Editing Dress code (section)

===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>