Debutante ball

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Chicago Hilton and Towers Hotel
, US (2010).
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
, New York City (2012)

A debutante ball, sometimes called a coming-out party, is a

morals. The dress code is white tie and tails for men, and strictly floor-length pure white ball gown for women. Long white gloves[1] are commonly worn by female[2] debutantes and are considered a symbol of upper-class femininity.[3][4][5]

In the

Queen Elizabeth II in 1958 as part of a modernization of the monarchy. The ball was revived in the 2000s under the patronage of the Duke of Somerset
.

In the contemporary United States, the events are sometimes known as debutante cotillion balls and are held for middle schoolers as a chance to teach manners.[6][7][8] In Brazil, this practice has disappeared in almost every city with the exception of Porto Alegre (capital of Rio Grande do Sul, the most southern state of Brazil). In Porto Alegre 40 to 90 girls from the richest families participate in a debutante ball per year, with some girls participating in more than one debutante ball.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coronet Debutante Ball". coronetdebutanteball.org. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "A guide for purchasing gloves for Carnival balls and presentations". NOLA.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2014.
  3. ^ "Make Your Debut At The Vienna Opera Ball-Dress code". wiener-staatsoper.at. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Debutante gloves by Florentine Gloves - White kidskin debutante gloves". www.florentinegloves.com.
  5. ^ "Curtseys over cursing: 'Debutante' examines old-fashioned ceremony and its attendant good manners". New York Daily News.
  6. ^ "National League of Junior Cotillions". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Gollatz Cotillion & Social Programs". Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  8. ^ "JDW Cotillions & Social Education Programs". Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.