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An '''undress code''' is a [[dress code]] or [[social norm]] which sets an upper limit on the amount of [[clothing]] that can or should be worn. {{cn}}

Historically, the term "undress" is used to describe dress codes consisting of clothes of formality much less than those normally worn, including everything from [[dressing gown]]s, to, in their first few decades, [[lounge suit]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.kent.edu/museum/exhibits/exhibitdetail.cfm?customel_datapageid_2203427=2268972| title = Of Men & Their Elegance | author=Kent State University Museum| year=2002|accessdate=2011-02-01}}</ref> In contrast, the term "overdress" can describe the wearing of clothing which is more formal than that normally worn in that situation, and can in fact be more revealing, as in the case of [[evening gown]]s or [[cocktail dress]]es.

Promoters of the entertainment industry, including sport, attempt to "sex-up" the entertainment by under-dressing the entertainers or sportspeople. For example, in 1999, the [[beach volleyball]] regulatory body set a limit on the amount of clothing allowed for the athletes to wear during competition. These require only swimsuits as uniforms for women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/STYLE/9901/13/vollyball.bikini/ |title=Bikini blues – Beach volleyball makes the swimsuit standard |website=CNN.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813055124/http://www.cnn.com/STYLE/9901/13/vollyball.bikini/ |archivedate=August 13, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> This has led to [[Beach volleyball#Uniform controversy|some controversy]].<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.toxicclub.com/2015/controversy-over-women-athletes-shedding-their-clothes-in-field/ |title=Beach Volleyball dress shed controversy |year=1999}}</ref> Similarly, organisers of some [[swimsuit competition]]s set a low maximum threshold for swimwear for contestants.