And You Thought Your School’s Dress Code Was Strict

by Megan Baldwin | 5:17 pm, June 17th, 2010

With Dress Code gate barreling down, Dov Charney has had a pretty rough week. Internal memos were leaked, his personal phone number was posted online and he has had to find a decent reason to explain his chain’s hatred of Converse sneakers.

All of that could leave one feeling a little lonely, right? Well if he’s looking for someone to commiserate with, he might just find a sounding board in Scott Schertzer–mayor of Mansfield, Ohio–who is facing a similar shit storm after mandating a new dress code for city employees.

The new policy–which took effect Monday–bans flip-flops, excessive jewelry, loud nail polish, and also says that bangs cannot fall within an inch of a woman’s eyebrows and sideburns cannot extend past a man’s earlobe. Sounds familiar, right?

Schertzer claims it was a necessary response to workers taking casual Fridays too far and then dressing down throughout the entire week. Of course, last time we checked public office is about as far from folding tee-shirts as you can get. But then again they both have pretty strict hiring requirements–the latter requiring a civil service exam and Dov, well he’ll need to see a full body shot.

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