Business Casual Uniform Guidance (quoted from the NPS student handbook) Men’s footwear will be leather lace-up or loafer style. Athletic (sneakers), recreational outdoor footwear (hiking shoes), or protective footwear (motorcycle boots) are not authorized. Women’s footwear shall be appropriate in style and quality as to match the overall appearance of the clothing being worn.
Business Casual Uniform Guidance (continued) Types of clothing that are not considered appropriate and will not be worn are: faddish casual attire, sportswear, and any type of dress clearly unsuitable for wear in an academic environment. Other clothing considered unacceptable includes: hiking or “outdoors” attire, denim or demin-look materials, shorts/skorts, micromini skirts, and ball caps. Additionally, clothing that distracts or causes undue embarrassment to co-workers or is a safety hazard are not appropriate, i.e. flipflops, leather pants, leather shirts, athletic jackets, tank tops, t-shirts and shorts.
Additional Comments Think “H&R Block” business casual, not “Google” business casual. If you think it might be inappropriate, it probably is. Safety gear (i.e. motorcycle leathers) and casual gear are acceptable en-route to and from home to allow for motorcycle and bicycle safety.
Dress Code Examples* Men’s Inappropriate Shirt OK, UNTUCKED not OK NO T-shirts, hooded shirts Or shirts w/ logos NO cargo pants or flip flops *All pictures in this presentation are examples only. Actual dress is not limited to what is pictured. NO jeans or shorts
Dress Code Examples Men’s Inappropriate NO sneakers or sneaker-like shoes NO hiking boots NO Crocs, Birks or flip-flops
Dress Code Examples Men’s Appropriate Sweaters un-tucked OK
Dress Code Examples Men’s Appropriate
Dress Code Examples Women’s Inappropriate NO spaghetti-strap shirts NO jeans-like material NO micromini-skirts or skorts NO shorts NO flat sandals NO Crocs, Birks or flip-flops NO sneakers or sneaker-like shoes
Dress Code Examples Women’s Appropriate Dresses, skirts, suits OK Dressy shirts and sweaters OK Dressy pants OK
Dress Code Examples Women’s Appropriate Dress-flats and pumps OK Open toes OK Heeled sandals OK Oxfords, low- and high-heeled