Clothes for a special occasion; smart or showy clothes:she changed out of her glad rags and tugged on old jeans...
Reviewers are likely to mistake, if not nudity for new clothes, bizarre glad rags for haute couture.
It's the night of nights for the science glitterati of Australia, a chance for scientists and their mates to whip off their lab coats and don their glad rags.
Wear an old coat over your glad rags, though - sparks will fly.