Undressing the Dress Code:

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The Real Gray Area
He points out there are four basic kinds of dress code: professional, business casual, casual and blue collar or “we will provide uniform.”     
     But the real gray area falls between the business-casual to casual dress codes and especially casual Fridays – fading in some sectors — that can devolve into casual every days if a company’s not careful.     
     Yet some businesses with minimal in-office clientele and a more cutting edge or relaxed atmosphere may benefit from a casual approach, though they may still draw the line at torn shorts, baggy T-shirts or pungent aromas.     
     “For designers, the dress code can be a bit confusing,” says Dave Cox, account manager at GraphXStaff in Sacramento, a division of CalStaff that works primarily with graphic designers and artists in temp and temp-to-hire situations.     
     “As a recruiter, my job is to understand what the client wants ahead of time so on my client visit I note what the account rep is wearing, the CEO, the receptionist, the art directors, other designers. I tell the artists to overdress until they get a feel for what the particular company is all about.”  

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