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Explaining the Quiz Bowl Dress Penalties
SkillsUSA showcases many technical and leadership contests at the local, state, and National Leadership Skills Competitions.  For the last few years, several talented teams lost points due to dress penalties.  The important question to ask oneself, when in doubt about a dress item, is:  Do I want to risk losing a point for this item?  To help illustrate how the Quiz Bowl judges score dress, please study the following information.
 
Dress Item

Females

Males

 

Acceptable

Penalty

Acceptable

Penalty

Blazers, Windbreakers, Sweaters

Any official coat, clean and properly pressed, is acceptable.  SkillsUSA, SkillsUSA-VICA, or VICA patches may be worn.

 

Missing buttons, trading pins, and unofficial additions can earn penalties.

Any official coat, clean and properly pressed, is acceptable.  SkillsUSA, SkillsUSA-VICA, or VICA patches may be worn.

 

 

Missing buttons, trading pins, and unofficial additions can earn penalties.

 

Tops Friar Tuck Women Winter White Shell Blouse w/Neck Band: Size 12

HOT COTTON Plus Linen Shirt

K-12 GEAR Girls' White Blouse with Short Sleeves and Lace Trimmed Peter Pan Collar (2120GY F14)

Tuxedo-bib Blouse

long- or short-sleeved white, ironed blouses

 

 

Julia Cocco White Lace Inset Cotton Sleveless Blouse

colored pattern

Pucker Lace Blouse 

Flutter Top

fashionably un-conservative

 

long- or short-sleeved white, ironed shirts

 

 

Casual shirts, those designed to be worn without ties, are not acceptable.

Bottoms

No Nonsense Little Black Skirt?

Liz Baker® Flat-Front Pants

Worthington® Marilyn Fit Cuffed Pant

 

Spree Black - Mini w/ Knotted Waist

too short

Uniquessentials BLACK GYPSY BELLY DANCE PURE SATIN FLAIR SKIRT - STORE_GYS_0023

too long

Worthington® Marilyn Fit Crop Pant

fashionable but not professional

Briggs® Belted Pants

wrong color

 

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grey, not black

 

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jeans are not acceptable, regardless of color

Shoes

and

 Hosiery

Jessica Simpson Polli

Yellow Box Dayze

Trotters Doris

Two Pair of Tights Pantyhose Combo Pack a Pair of Orange Fishnet Stockings ... picture

Versatile Nylon Knee High Stockings (Various Colors)

Knee-High Support Hose

Salomon Elios

Aquatalia by Marvin K. Wasabi 2

Clarks Thunder

Naturalizer Urbana

White Mt. Delphia

Style 120, 150 Coolmax  Support Socks 20-30: Coolmax Anklet Sock picture

Vairox Professional Graduated Compression Knee High Stockings with Zipper, 30 To 40 Mmhg Small, Long B, Ankle Circumference 7

bare legs are not acceptable

Rockport South Ferry

Fitzwell Emerson

Florsheim Riva

Propét Atlanta Walker

Wigwam Women's Rolled Cuff Socks, Pair picture

Rockport Margin

Timberland Torrance Chelsea

Type Z Matteo

Macbeth Eliot V Fred

Azonic Tall Sport Socks Casual Socks picture

Footjoy Mens CottonSof Sport Socks picture

EVS Flame Crew Socks Casual Socks picture

Accessories

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100% SILK Solid BLACK Neck Tie. Men's NeckTie.

solid black tie

official logo acceptable but not required

multi-color pattern

 

 

 

 

 

The following items are always questioned; our advice is to lean toward the conservative and avoid any penalties:

 

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updated July 2008