Professional Dress Code

Professional Dress must be worn for all events at all conferences (fall, regional, state, and national) unless stated otherwise.

Required for the following SLC events: all assessment events, opening session/parade of presidents, annual business meeting, legacy launchers, campaign rally, dinner session, dance, and awards session.

Women
Required to wear dress shoes and dress socks (pantyhose) with the following:

• Business suit or business dress
• Skirt with coordinated blouse and/or sweater
• Dress slacks with coordinated blouse and/or sweater
• Coordinated slack outfit
• Skirts and dresses must be no shorter than two inches (2”) above the knee
• Closed-toed dress shoes, flats, or heels
  
• Shoe heels must be three inches (3”) or shorter

Men
Required to wear dress shoes and dress socks with the following:

• Suit, dress shirt, and tie
• Sport coat, coordinated dress slacks, dress shirt, and tie
• Dress slacks, dress shirt, and tie
• Shirt and/or sweater and slacks (tie required)
• BPA blazer with dress slacks, dress shirt, and tie
• This excludes all denim for any of the above.

The following are unacceptable during BPA activities:

• Strapless, spaghetti straps, tube tops, halter tops, midriff tops
• Spandex, lycra, or transparent clothing
• Cutoffs or ragged clothing
• Clothing with inappropriate words and pictures
• Swim suits must be covered with appropriate attire while in any area except the swimming pool or designated sunbathing area.

 
(Source: https://members.bpa.org/resources/)