[zasz]

Yeah, but he ended up being able to wear a suit anyway, right? Do you think the equivalent scenario of a guy wearing a Hawaiian shirt at a traditional law firm in DC would've worked out? Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I suspect our free spirited DC lawyer would have been forced into a suit at the end.

[ArbitraryLimits]

That's true, but the partners at a DC law firm don't go around talking about how they're so <insert positive adjective of choice here> that anybody who want to can wear a suit to work.

[zasz]

I think West Coast enforcement of dress codes is still the lesser of two evils. You can still wear what you want; you'll just be weird, as opposed to fired.