Both are part of a special Remembrance Day project created by the residents at Rotary Villas at Crocus Plains assisted living facility in Brandon, where the dress and uniform are now on display in the facilitys main dining hall
To have it semiformal, it should be a matched set (same color jacket and pants), a dressier fabric (crepe, silk, higher-end fine wool, something with a bit of shine), and the buttons either the same color as the suit or sparkly
Mrs, mature, and old women I know, terrible names wore different clothes, but the the fashions for gracious ladies were more modest and simple compared to the bright young things
Case in point: All Who Wander's Adele dress has a fitted bodice and supportive square neckline, flattering subtle A-line skirt and puff sleeves made from a unique open-eyelet lace