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This rule is new, by the way. There used to be no dress code at all, and it's become increasingly strict in the last few years.

>This rule is new, by the way.

You can't call a rule new, which is nagging them for nearly a decade now:

en passant is still considered a new rule, and it was there in the 16th century

Even at that time, it does not appear that the dress code explicitly forbade what the contestant was wearing?

Was there a reason for implementing it?