For women, whose office dress codes have been policed since their entry into the American workforce in the 1920s, we’re coming up on uncharted territory.
After 16 months of sitting mostly empty, offices in the U.S. are preparing to re-open their doors to employees. But, while corporate spaces have always been ruled by dress codes,will throw those strictures out the window. What will happen when workwear enters uncharted territory?
"I think workplaces are going to have to recalibrate and start to negotiate with their employees in a way that they never really had to before," says Deirdre Clemente, a fashion historian and associate professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas."It's going to be a very interesting time to see how these two groups [employers and workers] negotiate what is appropriate and not appropriate.
By the 1950s and 1960s, the unspoken rules became actual office policy, amid a time of political and social upheaval that had people questioning social norms and institutions."You can't really have the rise of written-down dress codes until you start to see people pushing back on what's appropriate," says Clemente.
Before the pandemic, industry"disruptors" were already pushing the boundaries of work dress. Startups and their leaders ditched suit-and-ties for Hanes T-shirts, jeans, and sneakers. Even corporate America was attempting to embrace more casual workwear. In 2019,announcing the time was right"to move to firmwide flexible dress code" while urging its 36,000 employees to"exercise good judgment in this regard.
This new mindset will undoubtedly influence how retailers and brands approach workwear in the future. , versatility is the future of workwear. She says the new office closet will be divided into two categories. First, she envisions women going back to the office in clothes that might not have passed muster at the office in pre-times, including athleisure pieces like sweatpants, tank tops, and T-shirt dresses.
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