Ordinary Korean men, including middle-class people like me, do not have ceremonial formal wears other than their everyday formal attires.
As in the movies, it is only some top-class Korean men who attend parties wearing fancy formal wears such as tuxedos.
Ordinary Korean men wear suits to work in offices and attend official events and ceremonies.
And at funerals, it is customary to wear a black suit or one that is as modest as possible.
Meanwhile, unlike men, Korean women wear somewhat more modest clothes in the office, but at parties, weddings, and ceremonies, they wear colorful, long dresses like in movies.
They put on their best dresses, makeup and accessories.
Hey there, Sun!
While they both portray a high level of professionalism, Business Professional dress code requirements are a little more relaxed. One step down from Business Formal, this dress code is still conservative and traditional, but has more flexibility when it comes to colors and patterns.
- Kristine ^^
Ordinary Korean men, including middle-class people like me, do not have ceremonial formal wears other than their everyday formal attires.
>> Ordinary Korean men, including middle-class people like me, do not have ceremonial formal wear other than their everyday formal attire.
As in the movies, it is only some top-class Korean men who attend parties wearing fancy formal wears such as tuxedos.
>> Like in the movies, only a selected group of wealthy Korean men show up at parties dressed in elegant formal attire like tuxedos.
Ordinary Korean men wear suits to work in offices and attend official events and ceremonies.
>> When working in offices and attending formal gatherings, average Korean men dress in suits.
And at funerals, it is customary to wear a black suit or one that is as modest as possible.
>> Additionally, it's traditional to wear a black suit or something as modest as possible to funerals.
Meanwhile, unlike men, Korean women wear somewhat more modest clothes in the office, but at parties, weddings, and ceremonies, they wear colorful, long dresses like in movies.
>> In contrast to men, Korean women dress considerably more modestly in the workplace, but they dress like characters from movies in long, colorful gowns for ceremonies, weddings, and celebrations.
They put on their best dresses, makeup and accessories.
>> Correct.
Or >> They put on their most elegant outfits, makeup, and accessories.