The Evolution Of Dress Codes In The Workplace

Since the pandemic, dress code within companies has changed, as well as the decline in revenue from men's suits.

Lately, a lot of major companies are rolling out requirements for employees to start coming into the office, which a lot of employees aren't too thrilled about. A major point of contention? What we have to wear.  

Many Americans who have been working from home have traded in pencil skirts and blazers for the casual comforts of home or maybe a nice shirt for zoom, but casual shorts.  

But the truth is, this isn't actually a new development thanks to the pandemic. U.S. revenue for men's suits declined from $2.2 billion in 2013, to $1.9 billion in 2018. And to look even further back, an estimate in 1948 from a clothing manufacturers association put that revenue at $12.5 billion with inflation.