dress code

noun

a set of rules specifying the garb or type of clothing to be worn by a group or by people under specific circumstances:
a military dress code; The restaurant's dress code requires men to wear jackets and ties at dinner.

dress code

a set of rules or guidelines regarding the manner of dress acceptable in an office, restaurant, etc

WHO: The dress code is come as you are, as do neighborhood families, large and small (lostiosrestaurant.com).

The first barrier for women is the Islamic dress code or hijab.

Shorts were not an option—they were banned from the dress code.

Part of creating that environment was an informal dress code: The cutest outfit you had.

But a dress code in and of itself, when it is equally enforced and applied to all students, still serves an important purpose.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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