Prince William Community Band Dress Code

At all band appearances, individuals are encouraged to wear what is most flattering or comfortable to them while still enhancing the uniform appearance of the band within the following guidelines:

Formal Wear (primarily winter/indoor concert settings)

When the audience looks at Band (or a photograph is taken from the audience) it looks much better if the band has a uniform color. Individuals with white shirts and no jackets really stick out and detract from the overall appearance of the Band.

Men:

Clothing	Preferred	Alternate 1	Alternate 2
Pants	Black Slacks (no jeans) Black Belt and/or Black Suspenders	Black Slacks (no jeans) Black Belt and/or Black Suspenders	Black Slacks (no jeans) Black Belt and/or Black Suspenders
Shirt	White with Collar Black Studs and Cufflinks (optional)	Black with Collar	White with Collar Black Studs and Cufflinks (optional)
Jacket	Black Suit Jacket to match slacks (any style, doesn’t have to be tux) (Jacket must be worn on stage.)		Black Cardigan Sweater (buttons in front) (Sweater must be worn on stage.)
Neckwear	Black Bow Tie		Black Bow Tie
Footwear	Black Socks and Black Shoes	Black Socks and Black Shoes	Black Socks and Black Shoes

Women:

Clothing	Preferred	Alternate 1	Alternate 2
Dress	Black Dress (knee-length or longer, any style)
Bottoms		Black Pants (no jeans) or Skirt/ Culottes (knee-length or longer) Black Belt (optional)	Black Slacks (no jeans) or Skirt/Culottes (knee-length or longer) Black Belt (optional)
Shirt		Dressy Black Blouse or Black Sweater Top	White Blouse with Collar
Top	Black Cardigan Sweater (optional)		Black Jacket (any style)
Neckwear			Black Bow Tie or other Short Black Tie (rosette, mini ascot, foulard, tulip bow, etc.) Not required if white blouse has integrated bow or decorations at collar
Footwear	Black Hose and Black Shoes	Black Socks/ Hose and Black Shoes	Black Socks/ Hose and Black Shoes

Note 1: Hats are not allowed for formal concerts.

Note 2: For some special concerts, we may decide to allow members to wear an accent color for accessories, such as green for St. Patrick’s Day. This will be announced if it is allowed.

Informal Wear (primarily spring/summer/outdoor concert settings)

Men:

Clothing	Preferred	Alternate 1 (only if weather is hot)
Pants	Black Slacks (no jeans) Black Belt	Black Shorts (no cutoffs) Black Belt
Shirt	White PWCB Polo Shirt with Logo or Other All-White Polo Shirt with Collar	White PWCB Polo Shirt with Logo or Other All White Polo Shirt with Collar
Upper Outerwear	White Outdoor Jacket or Sweater (optional)
Footwear	Black Socks and Black Shoes	White Socks and White Shoes
Optional Headwear	White PWCB Visor or Cap or Other All-White Visor or Cap Sunglasses	White PWCB Visor or Cap or Other All-White Visor or Cap Sunglasses

Women:

Clothing	Preferred	Alternate 1 (only if weather is hot)
Pants	Black Slacks or Long Casual Skirt (no jeans) Black Belt (optional)	Black Shorts/Skirt/Culottes (no cutoffs, not too short) Black Belt (optional)
Shirt	White PWCB Polo Shirt with Logo or Other All-White Polo Shirt with Collar	White PWCB Polo Shirt with Logo or Other All White Polo Shirt With Collar
Upper Outerwear	White Outdoor Jacket or Sweater (optional)
Footwear	Black Socks/Hose and Black Shoes	White Socks and Shoes or White or Black Sandals
Optional Headwear	White PWCB Visor or Cap or Other All-White Visor or Cap Sunglasses	White PWCB Visor or Cap or Other All-White Visor or Cap Sunglasses

Note1: No other type of headwear is allowed.