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Dress Codes and the Laws of Everyday Life

or why a law professor wrote a fashion history.

Oct 25, 2021

Dress Codes and the Laws of Everyday Life

Oct 25, 2021

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The Definitive Ranking of Bond Films

because all of the other ones are, well, wrong

Oct 15, 2021

The Definitive Ranking of Bond Films

Oct 15, 2021

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Don’t Call That Swill a Martini!

The Martini Manfesto: Part 2.

Apr 21, 2022

Don’t Call That Swill a Martini!

Apr 21, 2022

How the laws of fashion made history

…and still affect us today

Feb 7, 2022

How the laws of fashion made history

Feb 7, 2022

James Bond is wrong: a Martini Consists of Gin (not Vodka) and Vermouth

The Martini Manifesto: Part One.

Nov 10, 2021

James Bond is wrong: a Martini Consists of Gin (not Vodka) and Vermouth

Nov 10, 2021

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Marker

A Casual Dress Code is a Lousy Substitute For Time Off

A blurred line between work and leisure hasn’t made made work any more fun — instead, it lets work eat into our free time.

May 25, 2021

A Casual Dress Code is a Lousy Substitute For Time Off

May 25, 2021

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Momentum

The Dress Codes of Respectability

Well-Dressed Black Activists Were Not Trying To Impress White People.

Apr 22, 2021

The Dress Codes of Respectability

Apr 22, 2021

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GEN

The Sexist Distinction Between ‘Style’ and ‘Fashion’

Why are men celebrated as stylish and women belittled as fashion victims?

Apr 7, 2021

The Sexist Distinction Between ‘Style’ and ‘Fashion’

Apr 7, 2021

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GEN

Post-Pandemic Dress Codes

Ascetic Athleisure, Extravagant Couture, or Curated Classic Tailoring?

Mar 26, 2021

Post-Pandemic Dress Codes

Mar 26, 2021

Richard Thompson Ford

Richard Thompson Ford

Professor. Lawyer. Dilettante mixologist. Amateur sartorialist. Watch geek. Author of Dress Codes: how the laws of fashion made history. www.dresscodes.org

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