Originally Posted by avalanche

I can't speak to the question of OP, but there have been countless studies done comparing workplace behavior based on wardrobe. This is where workplace casual came from. Productivity was found to drop too far when workers were allowed to wear anything, they usually took it too far to i.e. shorts and sandals, so a happy medium was found where workers were happy, but productivity was at an acceptable level. I can only presume you could possibly apply that in certain contexts to parts of society.