I recommend googling the weather two weeks prior to your departure to get a feel for the climate during your trip
They can be worn in different styles like cocktails, ballgowns, A-line, etc
Dresses that make you look most confident are a great addition to your formal-wear wardrobe
Blue cheese is easy to crumble, so you can choose either crumbled or wedges
After World War II, the evening dress and mess dress uniforms were reintroduced, with the "tail coat" having a single Austrian knot over the branch-of-service color (General Officers had stars over an oak-leaf braid), with the rank placed in the bottom opening of the knot, while the mess jacket, intended for black-tie occasions, used an Austrian knot (trefoil) rank system, with the branch insignia at the bottom