<p>What kind of clothes do most people wear in college, is there a uniform, would it seem odd if you wore a smart suit every day?</p>
<p>College dress is largely casual. I don't personally know of any colleges with uniforms or dress codes, but they probably exist. Certain circumstances, such as labs, may require a certain dress for safety reasons. Almost no one "dresses up" for college; the ones who do are rare. I wore a sun dress on Friday and got many comments because people just aren't used to college students dressing up.</p>
<p>all the guys wear brioni every day. you'd look silly if you didn't too</p>
<p>There's multiple forums like this every year. I always wonder why people think that suddenly college students dress considerably different than they did in high school. In my mind, it's no different... where what you like & want to wear regardless of brand/designer/etc. You don't have to go out & buy a whole new wardrobe.</p>
<p>I wear whatever is not dirty and passes the smell test.</p>
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in a word, yes.</p>
<p>Jeans and a T-shirt for most days. Trying to impress someone, try khakis and a nice blouse. Anything more is just dorky.</p>
<p>Free College Tshirts are probably the most common, if that clues you in just a bit.</p>
<p>At one college in particular (i'm not naming names), clothing is optional after twelve midnight-what you wear in the hours before that time is entirely up to you...</p>
<p>It depends on the time of year. At the beginning of Fall semester, people wear nicer outfits. Once it gets cold or you start kicking yourself for taking an 8:30, you'll probably just roll out of bed and put on jeans and throw a sweatshirt over whatever you slept in. Or forget the jeans and just wear sweats. This will last until it gets warm in the spring, which can be finals period. At which point clothing will be far from your mind. But really, a power suit? You don't want to be more dressed up than the professors.</p>
<p>I visited one college where jeans, t-shirts, and shorts weren't allowed except on fridays under the dress code; that made for a pretty impressive atmosphere, but no, even that kind of requirement is very rare.</p>
<p>On campus--- School T's and shorts... def not dressed up. Off campus-- Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, express for men</p>
<p>There are probably schools and departments where more professional dress is standard. I have not been in any of those schools or departments, but I have been in departments where the general culture was completely different to the general culture in the departments around us.</p>
<p>I suggest that you look at the website for whatever school you're going to, get a few outfits that are similar to what people are wearing in "candid" pictures, and then buy the bulk of your wardrobe once you've arrived and have seen what the people you'll actually be spending time with are wearing.</p>
<p>??? Don_Quixote, did you happen to step into Buckingham Palace and think it was a college? I've never heard fo such a strict (ridiculous) college before... What school is it?</p>
<p>College is about finally going out and being free to do and study what you want - to be yourself - why would you willingly go to a school that mandates what you wear on a daily basis. I understand dress codes to prevent obscenity, but this is obscene in a different way.</p>
<p>Many private schools that are very conservative and religious have strict dress codes, some even control facial hair, piercings, tattoos, etc. BYU and Bob Jones come to mind first.</p>
<p>Places like BJ shouldn't even be mentioned when talking about your average college experience though.</p>
<p>I've spent a lot of time on Providence College's campus and for the most part it's jeans, polos, and preppy-looking lacoste hats. Business-type majors wear suits a lot for presentations, etc.</p>
<p>Chuy.....i know, but someone said they couldn't imagine a school with that strict of a dress code and i was pointing out that there are in fact schools like that.</p>
<p>Cedarville was the school I visited like that, yeah it's a Christian college, although that dress code only applied while students were in a class. <em>shrug</em></p>
<p>Some schools are very fashion-oriented (NYU, FIT, probably USC although I don't know). I've heard from my friends at northeastern rural colleges that the official girls' college uniform consists of Ugg boots, black leggings, hooded Northface jacket, and Vera Bradley purse. Weird.</p>