Concert Dress

Concert Dress is festive black and white. You may wear dress clothing that is all black, all white, or some mixture.

For those of you new to the choir (and as a reminder to the rest), concert dress is formal. In other words, start looking for something to wear now. Information is listed below for dress or slacks and tuxedo. There are also special instructions for concerts with non-standard dress code. If you have questions that are not answered by the information below, please ask one of the officers.

Do NOT wear:

• perfume
• cologne
• aftershave
• any scented personal care item

as some people are allergic to such items. Do, however, wear deodorant and anti-perspirant.

Dress or Slacks

If you do not wear a tux, you must wear:

• black shoes
• black slacks or a black skirt which is at least knee-length
• black blouse with some sleeve (short or long, but not sleeveless) and without frills.

Some places close to MIT to buy dress skirts:

Urban Outfitters

Across Newbury Street from former Tower Records (now Virgin Megastore) at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Newbury St.

The Gap, 201 Newbury Street, 267-4055

The Gap, 100 Cambridgeside Plaza, 864-2255

J. Crew, 100 Cambridgeside Plaza, 225-2739

Ann Taylor, 100 Cambridgeside Plaza, 225-2779

In Boston (in roughly increasing order of price):

Filene’s Basement, 426 Washington St., 542-2011

Marianne, 25 Winter St., 426-9407

Contempo Casuals, 11 Winter St., 695-3590

Images, 417 Washington St., 482-0058

In the Corner Mall, second floor.

The Limited Express, 333 Washington St., 227-8264

Filene’s, 426 Washington St., 357-2100

Jordan Marsh, 450 Washington St., 357-3000

The Gap, Market Place Center, 951-9300

In the Corner Mall.

Saks Fifth Avenue, Prudential Plaza, 262-8500

Ann Taylor, 800 Boylston St., 421-9097

Tuxedo

Tenors and baritones in particular are encouraged to wear:

• black dress shoes (not sneakers, closed toe)
• black socks
• black tuxedo (pants and jacket without tails)
• thin black tie
• white shirt

One convenient place you can go to purchase or rent a tuxedo is Keezer’s, 1738 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (map).

Special Instructions

For some concerts, we may instead use a "fancy dress" code. This applies to the GLORIA concert on November 10, 2018.

• Dress should be black and white - no other colors
• Skirts should be at least knee-length
• Clothing should be "festive"