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John Fetterman's Slovenliness and the Demise of Objective Social Standards Sep. 22, 2023
The United States Senate, once known as the "world's greatest deliberative body," will now permit it... Read More
Scuttling Senate Dress Code Diminishes Decorum When Our Politics Needs It Most Sep. 21, 2023
Congress is bickering as usual. A potential federal shutdown is looming. Public respect for the elec... Read More
Dress Codes Are About Respect, Not Money May. 19, 2022
There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring ... Read More
Dress For Success? Jan. 22, 2022
DR. WALLACE: I'm a junior in college, and recently in one of my business classes, my professor start... Read More
To Neil, My Vice Principal Jan. 21, 2022
Good old Neil. He watched my sideburns in the interest of knowledge. Neil (even now it seems wrong t... Read More
Separate Bank Accounts Nov. 29, 2021
DR. WALLACE: My parents are always arguing about money and how to spend it, and I feel like that's a... Read More
March 25, 2020 Mar. 25, 2020
Dear Annie: I am a male, over 60, gray, balding and noticeably overweight. Because of back problems,... Read More
Time's Up for Mandatory High Heels Jun. 20, 2019
Just think about it: a clothing item that permanently disfigures a body part, encouraging nerve grow... Read More
Well Dressed and Distressed Apr. 03, 2019
Dear Annie: I'm 18 years old. I work two jobs to save money for college next year — one during... Read More
Our Principal Is Strict Oct. 05, 2018
DR. WALLACE: Our high school does not have a dress code. Basically, we can wear anything we want to ... Read More
Reaching Out and Touching Nothing Aug. 12, 2017
Dear Annie: My husband of 44 years passed away from Alzheimer's disease six years ago. I was a widow... Read More
Wedding Dress Codes Demystified Jul. 06, 2017
Dear Annie: I recently attended the wedding of a college friend of mine. In the days preceding the w... Read More
Young Office Slacker Jul. 25, 2016
Dear Annie: I run a small real estate development firm with only three employees. I research and bri... Read More
Dress Codes and Female Dignity Mar. 08, 2016
How many among us recognize the name of Yolande Betbeze Fox, the Alabama beauty who died recently at... Read More
The Say-It-Like-It-Is Dress Code for Work Sep. 25, 2014
Q: Most employees know that company handbooks are legal documents written by the company's law firm.... Read More
Dress Stress Apr. 08, 2014
Dear Jenny: I am new to Chicago. For most of my adult life, I had lived in San Jose, Calif. Recently... Read More
New Order in the Court: Dress Like a Professional Mar. 02, 2014
The first thing you should know is that I'm guilty. I am a part-time professional dress code offende... Read More
Working it Out
Jan. 06, 2014
