> One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is
> the concept of "casual Friday." New Zealand
> with its casual-through-the-week business
> dress code probably does not have this
> concept.
>
> I have never worked at an office that observed
> casual Fridays, and for all I know the trend
> may be dying out. I have a friend who works for
> a company that still has them, though. They
> require business casual dress Monday
> through Thursday, but on Fridays employees
> are permitted to dress down. Dressing down
> usually seems to mean that jeans can be
> worn, and some companies also allow
> T-shirts; others still require polo-style shirts.

Here at the University we have "Spirit Friday". This allows us to wear jeans, but we have to wear a school logo'd shirt or school colors on the shirt. Otherwise, jeans and tennis shoes are allowed. The rest of the week it is strictly business or business casual attire.