For women performers of the orchestra, they are expected to wear all black, such as black pants or long skirt, along with a black blouse or black dress coat. For men, it is expected to wear a tuxedo. However, for the audience of this specific concert, there is no expected dress code. The audience typically tends to dress more formal for classical concerts, and more casual for “pops” concerts. After observing the attire etiquette throughout the concert, the performers had met the expectations. The performers, both men and women, dressed in all black, looking very similar as a large group. However, the audience differed slightly. Half of the audience was dressed very formal, women in blouses and dresses, and men in tuxedos. The other half was dressed very casual, including jeans, t-shirts, etc. Because this was a Holiday Concert, there were many people of the audience dressed in Christmas themed outfits, such as Santa
For women performers of the orchestra, they are expected to wear all black, such as black pants or long skirt, along with a black blouse or black dress coat. For men, it is expected to wear a tuxedo. However, for the audience of this specific concert, there is no expected dress code. The audience typically tends to dress more formal for classical concerts, and more casual for “pops” concerts. After observing the attire etiquette throughout the concert, the performers had met the expectations. The performers, both men and women, dressed in all black, looking very similar as a large group. However, the audience differed slightly. Half of the audience was dressed very formal, women in blouses and dresses, and men in tuxedos. The other half was dressed very casual, including jeans, t-shirts, etc. Because this was a Holiday Concert, there were many people of the audience dressed in Christmas themed outfits, such as Santa