Formal wear (Kuboia)

Formal wear in Kuboia consists of clothing and outfits that are worn in more formal occasions and situations in the country.

History and usage
What is now known as formal wear consists of what many Kuboians wore as everyday outfits when it was established as a country in 1987. Outfits were mass produced, generally using crêpe fabric or velvet, with each outfit consisting of multiple "layers" of light clothing - this meant those who wore the outfits could keep warm in the winter by putting on more "layers" and take them off on warmer days. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the outfits were generally referred to as everywear, as they were intended for general purpose.

Everywear saw a decrease in popularity in everyday use around 1993, with the introduction of modern clothing brands such as Danzen, though as of 2022, it continues to be used for more formal occasions, such as work, weddings, Moon Feasts and sees little usage in casual situations.

Outfits
The outfits worn by children are generally called kinderclothe whilst the outfits worn by adults are generally called wachseneclothe or volwassenclothe.

Kindercloth
Kinderclothe for boys often consists of a light long-sleeved blazer with a plain or stripy top worn underneath, tight short-length shorts that are either worn high or low around the waist, and long white or grey socks. As the blazers and shorts were traditionally (and still often) produced without any pockets, boys generally wear a bumbag or shoulder bag to carry small items. They will typically wear Mary Jane shoes and will sometimes wear beret hats.

Kindercloth for girls normally consists of a knee-length "apron" dress worn with a mid or short-sleeved top underneath - the dress usually has a belt worn low around the waist and have two moderately sized pockets. Girls will normally wear Mary Jane shoes, leather clogs (both with long white socks) or knee-high boots. Sometimes instead of a dress they will wear a skirt with braces.

Wachseneclothe
Wachseneclothe (supposedly derived from the German word "erwachsene", meaning adult) for men normally consists of a smart black blazer with a long sleeved top, high-waisted tight trousers and leather shoes. Men are known to occasionally wear the outfit with white socks and Mary Jane shoes, a top hat and a walking cane, though this is mostly an outdated stereotype.

Wachseneclothe for woman meanwhile is almost identical to kindercloth worn by girls.

In popular culture
All of the main human characters in the 1989 animated television series The Incredible World of Riddles wear everywear. Hatter, a character from the 1997 animated television series Magma Eye who is depicted as stereotypically timid and sleazy, wears wachseneclothe as his main outfit.