Rules and Guidelines on Prom Attire

9 01 2008

Taken from the Pisay Code of Conduct. I never read mine and I suppose the same would be for most of you *bwahahah* and so here it is so you guys don’t need to do it.

“Prom” is a shortened form of the word “promenade” which refers to a formal dinner-dance. Being a formal event, all students are expected to be in formal wear.

For girls:

- Do not wear a dress with a plunging neckline. The neckline of your dress should not show your cleavage.

- Dresses with plunging backs should not plunge below the waistline.

- Dresses with see through fabrics should be lined or worn with a camisole.

- The slits of the skirt should not be more than 3 inches above the knee.

- Exposure of the torso area should not be more than 2 inches above or below the belly button

- Shorts and short skirts (more than 3 inches above the knee) are not allowed.

- Rubber slippers and wooden clogs (bakya) are prohibited

For guys:

- Wear a decent long-sleeved polo.

- T-shirts, whether collared or not, are improper attire
- Shoulders and upper arms should not be exposed

- Coat and a tie or barong may be recommended as formal attires.

- Footwear should be closed leather shoes. Sandals and rubbershoes are not allowed.

- B0ys are strictly prohibited from wearing earrings.

- Wear long pants; denims and hip-hop pants are not allowed. Underwear should not peek over the pants’ waistline.

- Wearing of caps and any headgear are not allowed.