Dress Codes -- What Do You Think

I think the saying used to be "No shorts after Six" that was before EDT
so say 7p.

I park in the Brown garage daily, and happened thru the lobby of the English Grill and was checking out the menu on the sign board by the door (which, in my humble opinion, sounds wonderful----hopefully will have the opportunity to dine there soon).

It specifically noted that "Appropriate Business Attire" was required, and that a Jacket was recommended for gentlemen. Additionally, Jeans, Shorts, Tennis Shoes and lettered t-shirts were not acceptable.

Nobody was at the host's station for me to ask what they do if somebody shows up wearing items deemed not acceptable.....would be interested to know.

I park in the Brown garage daily, and happened thru the lobby of the English Grill and was checking out the menu on the sign board by the door (which, in my humble opinion, sounds wonderful----hopefully will have the opportunity to dine there soon).

It specifically noted that "Appropriate Business Attire" was required, and that a Jacket was recommended for gentlemen. Additionally, Jeans, Shorts, Tennis Shoes and lettered t-shirts were not acceptable.

Nobody was at the host's station for me to ask what they do if somebody shows up wearing items deemed not acceptable.....would be interested to know.

usually, the business will supply a jacket. if the diner shows up in a wife-beater, cut-offs, a rally cap, and flip-flops then it's probably not a good match anyway.

Okay. I have to ask. Is a "wife-beater" a sleeveless tee-shirt?
That's what popped into my mind when I read that. A young Marlon Brando was wearing it while it was in my mind.
Moving on...I think locally that dress is okay. For myself, I think the type of restaurant influences my dress. A nice restaurant is one of the rare occasions I will wear a skirt and hose. If slacks seem appropriate, I wear them. My husband will dress up if he can't really get out of it!
He generally wears khaki slacks and a collared shirt. He agreed to wear a suit for our wedding which just happened to be in a church. That went a long way to our staying married for nine years...so far. As far as ironing,
I don't do that at home, I won't do it while travelling. For some items, such as shirts and blouses, I carry a bottle of that spray stuff that helps dewrinkle clothes if they are safe to use it on. I don't know about jackets, etc. Barb T

There's a really nice recent review of the Oakroom on tripadvisor.com The fellow even includes pictures of the food! They were from CA and were really impressed by the menu and presentation. Then the fellow mentioned that he was wearing jeans....here's the exact words:

The setting is definitely formal though, as the maitre'd informed me as we walked to our table that normally they do not allow jeans but that he would make an exception if our case if I promised to wear slacks next time.

*wink*

I thought that was pretty cute and worth sharing on this thread

Linda C, that's an interesting observation from the web site about seating the gentleman from CA at the Oakroom in jeans as long as he would wear slacks the next time.

We were having drinks in the Seelbach Bar with clients a couple of weeks ago. We decided to have dinner there and asked if we could have a house phone for reservations to the Oakroom. The waitress asked us about attire as we were still waiting for a member of our party. We were all business casual except for one member of our party had jeans on that probably cost more than my entire ensemble, khakis and a golf shirt. The waitress said she had just returned from the Oakroom and they turned away a couple in jeans so our party of 5 was told that we would have to return another night with suitable attire.

Regrettably, we ended up at RiVue that night and our clients returned home the next day without getting to experience the Oakroom. Hope to have better luck tonight as we're taking another client and some employees to the Oakroom.

usually, the business will supply a jacket. if the diner shows up in a wife-beater, cut-offs, a rally cap, and flip-flops then it's probably not a good match anyway.

You really should not judge a book by it's cover. They way someone appears is not grounds for where they should eat (or anything else). If they happen to wear a wife beater today, it does not mean they would wear it tomorrow. Maybe they were having a lazy day and that is what they felt like wearing.

This post really does not pertain particulary to the dress code issue, but I wanted to state that looks can be deceiving. For example, during the week, I dress in business casual or shirt and tie, but on the weekends you can just as easily see me at Wal-mart, Target, Lowe's , Meijers, the park, golf course, etc...in my shorts, sleeveless T-shirt, tattoo's showing, and my earrings in, still doesn't change the person I am.

Side note --> I am 30+ and have had the tattoo's for over 10 years and will never regret having them. I also used to dye my hair, but that is another story for another time.