No loud polish, long bangs or head coverings, city workers told

MANSFIELD

City workers are annoyed with a new dress code that bans flip-flops and excessive jewelry and prohibits loud nail polish, long sideburns on men and long bangs on women.

The policy that took effect Monday was a response to workers’ taking casual Fridays too far and then dressing down throughout the entire week, city officials said.

The dress code says that bangs cannot fall within an inch of a woman’s eyebrows and sideburns cannot extend past a man’s earlobe.

The policy also prohibits workers from wearing hats, scarves, or head wraps while working indoors.