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I'm told we've already had at least one member of The Salt Lake Tribune staff stopped and briefly questioned by Gateway security. Apparently the fact that he was carrying a backpack was suspicious.

They let him go to work. Insult and injury.

When I read this:

— Coming soon to The Gateway: A dress code — Tony Semerad | The Salt Lake Tribune

"Besides cracking down on smoking, The Gateway's new owners have beefed up security, curtailed access during off hours, and plan to establish a dress code. ...

" ... Denise Hart Neff, vice president of marketing for Phoenix-based Vestar, declined in an email exchange to address whether the measures were aimed at the homeless, saying only that the moves are intended to make the shopping center safer and more engaging for customers.

"She offered no details about what the dress code would entail. ..."

I immediately thought of this:

— In 'Spotlight,' the Artless Look of the Boston Journalist — Ravi Somaiya | The New York Times

" 'Spotlight,' a movie about The Boston Globe's reporting on the sexual abuse of children in the Roman Catholic Church that opens in theaters on Friday, has caught the attention of critics.

"But its costumes, based on the clothing of the real journalists involved, have caused comment for another reason: They have uncannily captured a particular style (or lack of style), that still distinguishes reporters and editors today.

"When the movie's high-wattage stars, including Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo, were pictured on set last year, their unglamorous outfits made tabloid headlines. ..."

— Spotlight: 'How I made the least fashionable film ever' — Morwenna Ferrier | The Guardian

"It is, arguably, the least stylish film of recent years. Costume director Wendy Chuck, who previously worked on Twilight and Sideways, says that was the point: 'If they looked unstylish, ie authentic, I … consider that a success. Every film is about telling a story, of course, but it was important that characters were treated with the utmost dignity considering the subject matter, which is why they had to look as real as they do. Everyone had their uniform, but in their own bland, non-fashion way.'

"Real journalists, it seems, aren't afraid to wear the same shirt two days running, or for years. 'It's a process to get that look,' Chuck explains. 'You want to break stuff in – essentially stonewash the whole wardrobe. With shirts, you need to pick something in a cheerless colour – light blue or khaki green – then pop a bit of cascade in the wash, maybe a little bleach, and that takes the colour out. Or you put a tennis ball into the washing machine, which breaks down the fibres and makes them look old.' Then it's a case of just wearing the same shirt two days running or 'leaving them unfolded on the back of a chair so they don't look crispy new.' ..."

I remember hearing my father complain that, even though it was a very good movie, it was silly for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" to win an Oscar for costume design.

"Richard Burton just brought one of his old sweaters!" he said.