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David A. Gerasimow
William H. Rehnquist
I. INTRODUCTION
and comfort. Clothing has served these simple yet vital purposes
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clothes.
clothing in literature.
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strikingly accurate.
the conflict between East and West3 and between secularism and
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young women in the area, but only after learning that an old
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religious dogma and secularist law are at odds over what women
should and should not wear. On one hand, the Koran calls for
the other hand, the secular law of the Turkish state prohibits
these two rules governing dress drives the debate between the
out Gods law?18 The question implicates not only the regulation
a vehicle for the larger debate between East and West and
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because those who wear them are not judged by their appearance.21
revolution.24
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fact gives women more, rather than less, freedom to wear what
was the first time I remember feeling shame. It was the first
another.27
taking off the headscarf who receives such respect.28 Here, the
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cannot be reconciled.
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1. Literary Analysis
Snow in the New York Times, she noted that both sides of the
clothing.35
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length, full dresses that cover the entire body.40 The only part
is white.41
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the spine,45 whereas other women that Offred sees namely, some
shoes that cause their backs [to] arch at the waist, thrusting
social roles.
control her fate,47 and she notes the effect of the red dresses
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control over themselves and also the control that men have over
republic and made its rules. It is therefore men who imposed the
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clothing.
uniforms set them apart from and above guardians: the austere,
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social class.65
incomes. The law divided the members of the colony into two
pay more in taxes, the law made the wearing of certain clothing
in The Handmaids Tale, was founded by, and named for a resident
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the other.74
norms.80
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has over the policed.93 The uniform serves this purpose well
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evidence.99
person to define the self. But others may use to their advantage
B. Case Studies
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i. Supporting Arguments
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of socioeconomic background.
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unity.116
position that has carried much weight since the 1980s when such
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subject to discipline.120
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students enter a world where class and race are too often
better prepares students for the realities they will face later
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classes.
gender norms. Although this was truer in the past, the gendered
discipline and mold young men into citizens.133 At the same time,
For female students, the role of dress codes has been more
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remains. Recall the Iowa City dress code quoted above.141 Though
the mainstream.144
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as telephone sex-operators.147
school uniform.
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action. The cases fitting into the latter category lend legal
Court held that school officials could not punish three students
Amendment.158
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to contend.159
people.160
review. For instance, the Court noted that Tinker was not a case
activities.162
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showing of disruption.166
the District of New Mexico found that a students dress did not
of dress and conformity within the student body, the courts have
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2. The Military
i. Military Uniforms
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military.
uniform spans over 350 pages and includes over 100 figures. 181
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appearance.
In much the same way, the many insignia placed on the uniform
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are used simply for symbolic display.190 The symbolic use of the
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of a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force 200 who had been
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uniforms.204
IV. CONCLUSION
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clothing.
from the elements and providing comfort. Pamuk and Atwood think
subtle.
choice about what we wear, but the media, fashion, and style
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Endnotes
7, at 1.
2004, pt. R, at 4.
8 Id.
9 Id.
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15 Id.
16 Id.
2007).
19 Id. at 42.
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20 Id.
21 Id. at 45.
22 Id.
24 Id. at 42.
25 Id.
26 Id. at 44.
369 (2007).
29 Id. at 43.
30 Id. at 44.
31 Id. at 40.
32 Id. at 43.
2004, 7, at 1.
34 Id.
35 See id.
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38 Id.
39 Id.
41 Id.
42 Id.
43 Id. at 9.
46 Id. at 28.
49 Id. at 28.
51 Id. at 44.
52 See id. at 43-44; see also ATWOOD, supra note 36, at 28.
53 ATWOOD, supra note 36, at 8.
56 Id.
57 Id. at 86.
58 Id.
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59 Id. at 9.
62 Id.
63 Id.
38 (1996).
65 Id. at 39.
(1986).
72 Id.
British Army).
76 Id.
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77 Id.
78 See id. at 9.
79 See DIANA CRANE, FASHION AND ITS SOCIAL AGENDAS: CLASS, GENDER, AND
80 See id.
Power, in APPEARANCE AND POWER 11-32 (Kim K.P. Johnson & Sharron J.
82 Id. at 13.
83 Id.
86 Id. at 20-21.
87 Id.
88 Id.
89 Id. at 21.
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92 Id.
121 (2005).
95 Id.
96 Id.
102 Id.
103 Id.
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107 Id.
108 Id.
109 Id.
111 Id.
112 Id.
114 Id.
115 Id.
Student Dress Codes, 1999 B.Y.U. EDUC. & L.J. 3, 4 (1999) (citing
117 Id.
(1995).
119 Id.
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http://www.iowa-city.k12.ia.us/schools/NW/newsletters.html (last
123 See CHICAGO POLICY MANUAL, supra note 120 (providing that
. . .).
125 CRAIK, supra note 94, at 57-58 (contrasting the recent rise of
dress codes in the United States with the long history of such
133 Id.
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137 Id.
138 Id.
139 Id.
140 Id.
harassment).
Title IX, Intersex, and Transgender, 12 CARDOZO J.L. & GENDER 337,
348-49 (2005).
144 See id.; see also Harper v. Edgewood Bd. of Educ., 655 F.
104, n.19.
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147 Id. at 97 (quoting Anon, Girls Just Want to Have Funds, WORLD
149 Id.
151 Will Okun, Op-Ed, A Uniform Solution?, N.Y. TIMES, Nov. 30,
2007, available at
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/a-uniform-solution/
(last visited Dec. 20, 2007); see supra notes 101-02 &
of school uniforms).
requiring uniforms).
155 Tinker v. Des Moines Ind. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503
LAW 634-35 (3d ed. 2005) (discussing Tinker). But see Erwin
overruled Tinker).
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159 Id. at 511 (quoting Burnside v. Byars, 363 F.2d 744, 749
(1966)).
160 Id. at 511 (quoting Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390, 402
162 Id. at 514. But see Morse v. Frederick, 127 S. Ct. 2618
however, that the Morse Court was careful to limit its holding
164 Jeglin v. San Jacinto Unified Sch. Dist., 827 F. Supp. 1459
166 Id.
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accompanying text.
169 Id.
170 Id.
171 Id.
175 Id.
177 Id.
178 Id.
18, 2007).
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2007).
186 See, e.g., Raderman v. Kaine, 411 F.2d 1102 (2d Cir. 1969)
uniforms).
192 Id.
193 Id.
198 Id. at 138; see also Joseph & Alex, supra note 176, at 722
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(1981)).
204 See, e.g., Goldman, 475 U.S. at 507 (The essence of military
205 See supra note 155 & accompanying text (discussing Tinker).
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