ooh - what a can of worms you've opened. i've never known an issue to cause such uproars with staff, except perhaps who gets what parking space :) one thing you can do that may help smooth things is to have a committee of front line staff look at the options and come up with their recommendations. some people detest khakis as much as polo shirts. remember also you're not doing it for uniformity in staff (i don't think), but rather for your customer's comfort level. you want to make sure staff is both easily spotted and professionally dressed (whatever that means). if that's the case, why not come up with several suitable schemes, particularly for frontline staff, such as a polo shirt or a vest/apron. or khakis/nice jeans or khakis/dark slacks. wherever possible, give staff a way to feel as comfortable as possible. p.s. the best unacceptable dress-for-the-day? a summer intern in exhibits came in wearing a T-shirt showing a chicken and egg in bed together, above which was the question. "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" needless to say, we sent the intern home to change. Jeff Courtman Project Manager artspace in the West Edge 710 Texas Street Shreveport, La 71101 318-673-6535 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).