Professional Image (Dress Code)

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Professional Image (COLUMBIA & GREEnville CAMPUS)

Professional Image: All Future Professionals must adhere to the following professional dress code while in attendance:

1. Future Professionals must wear solid-colored scrubs in navy blue, dark gray or black. Clothing should be clean.  If an undershirt or jacket is worn it must be a solid color and may not contain political messages or branding, profanity, or other industry-related logos.
2. Shoes should be professional, practical, and comfortable. Shoes must be close-toed to protect the feet from spilled chemicals, hair slivers, and overall cleanliness and foot health. Shoes may be any color.
3. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at school.
4. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school.
5. Paul Mitchell branded tops may be worn with solid-colored scrub bottoms when a scrub top isn’t worn.
6. If worn, capes, smocks, and aprons must be a solid color or Paul Mitchell branded.
7. Name tag, as provided by the school. All Future Professionals are required to wear a name tag while in attendance.
8. Solid-colored long-sleeved undershirts can be worn under a scrub top.
9. Solid-colored cardigans/zip-up jackets or Paul Mitchell branded sweatshirts may be worn over scrub tops if needed for warmth.
10. Baseball hats, stylish hats, caps, stylish head wraps, or beanies may be worn but may not contain political messages or branding, profanity, or other industry-related logos.
11. Paul Mitchell or school-branded apparel that otherwise meets the requirements.

The following is a list of unacceptable attire for all Future Professionals in attendance:

a. Foot thongs, flip-flops, beach sandals, Crocs, slippers and any shoe that looks like a slipper.
b. Sunglasses—we want to see your beautiful eyes.
c. Bonnets and Velcro wraps.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional dress code may be coached and may receive an advisory.

Professional Image (CHARLESTON CAMPUS)

Professional Image: All Future Professionals must adhere to the following professional dress code while in attendance:

  1. Future Professionals should wear solid-colored scrubs with the same color tops and bottoms, no white scrubs. Clothing should be clean.
  2. Shoes should be professional, practical, and comfortable. Shoes must be close-toed to protect the feet from spilled chemicals, hair slivers, and overall cleanliness and foot health. Shoes may be any color.
  3. Hair should be styled prior to arriving at school.
  4. Any cosmetics should be applied prior to arriving at the school.
  5. Paul Mitchell branded tops may be worn with solid-colored scrub bottoms when a scrub top isn’t worn.
  6. If worn, capes, smocks, and aprons must be a solid color or Paul Mitchell branded.
  7. Name tag, as provided by the school. All Future Professionals are required to wear a name tag while in attendance.
  8. Solid-colored long-sleeved undershirts can be worn under a scrub top.
  9. Solid-colored cardigans/zip-up jackets or Paul Mitchell branded sweatshirts may be worn over scrub tops if needed for warmth, may not contain political messages or branding, profanity, or other industry-related logos.
  10. Baseball hats, stylish hats, caps, stylish head wraps, or beanies may be worn but may not contain political messages or branding, profanity, or other industry-related logos.
  11. Paul Mitchell or school-branded apparel that otherwise meets the requirements.

The following is a list of unacceptable attire for all Future Professionals in attendance:

  1. Foot thongs, flip-flops, beach sandals, Crocs, slippers and any shoe that looks like a slipper.
  2. Sunglasses—we want to see your beautiful eyes.
  3. Bonnets and Velcro wraps.
  4. White scrubs.

Future Professionals who fail to comply with the Future Professional dress code may be coached and may receive an advisory.