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NEWS ABOUT: dress code

dress code stories: 13 news summaries

 Morehouse 
 Bans 
 Students 
 in Drag 

College's new dress code has unusual stipulation

Oct 17, 09 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Morehouse College insists that the "image of the strong black man needs to be upheld," and that most definitely involves not dressing up like a strong black woman. The school's new dress code has the usual stuff like banning do-rags and lewd T-shirts. But it also includes a... More »

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Atlanta • dress code • Morehouse College • black men • drag • women's clothing

(Newser) - A former UN worker who faces possible lashing in Sudan for wearing pants blasted flogging as an "insult" to humans that has nothing to do with Islam and everything to do with "men mistreating women," she tells the Guardian. Lubna Ahmed Hussein and 12 other women were... More »

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Islam • crime • dress code • Sudan • Muslims • Islamic dress code • indecent exposure • court • Koran • flogging • Lubna Ahmed Hussein

(Newser) - A Florida town is requiring its employees to wear underwear and deodorant under a new dress code passed this month, the Tampa Tribune reports. Aimed at promoting “strict personal hygiene,” the rules ban “sexually provocative” apparel and forbid “the observable lack of undergarments and exposed undergarments.... More »

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Florida • dress code • free speech • underwear • deodorant

Mom: Bible Says Kids' Shirts Can Be Untucked

Wins daughter's school dress-code battle after citing verse to board

Apr 23, 09 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Battling a school for her daughter’s right to attend with an untucked shirt, a Texas woman cited the Bible, which calls for women to “adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation,” the Dallas Morning News reports. “I don’t want her behind showing,”... More »

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Texas • Christianity • dress code • student • Bible • elementary school • school board • school uniforms

Turns Out, Bush Didn't
Always Wear His Jacket

After Obama is ripped by ex-White House official, HuffPo digs up photos of informal Dubya

Feb 6, 09 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - After a former White House staffer ripped Barack Obama for being under-dressed in the Oval Office, where President Bush required a suit and tie, the Huffington Post has photos of Bush jacketless in, you guessed it, the Oval Office. “There should be a dress code of respect,” Andrew... More »

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Bush administration • dress code • Andrew Card • Oval Office • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

Scottish Docs Give Up Their White Coats

Dress code forbids iconic garment in effort to cut down infection

Dec 16, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - In a move intended to combat the spread of infections, Scotland will forbid doctors to wear the long white coats that have been a symbol of the medical profession for more than a century, the Guardian reports. The country will institute a dress code next year that bans not only... More »

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dress code • hospitals • Scotland • doctors

Kids' Clothes Give Teacher a Real Headache

Swedish school bans stripes, polka dots
to ease migraines

Feb 15, 08 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Bad news for Pippi Longstocking wannabes—a Swedish preschool has banned striped and polka-dotted children's clothing because the patterns trigger one teacher's migraine headaches. The ban is driving some fashion-conscious parents dotty, but the school's principal defends the teacher's right to "an appropriate work environment," reports the Local ... More »

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dress code • migraines • Sweden • Koskullskulle • children's clothes • stripes • migraine triggers • preschool • Scandinavia

Marine Dress Code Cracks Down on Bling, Cleavage

Bans tattoos, jewelry, off-base camo

Oct 21, 07 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As though the US Marines Corps didn't already have enough rules, officials have imposed a strict new dress code barring Marines from sporting flashy jewelry, shiny metal and gems on teeth, visible tattoos, exposed midriffs and excessive cleavage. What's more, the code enforces an older rule prohibiting camouflage uniforms off... More »

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dress code • uniforms • Marine

Shops Closed in Iran for Giving 'Un-Islamic' Do's

Part of crackdown that includes tattoos and scanty clothing

Aug 25, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Western or unconventional styles are officially out in Iran, where police shuttered over a dozen barbershops in the past 2 weeks for giving “un-Islamic” haircuts. Such practices are forbidden thanks to an edict issued in April through the barber’s union. Eleven salons for women were also closed for... More »

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Iran • dress code • hair • religion • tattoos • salon • style

Letting It All Hang Out? Bill Would Put It All Back In

Atlanta proposal calls saggy pants "major concern;" ACLU claims "racial profiling"

Aug 23, 07 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Young men will want to hike up their sagging pants, and women cover up bra straps and exposed thongs if Atlanta’s City Council adopts a proposal to amend the city’s indecency laws, the Journal-Constitution reports. The measure, which would fine violators for exposing boxer shorts, thongs and bras,... More »

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Atlanta • dress code • ACLU • Louisiana • indecency • First Amendment • culture • pants • Delcambre • hip-hop

Iranians Get Dressing Down for Dressing Up

Vice police target youth
whose garb is too 'Western'

Jul 25, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran’s vice police are back patrolling the streets of Tehran to curb outfits they deem too Western. Women are forbidden to wear body-fitting clothes or expose their hair or skin. Men are targeted for tight jeans, T-shirts and spiky haircuts. Offenders are usually put on trial, fined or jailed,... More »

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Iran • dress code • Islamic dress code

Face It: Court Approves Full Veil at Cairo U

Panel lifts ban imposed for security

Jun 12, 07 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women at the American University in Cairo cannot be barred from wearing the traditional Islamic veil covering the entire face, or niqab, a court has ruled after a lengthy battle, reports the BBC. While some hailed the ruling as a blow for religious freedom, others blasted it as a dangerous... More »

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Islam • dress code • women • Islamic veil • Muslim • Cairo • niqab

Wal-Mart Drops The Smock

Company hopes a preppier look will
help attract more upscale customers

Apr 6, 07 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart employees are about to ditch their frumpy frocks in favor of a preppier look—khaki pants and dark-blue polos. It's part of a broader initiative to streamline and modernize the megastore's image to attract a new, wealthier customer base, Business Week reports. Other recent upscaling: vinyl wood floors and... More »

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brands • upselling • dress code • uniforms • work • employment • Wal-Mart

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