How breaking dress codes pays off

The claim that women conform to the formal dress code more than men is bollocks. A woman can turn up in a dress, often quite a lot higher than the knee, use bright colors, wear high heels or high boots, expose shoulders at will and still be regarded as a conformist. For men even dropping the tie in politics for example can be damaging! So the claim only holds if you ignore the female dress code being so much more flexible than man’s.

So would a non-conformist in a land of tech non-conformists stand out by ironically wearing a suit? Is this like that saying that everything in fashion is cyclical?

Look at that dude coding in his stinky bare feet. That ain't right.