With the lax dress styles of today, I often wonder what we’re teaching our daughters about dress?  Dress in the workplace?  Dress at church?  Dress simply to make a positive appearance?
In addition, what are we teaching them about themselves?  To make a statement by dressing sloppily with holes in the knees and butt, midrift showing, and deep cleavage?
What are we teaching them about modesty, professionalism,  and , yes, conforming to the dress code where they work?
It appears to me that women object more than men to having dress codes and complain, “That isn’t me.  They’re squashing my personality.”
I work parttime …read more

One Texas high school has decided to take a stand against dress code violations. Gonzales High School is implementing a new policy that will require students to wear prison-style blue jumpsuits when they violate the dress code and refuse in-school suspension or won’t change their clothes.
My first thought is, kids can refuse in-school suspension? Since when did a suspension become option?
My second thought is, surely this school has better ways to spend their money rather than ordering 82 blue prison coveralls for offending students to wear.
I’m not necessarily against dress codes. I can almost see the thought behind the theory …read more

Days like today I wish my kids had to wear school uniforms! When my daughter laid her clothes out last night, I figured today would be a good day. Boy, was I wrong! She wasted 45 minutes trying to decide what to wear. She went through multiple outfits and did she bother to hang them back up? No!
There are plenty of other reasons why parents and school administrators love the idea of uniforms, including:
PROS

Reduces the incident of inappropriate fashion statements (short shorts, inappropriate statements on tshirts, spaghetti straps, etc.)
School uniforms generally cost less than designer fashions and reduce the pressure …read more