ATTIRE -- for Steppers

Suggested necessities to provide comfort and respectability on the dance floor means you --

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LADIES:

Being well-groomed and prepared on the dance floor is a must.  A dance bag is in order--for both practice and socials-- where the following is a necessity for readiness:

Bag

• Tote or duffle bag--with pockets

Shoes

1. High-heeled dance pumps or sandals, with smooth soles
2. Low-heeled dance slippers, with smooth soles

Accessories 

1. Baby Powder
2. Bottled Water
3. Breath Mints (Rather Than Chewing Gum)
4. Dance Journal or Log
5. Deodorant
6. First Aid Kit
7. Foot, Heel, and Toe Gels
8. Footies or Anklets
9. Hair Brush
10. Hand Fan or Motorized Personal Fan
11. Hand Sanitizer
12. Legwarmers, if Needed
13. Lint Brush
14. Lip Balm
15. Nail File or Kit
16. Pen
17. Pins or Bands for Hair
18. Tissue
19. T-Shirt
20. Towel

APPEARANCE

How to dress for a stepper event:  Dress to impress from head to toe. Come stepper-sharp from the floor up!  

Steppers can vogue the current trend including colors of the stepper set or club or hark back to the costume typical during the origins of stepping.

Attire: 
Girls escorted by Ivy-leaguers would show off their legs by wearing Brooks Brothers sherbet colored, buttoned-down shirts, with plaid, pleated mini-skirts, matching knee socks, and suede, lace-up buck shoes.*

If dating a Gouster, the look was cardigan sweaters buttoned down the back and tight skirts,stockings and cha-cha boots, with pearl earrings and pearl necklaces.* 

A glitzed up evening look would complement the Ivy League, conservative, continental-look of the gentleman. or the look of an old school gangster, mackman, or hustler. 

GENTLEMEN:

Men may want to consider some similar elements (listed above) to appear well-groomed for himself and his fellow dance partner.

Appearance -- 

How to dress for a stepper event:  Dress to impress from head to toe. Come stepper-sharp from the floor up!  

Steppers can vogue the current trend including colors of the stepper set or club or hark back to the costume typical during the origins of stepping.

Attire: 

The Ivy League look imitated a college-man (J. Crew with just a touch of swagger).  The style included a pair of straight-legged slacks, a buttoned-down collar shirt with French cuffs and cufflinks, a V-neck wool sweater; and tinted glasses. His dress up look might include a trending Brooks Brother suit for day, and a sharp dinner suit and bow-tie by night. The cologne was Aramis worn with the crew-cut!!   

Sometimes the Gouster’s or old school gangster-style was preferred.  His dress-casual was loose-fitting on the verge of baggy clothes.  It might include a pair of two-pleated front slacks, turned-down collar shirt, and wool sweater with three buttons at the neck. The cologne of choice was Jade East and a natural or fro! 

The dressed-look included zoot-suit styled, double-breasted suits with cuffed dress slacks with suspenders with knife-creased, front pleats, heavily starched, white shirts or matching suit colored, long-lapel dress shirts with wide ties, colored reptile-skin shoes or spit-shined, sharp-toed Stacy Adams shoes,and high-crown Stetson and Dobbs hats and a matching double-breasted London Fog trenchcoat or fur coat. **

 * Taken from http://boomacious.com/2010/03/ivy-leaguer-or-gouster/

** Taken from http://languagehat.com/gouster/

See also recollections at http://www.steppershistory.org/wiki/index.php?title=Personal_recollections