dress code

American  

noun

1. a set of rules specifying the garb or type of clothing to be worn by a group or by people under specific circumstances.

   a military dress code; The restaurant's dress code requires men to wear jackets and ties at dinner.

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dress code British  

noun

1. a set of rules or guidelines regarding the manner of dress acceptable in an office, restaurant, etc

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Example Sentences

Islanders had to follow a dress code, and risqué challenges were off the table, said ITV America Chief Executive David George.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

In a statement to The Times, Komrosky said he thought the photo of the polo players was “inappropriate and their attire didn’t align with the district’s dress code administrative regulation.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

See how Bad Bunny, Cher and more interpreted the dress code ‘fashion is art’

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The gala dress code is “Fashion Is Art,” with guests asked to explore their relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate depictions of the dressed body throughout art history.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

To think that I was denied something because of the fact that I was not wearing a tie but was still following the dress code disgusts me.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers