but want to once.

But, I'm kind of like Kristen to a certain extent, it was in my raising. I am also one of the few last hold-outs that refuses to wear pants to a wedding, funeral or Church.

Fun! You'll have to share pics when you decide on a gown!

That's the great thing about my Colonel garb; I'm always spiffy. Mrs. Colonel wears her de rigueur floral print house dress, saggy panty hose, combat boots and pill box hat. We always look smashing, although we smell a bit.