navylad

The Equalities Act and the recent litigation cases would indicate that a dress policy can't discriminate based on gender.

And Crocs are ok for me to wear at work with scrubs though right?

LTN Phobia

Given the appendage differences it might not be the case of discrimination based on gender but rather what was potentially visible due to shortness of shorts.

Only as long as it's not a public place. I feel for your colleagues to have to face the Crocs though. I never imagined any footwear worse than evil flip flops until I caught the first glimpse of Crocs. Such is the offensiveness of Crocs that it encourages patients to discharge themselves early.

Would they work as repellent for excessive queues for priority boarding, I wonder?

(In case this post is taken seriously, I should add that it is an entirely flippant post.)

navylad

Well it is a public place I'm afriad.

Thankfully, they are very useful, in terms of ease of cleaning of bodily fluids and for maintenance of clinical hygiene, but please accept my sincere apologies that you find them offensive and trust that you will not need to attend hospital and have to subject yourself to them.

Jimmie76

Last time I was in A&E (the ER) I asked someone I saw wearing crocs why they did. They gave an almost identical answer to yours ^

LTN Phobia

I believe the reasoning is in fact correct. It's just that they are a bit hurtful to the eyes

Still, thankfully you don't see them very often at BA lounges. Only occasionally.

Back to the subject of non-lounge-approved shorts, we are still none the wiser what was wrong with the OP's shorts after 95 posts.

navylad

mine are camouflaged though, you'll hardly see them.

Flexible preferences

I'll hazard a guess they were judged either too short, or too ripped/torn? OP?

NickB

Despite my profound dislike of them, I can certainly see how they make sense in that context.

Crampedin13A

T5 North security last night?

worldtrav

Denim shorts? Seriously? Wal Mart attire, not an airport lounge.

MSPeconomist

Isn't it February in the UK? Still, I only see one pair of flip flops (with long sleeves to compensate for the naked toes and heels); the other three are wearing closed shoes (and sleeveless tops, close to what are sometimes called wife beaters).

Wozza2404

Don't tell Jimmy Nail.

Calchas

I think they can work, but perhaps not on the boy band pictured above.

windowontheAside

Why does it matter what people wear as long as they comply with conventional views of coverage?

Take the remarks about Crocs. I don't care for them and wouldn't wear them but the same is true of acrylic sweaters with embellishments favoured by little old ladies. Should those be banned too? Why is my view of taste more 'right' than the person choosing to wear the item?

And, as seen above, there may be less than obvious reasons for someone's choice of attire. Unless we've walked in their Crocs, we can't know why people do it but does that really matter? If you don't like them, fine, don't wear them. But why feel offended by them? I just don't get it. Why invest any energy or emotion in someone else's choice of footwear?

As we are often reminded here, it's public transport, and a lounge is a waiting room for public transport. I can't see why there should be a dress code beyond that required for public decency.

adrianjc32

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