Dress Code

Student Forced To Shave Matt Bonner Haircut, Scores Courtside Playoffs Tickets

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs, Video, Dress Code, Patrick Gonzalez, Dress Code Violations, San Antonio, Spurs, Matt Bonner Haircut, School Dress Code, Education News

Patrick Gonzalez, the 12-year-old student forced to shave off his haircut -- which was a tribute to San Antonio Spurs player Matt Bonner -- finally go...

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Middle Schooler Faces Suspension For Crazy Haircut

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Haircuts, Video, Dress Code, Dress Code Violations, School Dress Codes, School Suspension, Texas Schools, Student Dress Codes, Student Faces Suspension, Education News

Patrick Gonzalez, a student at Woodlake Hills Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, was given in-school suspensionfor coming to class with the likeness...

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Middle Schooler Suspended For Red Hair

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Junior High School Students, High School, High School Dress Codes, School Dress Codes, Dress Code, Junior High, High School Students, Education News

Hannah Adams, a 13-year-old student at Riverside Middle School in Greer, S.C., received a week of in-school suspension for coming to class with her ha...

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GOP Lawmaker Explains Playing Hooky For Two Months

Easley Patch | Carolyn Farr Smith | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: South Carolina Legislature, Redistricting, South Carolina Republicans, Dress Code, Bobby-Harrell, South-Carolina-Redistricting, State and Local Government, Dress Code Violations, Playing Hooky, Eric Bikas, Dress Codes, South Carolina Politics, Politics News

Republican State Representative Eric J. Bikas said that he hasn't been to Columbia in two months, after he was asked to leave in January. Bikas, 25...

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Those Matching Work Outfits Could Cost You Your Job

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Video, Dress Code, Billy E. Hyatt, The-Mark-of-the-Beast, Debrahlee Lorenzana, Florida, Firing, 666, New York City Board of Education, Law Firms, Citigroup, Business News

It's always a little bit embarrassing when you show up to work wearing the same thing as the person who shares your cubicle (a situation we're very fa...

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Queeries: What To Wear When It Seems No One Cares Anymore

Steven Petrow | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Black Tie, Festive Attire, Casual Attire, How to Dress Business Casual, Business Casual, Dressing Up, Dress Code, Dress Codes, What to Wear, Gay Voices News

It's simply a fact of modern life that attire, whether in the office, a night on the town, or even a cocktail party, is a lot more informal than it once was. In my book, that's not the end of the world as we know it, nor does it mean you need to follow suit.

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Pennsylvania District Bans Fur-lined Boots Over Cellphones

AP | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Pottstown Middle School Boots Ban, Boots Ban, Dress Code, Philadelphia Schools, Pottstown Middle School, Pottstown Schools, Ugg Boots, Education News

POTTSTOWN, Pa. -- A suburban Philadelphia middle school's ban on a popular type of fur-lined boots isn't about fashion, it's about cellphones. Pottst...

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A Holiday Dress Guide for the Pajama-Inclined

Corinne Mucha | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Pajamas, Holidays, New Year's, Dress Code, Holiday Shopping, Tips for the Holiday Season, Comics, Cookie Baking, Christmas, Holiday Season, Chicago News

For those who prefer to wear jammies all the live-long day, it can be hard to decide what's appropriate to wear for important holiday occasions. This handy guide lets you know: Pajamas? Yea or nay?

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POLL: Should School Dress Codes Ban 'Distracting' Hair And Piercings?

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Tulare Joint Union High School, California Public Schools, Dress Code, School Dress Code, High School News

A California high school has proposed a controversial new dress code which, if approved, would prohibit students from sporting "distracting" hair (suc...

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7 Sports In Which You Can (Or Must) Still Wear A Skirt

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Women's Sports, Sports, Lacrosse, Golf, Field Hockey, Dress Code, Running, Women's Boxing, Running Skirt, Tennis, Slidepollajax, Sports Uniforms, Women News

The recent controversy over whether or not female boxers will be required to compete in skirts at the 2012 Olympics in London got us thinking: Are spo...

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Are Bare Shoulders Appropriate For School? Students Weigh In! (VIDEO)

| Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Student-Journalism, Video, Fun Stuff, Dress Code, Schooltube, School Dress Code, High School News

The students at Orlando, Florida's Timber Creek High School are not happy with their school's dress code -- and they're not afraid to say it! Watch th...

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Girl Banned From Wearing Rosary Necklace At School

AP | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: American Civil Liberties Union, Video, Dress Code, Nebraska Schools, Fremont Nebraska, Nebraska, Fremont Nebraska Schools, Schools, Education News

FREMONT, Neb. -- A Nebraska school district has banned a necklace that looks like a rosary after police told officials it's also being worn by gang me...

