Many years ago, I had a dear friend who was a caterer, and he wanted to add Oriental cuisine to his customer menu. So, he studied up, did some trial and error, and then invited about six of his closest friends to his home for an Oriental meal. He had decorated his enormous living room into a Japanese tea garden. We were asked to come in Oriental garb.
Needless to say, it was one of the grandest nights of my adult life. The house was a dream in the making, everyone had outdone themselves with outfits (more like costumes), and the eight course meal was to die for.