Office dress codes in the 1980s were strict, formal, and often unforgiving. If you showed up in jeans, sneakers, or anything ...

Workplace dress codes might seem like a superficial topic, but they reveal so much about power, respect, and self worth.

"The first cut was the hardest," said Tess Heidelberger. Tess Heidelberger, of Mauldin, South Carolina, turned her 1980s wedding dress into a Christmas tree skirt. Courtesy of Tess Heidelberger — ...