A dress code is the standard of clothing an occasion requires. Check the dress code.
The vaguer it is, the more anxiety it causes, and smart casual is the worst of all. A dress code is really a message about who the occasion is for.
1noundress codeThe standard of clothing an occasion requires.
“The dress code said lounge suits and nobody knew what that meant.”
dress code is a rule.
Practised in Manners & Etiquette