Dress code
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| - | Dress codes may be enforced by private entities, usually imposing a particular requirement for entry into a private space. "Dress code" may also refer to a [[social norm]]. | ||
| - | * By religious law or tradition | + | A '''dress code''' is a set of rules, often written, with regards to [[clothing]]. Dress codes are created out of social perceptions and norms, and vary based on purpose, circumstances and occasions. Different societies and cultures are likely to have different dress codes, [[Western dress codes]] being a prominent example. |
| - | * For employees, pupils/students, etc. - sometimes a [[uniform]]; sometimes depending on the day, see [[Casual Friday]]; see also [[International standard business attire]] | + | |
| - | * For customers, e.g. for a [[disco]], [[nightclub]], [[casino]], shop or restaurant | + | |
| - | * In special parties; sometimes a specific costume is requested | + | |
| - | * As social rules in general | + | |
| - | Dress codes function on certain social occasions and for certain jobs. A [[school]] or a [[military]] institution may require specified [[uniform]]s; if it allows the wearing of plain clothes it may place restrictions on their use. A [[bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]] of a [[disco]] or [[nightclub]] may judge visitors' clothing and refuse entrance to those not clad according to specified or intuited requirements. | + | Dress codes are symbolic indications of different social ideas, including [[social class]], [[cultural identity]], [[Attitude (psychology)|attitude]] towards comfort, tradition and political or religious affiliations. |
| - | Some dress codes specify that [[tattoo]]s have to be covered. | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[Clothing laws by country]] | ||
| + | *[[Costume]] | ||
| + | *[[Full dress]] | ||
| + | *[[Dress clothes]] | ||
| + | *[[Hemline]] | ||
| + | *[[High heel policy]] | ||
| + | *[[Nonverbal communication]] | ||
| + | *[[Nudity]] | ||
| + | *[[Smart casual]] | ||
| + | *[[Social role of hair]] | ||
| + | *[[Subculture]] | ||
| + | *[[Sumptuary law]] | ||
| + | *[[Uniform]] | ||
| + | *[[Uniform fetishism]] | ||
| + | *[[Western dress code]] | ||
| + | *[[Workwear]] | ||
| - | A "formal" or [[white tie]] dress code typically means tail-coats for men and full-length evening dresses for women. "Semi-formal" has a much less precise definition but typically means an evening jacket and tie for men (known as [[black tie]]) and a dress for women. "Business casual" typically means not wearing [[jeans]] or [[track suit]]s, but wearing instead collared shirts, and more ''country'' trousers (not black, but more ''relaxed'', including things such as [[corduroy]]). "Casual" typically just means clothing for the torso, legs and shoes. | + | {{GFDL}} |
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| - | [[Transparency (optics)|Transparent]] or semi-transparent clothing can play with the boundaries of dress-codes regarding [[modesty]]. | + | |
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| - | Dress codes usually set forth a lower bound on body covering. However, sometimes it can specify the opposite, for example, in UK gay jargon, ''dress code'', means people who dress in a militaristic manner. ''Dress code'' nights in nightclubs, and elsewhere, are deemed to specifically target people who have militaristic fetishes (e.g. leather/[[skinhead]] men). | + | |
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| - | See also [[Shoe#Shoe etiquette|shoe etiquette]], [[mourning]], {{GFDL}} | + | |
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A dress code is a set of rules, often written, with regards to clothing. Dress codes are created out of social perceptions and norms, and vary based on purpose, circumstances and occasions. Different societies and cultures are likely to have different dress codes, Western dress codes being a prominent example.
Dress codes are symbolic indications of different social ideas, including social class, cultural identity, attitude towards comfort, tradition and political or religious affiliations.
See also
- Clothing laws by country
- Costume
- Full dress
- Dress clothes
- Hemline
- High heel policy
- Nonverbal communication
- Nudity
- Smart casual
- Social role of hair
- Subculture
- Sumptuary law
- Uniform
- Uniform fetishism
- Western dress code
- Workwear
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