Casino Night Attire?
My fiance` Jason and I were invited to attend a Casino Night party at his boss' boss' house on Saturday night.
We received a written invitation (a small card) which looks like a handful of playing cards and gives the location (their house), time (beginning at 7 pm), date (20 Nov 2010), a phone number by which to RSVP and the hosts' names (Boss and Mrs. Boss).
Jason and I are unsure of what to attire would be appropraite for the event. When I called to RSVP I was hoping to ask Mrs. Boss what the attire would be; however, the number provided on the invitation was Boss' Cell Phone. He did not answer, so I left a message saying that we appreciated the invitation and planned to attend. When Boss gave the invite to Jason, he made it clear that he should be discreet, so Jason doesn't know who else is invited from his group, if anyone. The Boss also told Jason that he would be hiring dealers for the evening, but that there obviously would not be actual gambling happening. (So they are spending at least some money on the event...)
Jason says Boss isn't that dressy of a guy (he doesn't wear suits or anything like that to work), but also thinks some upper management might be in attendance. During a recent one-on-one meeting with this boss, Jason expressed his (future) desire to move up into management. We don't want to show up too dressy but obviously don't want to be too casual either. In other words: we want to make a good impression.
I was initially thinking of wearing a dress and fiance says he plans to wear a nice pair of jeans and a good sweater.
Any ideas what attire would be approrpriate?
Edited to add: Thanks everyone for your feedback! I think Jason will wear slacks and a button down shirt and I'll wear a fun skirt with a dressy top.
We received a written invitation (a small card) which looks like a handful of playing cards and gives the location (their house), time (beginning at 7 pm), date (20 Nov 2010), a phone number by which to RSVP and the hosts' names (Boss and Mrs. Boss).
Jason and I are unsure of what to attire would be appropraite for the event. When I called to RSVP I was hoping to ask Mrs. Boss what the attire would be; however, the number provided on the invitation was Boss' Cell Phone. He did not answer, so I left a message saying that we appreciated the invitation and planned to attend. When Boss gave the invite to Jason, he made it clear that he should be discreet, so Jason doesn't know who else is invited from his group, if anyone. The Boss also told Jason that he would be hiring dealers for the evening, but that there obviously would not be actual gambling happening. (So they are spending at least some money on the event...)
Jason says Boss isn't that dressy of a guy (he doesn't wear suits or anything like that to work), but also thinks some upper management might be in attendance. During a recent one-on-one meeting with this boss, Jason expressed his (future) desire to move up into management. We don't want to show up too dressy but obviously don't want to be too casual either. In other words: we want to make a good impression.
I was initially thinking of wearing a dress and fiance says he plans to wear a nice pair of jeans and a good sweater.
Any ideas what attire would be approrpriate?
Edited to add: Thanks everyone for your feedback! I think Jason will wear slacks and a button down shirt and I'll wear a fun skirt with a dressy top.