Please read the  guidelines below when shopping for a dress.  The dress guidelines are in the student handbook on pg. 59 – 60. The handbook is located on the FACTS portal under Resource Documents. If you have any concerns regarding a dress, you can  email Ms. Smith at vsmith@archbishopchapelle.org a picture of the front and back  or you can bring the dress to school.  More information will come regarding purchasing tickets.

Winter Formal Dress Guidelines

Ladies:

1. Dresses must be formal (floor length) appropriately fitting, and modest.

2. Spandex dresses are not allowed.

3. Slits in dresses must be no higher than 4 inches above the knee.

4. Bare-backs, visible midriffs (when arms are raised), or cut-outs are not  allowed.

5. The top of the dress can be no lower than an imaginary line drawn across  the student’s chest level to the armpits.  No plunging necklines are allowed. Dresses may have a sweetheart neckline as long as they are modest and show no cleavage. 

6. The dress must be designed to cover a traditional bra; however, strapless  dresses are permissible if they are modest and fully cover the breasts.

7. Dresses lacing up the back or ladder-back dresses are not permitted without  fabric inserts that are the same color as the dress.

8. Nude or flesh colored fabric is not considered an acceptable covering for  cut-outs or cleavage in a dress.

9. No nude or skin tone underlay. Underlay and overlay (lace, sheer fabric,  etc.)  must be the same color. 

10. Ladies may not wear pants of any type.

11. Bandanas may be not worn.

12. No pierced body parts, except the ear lobes. Only one earring per ear is  allowed.

13. Dress shoes are the only acceptable footwear.

14. Dresses may not be altered or changed once a student enters the dance. 

15. Dress styles need to be appropriate to the student’s body shape.

16. Outfits may not be altered from what was approved at the door (i.e. length, jacket,  etc.) to take pictures. The administration has the right to withhold photos, even if they have been paid for, if the administration deems the photo to be inappropriate. No refunds will be given. Jackets for male guests must be worn for pictures.

Gentlemen:

1. Dress suits or sport coats with collared shirts and traditional ties are

required. 

2. Dress shoes and dress socks are required. No tennis shoes.

3. Sunglasses, hats, or bandanas are not permitted.

4. Piercings and visible tattoos are not allowed.

5. Hair, including facial hair, must be well trimmed and well groomed.   

Anyone deemed inappropriately attired by the Dean of Students will not be  allowed into any dance.