We’ve swapped office dress codes for a new kind of conformity

In the years following the pandemic, our workplace dress codes have become the most casual they’ve ever been. For some, this shift has been welcomed with open arms. For those who enjoyed dressing up, it has felt like a departure from a wardrobe that made them feel confident and ready for their day. In the same way that some felt that pre-COVID dress codes were confining, others now feel the same kind of discomfort with an ultracasual work dress code. 

Our workplaces have created a new...