Dress Codes In Pubs

And I went back today. the pub has no published dress code or footwear requirements, i am tempted to write and request a logical explanation
 
Fair enough, Jools. Guilty as charged.

DO, yes we have a uniform for children although I don't see the relevance between school uniform and bouncers ejecting people for wearing trainers
 
Opus in Manchester can top the Milton Keynes pub:

No black stuff or striped shirts, club decrees

David Ward
The Guardian
5th February 2007

"Dress code: smart cool casual" advises the website of Manchester's Opus restaurant and nightclub. "No hats, hoods or sportswear." To which may now have to be added: "And if you thnk you are coming in here in that striped shirt, forget it. And nothing funereal either."

"People who wear stripey shirts are trouble causers and scallies," a club manager is alleged to have told a group of revellers, one of them a student wearing what he thought was a tastefulshirt with thin bars. His explanation that the shirt had cost £60 from a House of Fraser store failed to pen Opus's doors. Another member of the group was turned away for wearing too much black: Calvin Klein shirt (£80) and Cecil Gee trousers (£60).

"In clubs those selling drugs are often identified by a certain kind of clothing and a striped shirt is ne of them," said Robin Evans, Opus's operations director. "It's not all striped shirts by any means, just those with particular labels." He declined to name the labels. "A lot of venues in Manchester display at the front which labels are not allowed in."

But what about the black stuff? "It's dark in a nightclub and if people go in wearing dark clothing they have the ability to disappear. That is not conducive to running a safe venue."
 
Opus is in the Printworks in Manchester and is full of tourists. Was in there a couple of weeks ago and was not that impressed, although it was quite early.

There are far better bars and clubs in Manchester.
 
Originally posted by BrianH@Feb 5 2007, 06:07 PM
But what about the black stuff? "It's dark in a nightclub and if people go in wearing dark clothing they have the ability to disappear. That is not conducive to running a safe venue."
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:lol: :lol:

Some dresscodes are a bit silly, but others have uses to keep the charves out.
 
Originally posted by PDJ@Feb 5 2007, 05:43 PM
DO, yes we have a uniform for children although I don't see the relevance between school uniform and bouncers ejecting people for wearing trainers
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The dress code for kids in school is to help create the right kind of environment within the school, no?

The dress code in clubs is to help create the kind of environment the owners/management want within premises in which they have a strong financial interest, no?

No link?

Trainers are strongly discouraged in our school where the uniform is adhered to almost 100%. Anyone coming into school wearing trainers is sent directly to the Head Teacher.
 
I see what you mean but children need rules to create order and eliminate bullying and uniform is part of that.

Adults do not need to be told what to wear in order to enter a pub(I do feel that the difference between pubs and clubs needs to be distinguished here) and should not be told. It is absurd to tell men what they can wear to go out and they hurt their business by doing so. For the record, the pub we chose afterwards had people dressed however they liked and was full, with reasonable prices and not a jot of trouble.

We have approximately 70-100 kids every day in trainers so it would be impractical to send them all to the Principal.
 
I agree strongly, Bar.

Paul, can I ask what was the attraction of that particular pub? Surely there must be no shortage of punters willing to adhere to the code in order to gain access (otherwise it wouldn't do much business)? If the owners/management can enforce a code and not lose business they must be doing something right, I'd have thought. I must try the place next time I'm allowed out.
 
The attraction was simple - It was the nearest one and they had circus ladies juggling flaming batons outside while not wearing very much...
 
What has me confused is at some clubs and bars you have a minimum dress code, whilst at others, lets say next door, you have to be dressed to please a king.

My friend and I attended one of the bars in Sydney, women were asked to leave as they didn't have enclosed shoes on. Just open high heels. Whilst next door, they could wear the same thing, and flip flops.
 
Crikey - you've got some imaginative pubs in Brum! Flaming baton jugglers and stilt walkers? Sounds like Family Fun Day at Fontwell!
 
Oops! Ah, well, that's what accounted for the refusal, then. Notheeng to do weeth yow boots, they heard yow accent...
 
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