Chugalug - my comment about number of medals was merely to state that whether or not you have a long row, you should stick to the rules. These days I feel a little conspicuous with my solitary GSM alongside young chaps (son included) with half a dozen or more, but I still wear it, and risk the amused glances from the youngsters!
Re ladies in evening dress - there were many ladies from the generation before mine with WW2 medals, but I have never seen one wearing miniatures in (civilian) evening dress. Whether that convention will change is another matter.
I understand that some men now wear an ordinary tie (or even no tie!) with a DJ, so things do change
