PICTURE this: you walk into a hotel, ready to have a wonderful time with your significant other, or maybe you’re on a business trip, or you simply want to relax alone. However, you’re turned away at the entrance because your attire is ‘offensive.’ I can’t even imagine the awkwardness or the walk of shame. That’s exactly what some netizens have been discussing this week after a poster from Kitwe’s Garden Court Hotel went viral, guiding clients on the dress code. The notice directed clients not to wear offensive, revealing and overtly commercial clothing such as very short pants or skirts, mesh, sheer, see through, bum shorts and uncovered cycling pants, among others. The memo has, however, sparked a range of...

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