Reading Campus Dress Codes - Clues in Clothes
D oes a brass bead snuggled in cleavage impact education? A rguments over campus dress codes heat up when we focus on details. They resolve when we ask a different question: What is the student's major objective? I f a female aims for a position as a Las Vegas showgirl, her placement of bling may impress an agent. If she hopes for a career as a negligee model, the size and shape of her anatomy may also determine the catalogues in which she appears. If she is planning on becoming a celebrity, her body may well showcase her on-screen image. I f her interest is medicine, however, she must decide whether she wants patients and colleagues staring at her breasts. Does she also want infants and toddlers grabbing for her chest? Does she want to treat men-or wrestle them? If a resume provides an introduction, so do dress codes-the visible signals of our intentions. What we place front and center means: Start Here. Campus Exterior Schoolyard Ambience (School Students Ou...