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Bednar, J. (2019). Many workplaces are opting for more casual dress codes in the workplace. BusinessWest, 35(24), 37-42.
The above article by Bednar reviews how workplaces are not moving to more casual dress codes in a workplace than a more formal dress from the past.

Moeller, A. (Mar 2021). Easing back to the office: If you’ve been working remotely for the past year, you might have gotten a little lax with your dress code. As you transition back, these items can make the return to business casual a little more comfortable. Washington Magazine, 56(6), 78-79.
Moeller provides a few points about your dress code upon returning to the office that can ease the transition. Some of the examples include roomy tops, stretch pants, shoes that fit, laptop base, masks at hand for face covering, and others.

Martin, J. L., Brooks, J. N. (2020). Loc'd and faded, yoga pants, and spaghetti straps: Discrimination in dress codes and school pushout. International Journal of Educational Policy & Leadership, 16(19), 1-19.
Martin and Brooks review dress codes throughout the United States, with a focus on racist and sexist issues built into common K-12 dress codes.

McGregor, J, Telford, T. (2019). A sartorial double standard in the workplace. The Washington Post, March 15, 2019.
Within Goldman Sachs, one of the last organizations of collared, suit attired employees decided to loosen up with a “firm-wide flexible dress code” early in 2019.

SHRM (Nov. 6, 2018). Strict Dress Codes May Lead to Discrimination Claims. SHRM.
This author discusses some of the challenges with implementing dress codes and the risks of discrimination claims.

Thiel, C., McClean, S., Harvey, J., & Prince, N. (2024 ). Surveilling employees erodes trust -- and puts managers in a bind. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 1–7.