Dress code strictness 2022

[Denarius]

15 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

One of those men would be me, the only time in the last 20 or so years I have worn a shirt with a tie is for weddings or on a cruise. My employer removed the need to wear a suit or collar and tie in 1998, I own 1 suit, which has been worn about 5 times, plus a Dinner Suit which cost me £30 from George at ASDA in 2012, but is looking shabby after soup was spilt on it on our last cruise, I have zero intention of replacing it. 

And me. I worked in an enviroment where suited and booted used to be the norm, but in 1997 my company (following a consultation with staff in which it was supported by 80% of those involved) adopted a smart casual dress code. Other than a dinner suit, I have not owned a suit for 25 years and have no intention of doing so!

[wowzz]

5 hours ago, Denarius said:

And me. I worked in an enviroment where suited and booted used to be the norm, but in 1997 my company (following a consultation with staff in which it was supported by 80% of those involved) adopted a smart casual dress code. Other than a dinner suit, I have not owned a suit for 25 years and have no intention of doing so!

Whilst my company never specifically had a suit and tie dress code, when visiting customers,  you were expected to dress to a certain standard, which in the 80s and 90s meant a suit and tie.

However,  back in the day,  being the rebel that I am (!), I got rid  of  my suit and wore a jacket and tie, plus chinos,  when visiting my customers (JS, Tesco, Asda etc). And no one cared! 

But, I still dressed respectfully which is the main thing - to my mind, dining in the MDR in tatty jeans and t shirt is disrespectful.

So, as long as the individual  makes an effort,  that is all that matters.  

[SarahHben]

Sorry another clothes question from my husband, is it ok to wear T-shirts with fairly big pictures/logos on? He’s got a Wimbledon (tennis) T shirt & a Hard Rock Cafe one that he’d like to take. 

[Denarius]

51 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

Sorry another clothes question from my husband, is it ok to wear T-shirts with fairly big pictures/logos on? He’s got a Wimbledon (tennis) T shirt & a Hard Rock Cafe one that he’d like to take. 

Can't see there being any problem. P&O only object to tee shirts displaying risque pictures or slogans like those often produced for stag or hen parties nowadays.

[yorkshirephil]

1 hour ago, SarahHben said:

Sorry another clothes question from my husband, is it ok to wear T-shirts with fairly big pictures/logos on? He’s got a Wimbledon (tennis) T shirt & a Hard Rock Cafe one that he’d like to take. 

No problem, I have lots of T's with motifs, that I wear through the day, all in the best possible taste of course. 

[SarahHben]

1 hour ago, Denarius said:

Can't see there being any problem. P&O only object to tee shirts displaying risque pictures or slogans like those often produced for stag or hen parties nowadays.

 

1 hour ago, yorkshirephil said:

No problem, I have lots of T's with motifs, that I wear through the day, all in the best possible taste of course. 

Thank you both.

That's a relief because he sorted through his clothes today and has barely any plain T shirts.

[JDB78]

Sounds a bit of a grey area, but if one night I didn't attend a formal dining room, just went to the buffet, I'd be fine wearing shorts and t shirt there, but probably wouldn't be able to then attend a show in the theatre?

 

On a 14 night cruise we'd probably attend MDRs about 10 times but nice sometimes to have that flexibility if it's been a long hot day. Nice to just get a cool shower, put something comfortable on. If the entertainment areas are out of bounds however then not much point in not getting dressed up for dinner - unless it was dinner in the buffet then straight back to cabin all night?

[Clodia]

21 hours ago, Denarius said:

Can't see there being any problem. P&O only object to tee shirts displaying risque pictures or slogans like those often produced for stag or hen parties nowadays.

They might just object to my tshirt bought during the Lunacy: "Make Orwell fiction again" That's if they got it.

[Harry Peterson]

52 minutes ago, Clodia said:

They might just object to my tshirt bought during the Lunacy: "Make Orwell fiction again" That's if they got it.

Depends how you interpret it, though, doesn’t it? It can mean whatever you want it to mean. You could have a whole room full of people, all agreeing with it but for very different reasons.

[brian1]

On 4/23/2022 at 6:54 PM, SarahHben said:

 

Thank you both.

That's a relief because he sorted through his clothes today and has barely any plain T shirts.

M&S are doing a good range at the mo.Cheap for them as well,I bought 3 for 18 quid T shirts last week.Polo shirts 15 quid.