Frivolous Dress Order — Commute ((hot))

Bring math to the fight. Show that cleaning the required garment costs $15 per day. Show that you require three pairs of white trousers per week to survive the commute. If the dress code costs more than 10% of your take-home pay to maintain during the commute, you may have a claim for "constructive wage theft."

Wool suits and silk blouses are easily ruined by sudden downpours, humid subway platforms, or winter slush. Frivolous Dress Order Commute

| Case/Incident | Key Details & Outcome | | :--- | :--- | | | The court overturned contempt convictions for men who defied a dress order requiring jacket and tie. The key holding was that dress standards must be directly related to judicial administration , not rigid social norms. | | State v. Cherryhomes (1992) | A New Mexico court reversed a female attorney's contempt citation for wearing a dress five inches above the knee. The appellate court found no evidence that the dress showed disrespect or caused a disruption. | | Judge Goldgar's Observations | An Illinois judge noted that while "titillating attire" could be distracting, he also found "loud ties, some with designs like smiley faces" equally inappropriate under sexual equity standards. | Bring math to the fight