Dress code in bars and clubs
12-May-2008
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In this country our bars and clubs rip us off left right and centre with the cost of drinks or admission fees.  To add insult to injury many of these places are now starting to insist on a dress code before you can even get through the door.

In the town where I live we have two weekend late-night drinking establishments. The one most people prefer to frequent is a modern, bright, fairly expensive wine bar with a resident DJ. On a Saturday night people looking for somewhere to continue enjoying their night out start queuing at 10.30 in order to ensure that they gain entrance.

This establishment however, has a rather strict dress code, jeans and trainers not being considered suitable attire.
Several times I have queued up with friends only to have the slightly stroppy bouncer deny entry to some of them for the sin of wearing, shock horror, JEANS and TRAINERS!

dress code in clubs

'Denim is denim - whatever the colour'

And there is no reprieve for white jeans, chinos or whatever you like to call them (denim is denim whatever the colour or label) or any trainers that resemble “normal shoes” but are in fact not as they are made of fabric not shiny leather or leather effect plastic.

So what makes this form of dress offensive? I take it that it isn’t because the wearer is deemed to poor to drink in the establishment as he can only afford jeans and trainers to wear because everyone knows that a decent pair of jeans and trainers costs quite a lot of money. Maybe the management assume that the wearing of these items turns the normally mild mannered person into a beer swilling trouble maker who has nothing better to do than start a fight and wreck the establishment. Most of my friends spend all week working in offices dressed in “proper” trousers and shoes and prefer to spend their weekends in less formal clothes, maybe it is time that bars and nightclubs stopped being so snobby about dress.


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You're not going to want to go back to being 'all done up' when your boss is back :)
*How loose  11-May-2008 11:26

 
Well have been at work today with my top button undone and tie loose to the second button (boss been out all day and have took advantage) Hope this heat doesn't continue though! Been tough staying buttoned up all week.
*buttonupboy  10-May-2008 20:53

 
Happy it's fastened? Collar tight? I suppose your boss is around, otherwise surely in this heat you could loosen up!
*How loose  09-May-2008 14:07

 
White button-down white shirt and pale blue tie. Top button fastened.
*buttonupboy  09-May-2008 14:04

 
So you're done up today? What are you wearing?
*How loose  09-May-2008 13:15

 
A guy in our office did try to get away with saying his top button had fallen off. He was sent home and told to come beack with a different shirt on which does have a top button. He also had his wages docked for time wasting!
*buttonupboy  09-May-2008 12:45

 
Oh well buttonupboy nearly knocking off time you can undoe that collar why not remove your collar button and say it fell off
*pete  07-May-2008 16:20

 
No such luck, boss is in all day today. Top button fastened.
*buttonupboy  07-May-2008 13:54

 
I can't believe your bosses do not allow you to loosen your collars I never fasten mine. Good to see you where loose yesterday 2 buttons undone great look how I was when I finished yesterday, Today I am in my navy suit pale blue spread collar shirt with the collar undone with matching tie pulled down like yesterday on line witht he second button most guys in our office are the same. I am sockless in black lace ups socklessness seems to be popular in our office, what about yours do you or any of your colleagues go sockless. How about outside of wrk do you ever wear no socks? what you all wearing today are your bosses about are your ties loosened?
*pete  07-May-2008 10:24

 
I'm so jelous of you guys enjoying the hot weather, I on the other hand am not.It's so hot in our office and I asked the boss if it would be ok to loosen my collar. He said no but did loosen my tie slightly and said that I had to keep my top button fastened. I'm wearing a black suit with a pale blue shirt and matching tie (windsor knot).
*buttonupboy  06-May-2008 17:39

 
Hey, great to see lots of loose collars and ties about today with the hot weather! Boss is out today so taking full advantage - blue shirt, top two buttons undone, tie reefed down and collar wide open - feels great! I've even helped a few others in the office to pull their ties down!
What Next do you guys go to - the one I go to seems quite strict - saw a guy get told off and collared for having his top button wide open last week (much like happens to you and me, buttonupboy!)
buttonupboy - keep up the rebellion like me despite these collaring incidents - if he makes you wear a clip on tie, just undo your top button so next time he tugs your collar, hopefully he'll snap it!
*loose collars  06-May-2008 14:41

 
Hi Guys you about today wearing my charcoal grey suit, pink spread collar shirt matching tie , brown lace up shoes sockless summer is here. Really hot in our office so my tie is on line with my second button with my collar pulled wide open and I have only just arrived other guys in our office have their top buttons undone and ties pulled loose all of them have arrived like that a couple have loafers on sockless as well seems to be the summer uniform what about you guys what are you all wearing today how are your ties anyone else sockless today
*pete  06-May-2008 09:44


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