Editing Dress code (section)

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[[File:Vénus en fourrure Cannes 2013.jpg|thumb|[[Cannes Film Festival]] has a dress code that requires men to wear [[tuxedo]]s and women to wear [[gown]]s and [[high-heeled shoes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetylt.com/entertainment/kristen-stewart-cannes-film-festival |title=Is the Cannes Film Festival's dress code sexist? |website=thetylt.com |language=en |access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>]]

A '''dress code''' is a set of rules, often written, with regard to what [[clothing]] groups of people must wear. 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 (psychology)|attitude]] towards comfort, tradition, and political or religious affiliations. Dress code also allows individuals to read others' behavior as good, or bad by the way they express themselves with their choice of apparel.<ref name=":7" />