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School Board: Facial Piercings OK

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: American Civil Liberties Union, Dress Code, Facial Piercings in School, Ed Croom, Johnston County Schools, School Dress Codes, North Carolina Schools, Facial Piercing, Johnston County, North Carolina, School Dress Code, Johnston County School Board, Education News

SMITHFIELD, N.C. -- A North Carolina school system that had been involved in a dispute with a student over her nose piercing has now changed its dress...

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How This School District And Parents Feel About These

AP | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Pennsylvania Schools, Dress Code, Pennsylvania, Hooded Sweatshirts, Catasauqua Area School District, School Dress Codes, Dress Codes, School Dress Code, Skinny Jeans Ban, Education News

CATASAUQUA, Pa. -- Students in a Pennsylvania school district have gotten approval to remain fashion forward. The Morning Call of Allentown reports t...

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WATCH: School District Debates BAN On Extreme Hair, Makeup

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Style News, Video, Lake Country Ban, Dress Code, School Ban, Poll, Fashion, Beauty, Dress Codes, Style News

Katy Perry rocked royal blue, Gaga went green, and Lauren Conrad chose full-on rainbow. But for high school students in Lake County, Florida, dying ha...

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The Man Behind No Pants Policy in Badminton Explains Motivations

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Women's Sports, Badminton Life, Skirts-Only Policy, Badminton, Dress Code, The Playing Field, Interview, Sexism, Sports News

Badminton World Federation Deputy President Paisan Rangsikitpho has provided explanation for the federation's recent decision to require women players...

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School Officials Argue With Student Over Meaning Of 'Hell'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Ramirez, Student Rights, Dress Code, Free Speech, Jesus, Missouri, North Kirkwood Middle School, School Policy, T-Shirt, School Dress Code, Education News

An unlikely argument over semantics has erupted at one Kirkwood, Mo. middle school regarding the use of the word "hell," reports KTVI. Michelle Ram...

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TLC Considering DRESS CODE For Cabbies

NY1.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TLC Taxi Dress Codes, Taxi Dress Codes, Dress Code, Taxi Uniforms, Ny News, Uniforms, Dress Codes for Cabbies, New York News

While riders may not pay much attention to how their cabbie is dressed, the city reportedly wants taxi drivers to take better stock of their own appea...

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Women Invite 'Drunk Idiots' With Immodest Dress Says Russian Priest

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Religion News, Patriarch Kirill, Dress Code, Vsevolod Chaplin, Russian Women, Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox, Orthodox Church, Orthodox Women, Immodest Dress, Religion News

By Sophia Kishkovsky Religion News Service A top official of the Russian Orthodox Church has called for an official dress code to encourage propriety...

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Why Dressing for Business Should Not Resemble a Visit to a Sex Club

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business-Attire, Dress Code, NY Jets, New York Jets, Women in Business, Ines Sainz, Professional Dress, What Not to Wear, Business Casual, Dress Codes, Physical Appearance, Business News

A wise woman once told me that it was best to be attractive, but not attracting, when dressing professionally for work. There is a subtle, but significant difference. Perhaps this is a tidbit Ms. Sainz might like to take to heart.

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National Insecurity and the Dress Code

Lise Van Susteren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Dress Code, Heat Wave, Climate Change, Climate Legislation, Psychology, Climate Crisis, Gulf Oil Spill, Energy Policy, Air Conditioning, Green News

It's been nearly 100 degrees in Washington DC for the last several weeks. Yet on every sidewalk and in offices all over the city people can be seen dressed up in suits.

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"When Everything Changed" ... for the better

Ellen Snortland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, Betty Friedan, Dress Code, Gloria Steinem, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Women in Business, Hillary Clinton, Gail Collins, When Everything Changed, Gender, Books News

Columnist's book offers an overview of the progress made by women and girls over the past half-century Note: This post appears both here and in my co...

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What To Wear Part 1: The Feared Dress Code

Daria Shualy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sense of Fashion, Dress Code, Web2.0, What to Wear, Caterina Fake, Expo, Flickr, Style News

The What to Wear question is a tough one, and there's no easy answer to it. But I do have two suggestions.

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High Schools Struggle When Gender Bends The Dress Code

nytimes.com | JAN HOFFMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dress Code, Ceara Sturgis, Style News

Can a girl attend her prom in a tuxedo? In recent years, a growing number of teenagers have been dressing to articulate or confound gender identity ...

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Unleashing the Lady in the Corporate Suit

Morane Barkai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Ryan vs. Penelope Cruz, Skirt Suits, Puppy Eating Aliens, Corporate Dress Code, Pant Suits, Dress Code, Style, Style News

The problem arises when women dress like men would dress if they were women. When that happens, even a breathtaking babe can turn into an asexual android on a mission to kill.

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