UBS' 43-page Dress Code: How To Dress, From Jewellery to Underwear

Everyone today is obsessing over the 43-page UBS brochure setting forth an elaborate dress code.

"Dresscode UBS à l’attention des collaborateurs PKB" is the formal title of the document.

It's a very typically obsessive Swiss document, with advice on everything from how many pieces of jewelry to wear (maximum of 3 pieces for men, 7 for women) to what color underwear should be donned. There's also some weird stuff, like a ban on women wearing new shoes. The dress code is being tested out in five branches in Switzerland but may be rolled out worldwide, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

This is translated from French to English by Google Translator (Pardon the unusual grammar):

Wearing a tie UBS [UBS  16.32    -0.41  (-2.45%)   ] is absolutely imperative.

There are several techniques for tying and tie knotted properly should reach the top of the belt buckle.

Tips and Advice

• Each time you remove your suit, untie your Tie and hang or wrap it. Give your tie at least one rest day before reuse so that the fabric and lining can rest.
• You leave preferably professionals with the task of removing any stains. More spots are recent and more result will be better.
• Do not wash, nor ever iron your shirts yourself.
• The stickpin is now rather old-fashioned but it is considered useful and decorative by many carriers tie.
• The tip of your tie should under no circumstances enter your pants

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It goes on to provide instructions for tying the ties:

ALAIN QUILICI SPRING 2010 COLLECTION

Artist, singers, designers, they all try, year by year, to create the ultimate fashion item which will be answering the magic question. Among the fashion’s visionaries who definitely found at least a part of the answer is shoe designer Alain Quilici.

Alain Quilici is on a major quest: observing, artistically translating and creating something innovative. Inspired by most things surrounding him, but mostly by design, cinema and art, Alain Quilici is at his third shoe collection and he’s not about to stop here.
Describing his work as post-grunge, the shoe designer clearly feels the influence of artistic futurism, while the shoes look amazing.

Focusing more on neutral colors, Quilici has designed sculptural, architectural wedges, continuing his kind of shoe visions developed since 2007, the moment he released his first shoe line.

Esthetics can only be matched in his designs with the right materials. In this collection, like in all the others, shoe designer Alain Quilici has focused on calf skin, matte, glazed or tanned, and on impermeable kangaroo leathers.
This line of shoes continues an older dialogue between shoes and art, mostly Asian cinema, the artist being able to translate all he sees in an artistic interpretation. Wearing one of Alain Quilici’s shoes makes you one smart, intellectual, trendy and clearly a sexy woman.

VLISCO "SPARKLING GRACE" MAY 2010 COLLECTION

Vlisco is a textile company founded in 1846 in South Holland, who later moved their  cotton printing from Indonesia to  Africa. The company showcases their new fabric collections with these extravagant couture  editorial campaigns that  you have to take time to acknowledge . Take a closer look at their most recent campaign for May 2010 titled ‘Sparkling Grace’, 

via shopliquorice.

The collection features an array of superb, eye-catching wax prints inspired by nature and geometrical patterns, and laid out on 100% cotton.  The designs were made keeping femininity and romance in mind. Can’t sew a stitch?  Not to worry!  The “sewingly” challenged can buy the dresses ready to wear.

UNIS - SPRING/SUMMER 2010

Inspired by and designed for the contemporary downtown man, UNIS evokes classic American sportswear. Urbane while easy, elegant without affect, Lee’s understated designs don’t ask for attention, rather they suit the man. Produced and manufactured entirely in its home of New York City, UNIS is just the result of a real relationship between designer, craftsmen, and locale.
UNIS is available at it's NoLita & Brooklyn stores, and online at unisnewyork.com.

REEBOK ARMANI COLLABORATION

With nearly everyone in the sporting world tapping into the luxury world for collaborations, and elevating the sporting lifestyle to a new level, Reebok is fast to follow suit and has stepped up to the game with Giorgio Armani, launching a collaborative apparel collection, EA7/Reebok, and a Emporio Armani/Reebok footwear collection.
While luxury collaborations are not new in the industry, Reebok and Giorgio Armani, have a different approach from other collaborations such as Puma and Hussein Chalayan, Sergio Rossi and Alexander McQueen, or adidas Originals and Jeremy Scott, since the Puma and adidas Originals are geared towards lifestyle and Reebok is heading for more of a functional, fitness route. Sure, there is Stella McCartney and adidas, but Reebok and Giorgio Armani will be offering its activewear collection for both men and women.

The collaborative collection will feature both apparel and footwear, and for men, it will be a mix of fitted tank tops, long-sleeve technical tops, running shorts and hoods; for the ladies, there will be harem patns with matching hooded tops, slim-fit fitness pants, running tanks, t-shirts, tights, tunic dresses and more. As for footwear, the co-branded Emporio Armani/Reebok line will offer kicks ranging from dress sneakers to retro court and vintage running models. The capsule collection will include 40 apparel pieces and 15 footwear styles for each gender initially, and the collection is expected to increase in the future.

As Reebok president and chief executive officer Uli Becker described, the collection is a “convergence of fashion and sports”, and it allows Armani to get “sports credentials” while Reebok will get “style credentials”.

The collection is set to hit select stores and gym worldwide in July, so fitness buffs now can hit the treadmill in style. Armani style. And no suiting-up is necessary. via: WWD

Release Date: July 2010

This is one collaboration that I really wish would not happen. The shoes are particularly hideous! No thought went into design for this frankenstein of a shoe. Y-7 and Adidas was an exception those years back, such mediocre attempts at maximizing their base is a terrible idea. Like Nike casual wear, or a YSL skateboard.

LRG SUMMER 2010 COLLECTION

Life is an endless exploration! And like those Choose Your Own Adventure novelettes, a familiar staple back in junior high school, California-base Lifted Research Group (widely known as LRG) just ushered an expansive spectrum of selections in its Summer 2010 Collection. Divided between 10 design themes spread across 3 periodic releases, the apparel label addressed the wants of the consuming populace.


Homegrown explores personal gardening and horticulture, whether it be illicit or not. Still, never divert from its root as an urban trend brand, Artist Driven highlights the collaboration of graffiti artists – Augor of Los Angeles area and Pose from the Windy City of Chicago. Finally, Summer is not really “Summer” without a brief getaway, Uptown Top Rankin introduce the Irie lifestyle of Jamaica. The LRG Summer 2010 Collection – First Delivery, in its 4 variants, are all now in LRG retailers worldwide.

Visually Heard / Introduction to Summer 2010

APPLEBUM - BE LIKE MIKE POLO SHIRT

Possibly two of the largest influences in street wear and culture today have been contained in this Be Like Mike Polo Shirt by APPLEBUM. A smart play on the iconic design by flipping it up a little bit. Rather than polo players, there are players playing ball and underneath it are the roman numerals in large serif font. On the left shoulder is the number 6 printed in contrasting color. Apart from the chest graphic, which is embroidered, the rest of the graphics are screen printed. Both items are available at APPLEBUM dealers and online store.

JUNYA WATANABE - SPRING 2010

In a world of hipster poseurs that you too often want to punch in the face, Junya Watanabe is the real deal, a guy who knows it's not about swagger, it's about the glide. In this case, it's a bit Mingus meets the Mods. Un-vented, vintage-y looking suits in three buttons or double-breasted are cut tight and paired with wingtip shoes (and wingtip sneakers). There's a confident mix of fabrics and textures, all built for layering: denim with moleskin patching, waxed coats, corduroy topcoats in camel, andQuadrophenia-ish parkas in olive drab. In short, classics for the guy who appreciates classics, but digs seeing them reinterpreted.