Editing Dress code (section)

==History==

===Europe===
{{See also|Western dress codes|Sumptuary laws|English medieval clothing}}
From the seventh through the ninth centuries, the European [[royal family|royalty]] and [[nobility]] used a dress code to differentiate themselves from other people. All classes generally wore the same clothing, although distinctions among the social hierarchy began to become more noticeable through ornamented garments. Common pieces of clothing worn by peasants and the working class included plain [[tunic]]s, cloaks, jackets, pants, and shoes. According to rank, embellishments adorned the collar of the tunic, waist or border. Examples of these decorations included, as [[James Planché]] states, "gold and silver chains and crosses, bracelets of gold, silver or ivory, golden and jeweled belts, strings of amber and other beads, rings, brooches, [and] buckles".<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=History of British Medieval Costume: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Eighteenth Century. C. Cox.|last=Planché|first=J. R.|year=1847|pages=28, 32–35}}</ref> The nobility tended to wear longer tunics than the lower social classes.<ref name=":1" />

While dress codes of modern-day Europeans are less strict, there are some exceptions. It is possible to ban certain types of clothing in the workplace, as exemplified by the [[European Court of Justice]]’s verdict that "a ban on Islamic headscarves at work can be lawful."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=8b582c90-97f7-48cc-855c-af52f8edf4d7|title=Dress Codes and Religious Symbols at Work in the EU {{!}} Lexology|last1=Langdon|first1=Vedder Price PC-Esther|last2=Maude|first2=Jonathan|website=www.lexology.com|date=June 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}}</ref>

===The Americas===
The [[indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast]] had a complex social hierarchy that consisted of slaves, commoners, and nobles, with dress codes indicating these social distinctions. [[John R. Jewitt]], an Englishman who wrote a memoir about his years as a captive of the [[Nuu-chah-nulth people]] in 1802-1805, describes how, after some time living there, [[Maquinna]] and the chiefs decided that he must now be "considered one of them, and conform to their customs". Jewitt resented the imposition of this dress code, finding the loose untailored garments very cold, and attributed to them a subsequent illness of which he almost died. He was not allowed to cut his hair and had to paint his face and body as a Nootka would.<ref>'' A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt, Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston, During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound: With an Account of the Manners, Mode of Living, and Religious Opinions of the Natives''. [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?id=328920feff&doc=90038 digital full text here] p161 onwards</ref>

In the early 20th century, [[informal wear]] was the norm across many social settings, including workplaces, restaurants, travel, and movie theaters. In the 1950s, [[casual wear]] became prominent in many of these settings, but informal wear remained dominant in workplaces and churches. Beginning in the 1980s, [[technology companies]] in Silicon Valley developed the [[business casual]] dress code, which was part of a broader organizational culture of emphasizing efficiency over propriety. Today, casual wear is the norm in the tech industry, exemplified by tech executives such as [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Mark Zuckerberg]].<ref name="theatlantic-american-casual">{{cite web|title=Why American Workers Now Dress So Casually|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/05/history-of-business-casual/526014/|last=Clemente|first=Deirdre|website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=2017-05-22|access-date=2024-03-19}}</ref>

In North American high schools, fashion for girls began to be more revealing in the late twentieth century, including clothing such as low-rise jeans, revealing tops, miniskirts, and spaghetti straps.<ref name=":7" /> With these new styles appearing in schools, dress codes have in some cases become more rigorous as a result.<ref name=":7" />

The dress codes in North American high schools typically resulted in tests that would determine if skirts or shorts were long enough. A common test would be used to measure the appropriate length of students' shorts/skirts. If a student's fingers extended past their clothing, then the clothing was considered a violation of the school dress code.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frazier |first1=Karen |title=Typical School Dress Codes |url=https://teens.lovetoknow.com/School_Dress_Codes#:~:text=Many%20schools%20define%20the%20appropriate%20length%20of%20skirts,the%20student%27s%20arms%20are%20extended%20at%20his%2Fher%20sides.%22 |website=lovetoknow |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref>

=== Muslim world ===
{{Main|Haram#Clothing and adornment}}
[[Islam]], founded in the seventh century CE, laid out rules regarding the attire of both men and women in public.  Gold adornments and silk clothes are [[Haram|prohibited]] for men to wear, as they are luxurious, but they are permissible for women.  Men are also required to wear the ''[[Ihram clothing|ihram]]'' clothing while on [[Hajj]], or annual pilgrimage to [[Mecca]].

''[[Hijab]]'' generally refers to various head coverings conventionally worn by some Muslim women,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/06/29/religious-clothing-and-personal-appearance/|title=9. Religious clothing and personal appearance|first=Travis|last=Mitchell|date=29 June 2021|access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> most often a headscarf wrapped around the head, covering the hair, neck and ears, but leaving the face visible.<ref name="eogr">{{cite encyclopedia |editor=Mark Juergensmeyer, Wade Clark Roof |title=Encyclopedia of Global Religion |entry=Hijab |url=https://sk.sagepub.com/reference/globalreligion/n313.xml |volume=1 |publisher=SAGE Publications |year=2012 |pages=516 |isbn=9780761927297 |doi=10.4135/9781412997898|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>“Hijab.” ''Cambridge Dictionary'', dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hijab. Accessed 6 Sept. 2023.</ref> The use of the hijab has been on the rise worldwide since the 1970s and is viewed by many Muslims as expressing modesty and faith.<ref name="eogr" /> There is a consensus among Islamic religious scholars that covering the head is either required or preferred, though some Muslim scholars and activists argue that it is not mandated.<ref name="The Quran Does Not Mandate Hijab">{{cite web |last=Syed |first=Ibrahim |title=The Quran Does Not Mandate Hijab |url=http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_351_400/quran_does_not_mandate_hijab.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221175749/http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_351_400/quran_does_not_mandate_hijab.htm |archive-date=21 December 2015 |access-date=26 December 2015 |website=Islamic Research Foundation International, Inc.}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/06/45564/hijab-is-not-an-islamic-duty-scholar/ |work=Morocco World News |title=Hijab is Not an Islamic Duty: Muslim Scholar |access-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227054847/http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/06/45564/hijab-is-not-an-islamic-duty-scholar/ |archive-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Asra-2015">{{cite news |last1=Nomani |first1=Asra Q. |last2=Arafa |first2=Hala |title=Opinion: As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/12/21/as-muslim-women-we-actually-ask-you-not-to-wear-the-hijab-in-the-name-of-interfaith-solidarity/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=21 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedawnjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/11-Dr.Shakun_3.pdf|title=Behind the Veil: Oppression or Assertion|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504071359/https://www.thedawnjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/11-Dr.Shakun_3.pdf|archive-date=4 May 2023}}</ref>

=== Indian subcontinent ===
[[Sikhism]], which was founded in the Indian subcontinent around the end of the fifteenth century, also requires a dress code.
[[File:Gurbir Grewal SEC.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Gurbir Grewal, member of the [[United States Securities and Exchange Commission]]]]
Male Sikhs, who are members of the [[Khalsa]] are required to wear a [[turban]] at all times. Some, but not all, male Sikhs in North America wear a turban; they will instead tie their hair in a knot or ponytail.