My husband and I will be attending my father's 80th birthday dinner later this week. The restaurant is neither super fancy nor super casual. My father reqested that we not get dressed up (as to not make anyone feel bad) and when I asked what "not dressed up" meant; he said absolutely nothing fancy, just jeans and a t-shirt.
Now, my husband and I are both very much of the mindset that people have gotten too casual in dressing nowadays and we tend to "dress-up" more even on our casual days. I would like to respect my dad's request (he'll be 80 after-all and has earned it) but at the same time, I don't want to wear something that I will be uncomfortable wearing. We just don't really own just jeans and a t-shirt. We do have our workout wear, the scrubby clothes for when we are doing house projects (the old paint stained t's and pants) and the comfy clothes we wear ONLY while lounging in the house - none of which get worn for anything but their respective functions.
I am thinking the best compromise will be a light printed cotton skirt with a sleeveless top and wedge sandals (something I would wear on weekends) particularly since it is supposed to be in the high 80s.
What would you do?
If it matters, I am 34 and my husband is 36.
Now, my husband and I are both very much of the mindset that people have gotten too casual in dressing nowadays and we tend to "dress-up" more even on our casual days. I would like to respect my dad's request (he'll be 80 after-all and has earned it) but at the same time, I don't want to wear something that I will be uncomfortable wearing. We just don't really own just jeans and a t-shirt. We do have our workout wear, the scrubby clothes for when we are doing house projects (the old paint stained t's and pants) and the comfy clothes we wear ONLY while lounging in the house - none of which get worn for anything but their respective functions.
I am thinking the best compromise will be a light printed cotton skirt with a sleeveless top and wedge sandals (something I would wear on weekends) particularly since it is supposed to be in the high 80s.
What would you do?
If it matters, I am 34 and my husband is 36.