Dress-code

This term appeared for the first time in Great Britain but later spread all over the world. This term is frequently used speaking about the uniform of the companies because it was used for the first time in this significant.

So, dress code is the number of rules and recommendations about the clothes that should be put on during some occasions. So, dress-code is especially spread in different companies and offices because people try to regulate and control the look of their workers.

You can hardly find an office nowadays that didn't have logo, symbol, brand. The style of the company reflects in advertising design and is a part of the image of the company. The aim of this image is the necessary impression on people and partners. But the clothes of the workers of this or that company has become the part of this image too. That is why dress-code has become very popular nowadays.

Numerous decrees and resolutions controlled the clothes and uniform people dressed since ancient times. Sometimes there are so many requirements that it is almost impossible to make your working costume more vivid and different.

Later people started to use this term defining all the requirements to clothes. For example, many Nightclubs and restaurants give special demands to the look of their clients. So, you can't enter some of them being dressed into the sports clothes.

So here are some of codes:

Ultra formal. This code requires evening dress with gloves and little purse, a nice hairdo. This clothing is put on for special solemn occasions, for example the ceremony of awarding.

Semi Formal is a suit with pullover.

Casual free fashion style that is used in every-day life or going to the country for a picnic etc. The traditional casual clothes are jeans and T-shirt.

Black Tie, Cravate noire, Tuxedo. The occasions when the clothing of this style may be put on are first night in the theatre, official party, and cocktail parties. The traditional clothes are evening dress or cocktail dress. Some decorations and accessories may be put on too.

Black Tie Invited. Family or corporate celebrations, official dinner, cocktail party etc are the occasions when the clothes like cocktail dress, business suits, and long dresses may be put on.

Black Tie Optional. The same as Black Tie Invited code but more solemn.

Creative Black Tie. Family or corporate celebrations, official dinner, cocktail party etc. are occasions for this code. Its clothes are long or short dress, evening set.

Cocktail Attire. Family or corporate celebrations, official dinner, cocktail party are of this code. The main clothing is a cocktail dress.

Formal. The formal evening occasion. Almost the same as Black Tie but accepts sometimes can allow more creativeness in clothes with the use of modern details.

A5 (After five). All types of occasions that start after 5 p.m. The clothes are cocktail dresses, stylish suits with trousers and skirt.

A5c (After five)- Free and easy evening style. The women suits and modern day dresses may be put on during occasions that take place after 5 p.m.

Every style and code should be added by a good haircut or hairdo and the necessary make-up. The details must complete the image but not spoil it.