A dress code is necessary to help keep some level of professionalism at work
Watching reruns of the popular 1950’s sitcom “I Love Lucy” provides a window into a world that seems utterly foreign to us today, especially when it comes to the dress code. Take their wardrobes for instance. Jeans were called “dungarees” and were NEVER worn outside the home under any circumstance. They were your knock-around clothes – worn while gardening outside, washing the car (if you were able to afford one) or cleaning out the garage. But even if you were doing something as ordinary as going to the movies, the market or to the beauty parlor or barbershop, men wore suits and ties and women elegant dresses, gloves and hats. There was a sense of pride in your appearance, which has all but disappeared today even with a dress code.…