FAMU Women Agree to More Conservative Dress

Posted By: How May I Help You NC on January 27, 2012

By Dominique Mayes

Women residents of Florida A&M dormitories agreed Wednesday to a checklist of fashion do's and don'ts that they believe will better represent the image of black women.

The women named body suits and tights with colored underwear as unacceptable and pledged to wear more conservative clothes - like shirts that conceal cleavage and skirts that are longer.

At a university-sponsored forum, students talked with administration about women on campus and fashion.

Dean of Students Henry Kirby, Office of Student Services and FAMU Housing Department co-sponsored an event that followed the theme "Perception, Presentation and Reality."

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