<p>that makes sense. I guess I was assuming just general wear around stuff; I’m guessing the young woman probably dresses up some even in the PNW :).</p>
<p>My D left her first school partly because of the preppy dress code which shaded toward what she described at the time as “slut wear” (see through, uber-revealing) for going out on weekend evening clothes. She ended up at one of those ultra-liberal LACs with racy reputations where, ironically, no one cared what she wore–dressy, or ripped cargo pants, or anything in-between. It was a big relief to her not to have to " fit in" whether casual or dressy.</p>
<p>I realize she’s a data point of one; i’m just speaking up for one extreme here–those with a modicum of fashion sense have the rest of the spectrum covered already. :)</p>