History Main / DressCode

* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': The Big Chapter Book "And the Dress Code" revolves around one; the plot starts when the annual run of new spring fashions (or "rad clothes") starts getting out of hand at Bear Country School, in part out of rebellion after SternTeacher Miss Glitch orders Queenie [=McBear=] to go home and change due to disapproving her choice of clothing (a very short miniskirt) despite only being on hall duty and ''not'' being Queenie's teacher, and not even sending her to the principal's office first. Vice-Principal Grizzmeyer, who becomes acting principal while Principal Honeycomb is out of town on school-related business, fully supports Miss Glitch because he also disapproves of the rad clothes, and institutes a dress code specifically aimed at banning them, along with roping other adults outside the school into the movement against them. When the cubs turn to LoopholeAbuse to get past the rules, he keeps updating it to try and close the loopholes, until it boils down to "Any cub who shows up in clothes ''I'' don't approve of will be sent home, no exceptions". The cubs respond by threatening to refuse to come to school unless he backs down. Finally, some other adults persuade both sides to agree to debate, which the cubs win handily via revealing the three lead adults in the anti-rad movement [[IWasQuiteAFashionVictim were no better in their youth]]. After the anti-rad group concedes, Principal Honeycomb reveals he's returned early and declares an end to the dress code, along with instituting casual Fridays, which satisfies the students and leads them to tone down the clothes of their own free will.

* There is a 100 year old law in Paris that makes it illegal for women to wear trousers. Repeal has been proposed several times, but officials and law officers find it is simply much easier and cheaper to ignore it.
** Law enacted: November 7, 1800. Law declared [[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/at-last-women-of-paris-can-wear-the-trousers-legally-after-200yearold-law-is-declared-null-and-void-8480666.html null and void]]: February 4, 2013.

** [[VampireMonarch Ventrue]]: Purple and gold sash ((Florentine), Red (Mexican)

** Small, family-friendly conventions tend to prohibit revealing clothing and nudity, and sometimes do not allow cosplay weapons, even ones that are obviously fake.

** Larger conventions for a more adult crowd generally allow revealing clothing, but may prohibit nudity. Prop weapons are allowed, but have to pass inspection by staff to make sure they're not actually dangerous. Weapons that can cause injuries are usually banned, including live steel, projectile weapons (e.g. working bows, airsoft guns), and the infamous "yaoi paddles".

** Local, family-friendly conventions tend to prohibit revealing clothing, nudity, and sometimes cosplay weapons, even ones that are obviously fake.
** Larger conventions for a more adult crowd generally allow revealing clothing, but may prohibit outright nudity. Prop weapons are allowed, but have to pass inspection by staff to make sure they're not actually dangerous. Weapons that can cause injuries are usually banned, including live steel, projectile weapons (e.g. working bows, airsoft guns), and the infamous "yaoi paddles".