Confusing dress codes only cease to be confusing once you give up and decide not to go, according to recent research.
Dr. Krista Shure aimed to find a way for autistic people to interpret any event dress code without royally cocking it up, but her research found no consistent strategy to resolve the confusion other than just accepting that quirky Pinterest weddings are here to stay and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.
Dr. Shure said: “The results of our study were unsurprising. The worst way to engage with ‘smart casual’ is to point out to your hosts that that is not only oxymoronic, but also just plain moronic. The best way is just not to play games you can’t win.”
“I was going to conclude my report by saying autistic people should just aim to not be naked whenever they’re planning to be in company, but then one of my peer reviewers said ‘What about orgies?’, which is when I realised it was a lost cause.”
Your old friend from school said: “I think it’s a bit unreasonable that you aren’t coming to my hen party just because the dress codes over the three-day weekend are ‘white tie’, ‘beachy formal’, and ‘slay’.”
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