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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Is dressing badly' a privilege of the rich? If someone in power does it, it's either audacity or irony'

Dressing badly can be a privilege because the privileged do not need clothing to signal status, while breaking dress codes requires cultural capital and context.
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fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Harvard exhibit on the policing women's fashion - Harvard Gazette

Attempts to regulate women's clothing have persisted across centuries, reflecting societal control over female appearance and self-expression.
fromFast Company
4 months ago

We've swapped office dress codes for a new kind of conformity

Contrary to what we've been told, there is no one way to 'dress for success.' Now that the dust has settled from our post-COVID phase, I believe the new norm of 'being comfortable' in work attire isn't a rule but a call to dress authentically.
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