Going to a nightclub these days is difficult enough as it is; we don’t need to tell anyone in Sydney that twice. Quite frankly, discussing the lock-outs is like shouting into a well or into the wind. No one wants to listen, so let’s move along.
Over the past 8 years I’ve been a punter, host, door girl and more at a variety of venues within Australia and abroad. I first met Chrissy and Marissa when they were working at the now defunct Kings Cross Nightclub “Goldfish”. The door policy was “attitude over attire”, which I personally thought was terrific. Fashion taste should not restrict you from being able to enjoy the music you love.
So imagine just how hard I laughed when I found this helpful little article on the website of a Pacha Sydney night club owned by a very prominent “bar tsar” (I’ve always wondered if Justin Hemmes cringes out loud when he hears this, because I do.) Before you think this me having a dig at the venue or company, it’s not, but more it’s a great talking point and inspiration for this article, so thanks team Merivale!
While it was likely published due to some sort of contra deal with The Iconic, the helpful, cookie cutter suggestions are a little saccharine and somehow off colour.
Is this club suggesting that if you don’t fit the suggested mould, you should go and party elsewhere? I’m thinking this is potentially the case.
Dress codes for nightclubs and bars shouldn’t be news to anyone. Publishing a guideline is a new ball game altogether.
Does a venue have the right to tell patrons what they have to look like before they even set foot in the establishment? Sure behind closed doors management and staff profile their clientele. We know that there are certain “lads” that dress in a code or threads of their crew, but is it not essentially discrimination? Is it not rude to assume straight off the bat that someone will behave a certain way based on their hair cut or choice of trainers. Oh and tattoos, well what a change in attitude there has been to a door policy of these over the years.
Personally, those kinds of establishments have never really appealed to me, so I’ve kept clear until required to be there. If you like the kind of place that prefers patrons to look a certain way; all the best to you my friend.
I am of the opinion that if you’re presentable, showered, have both shoes on and are there for the music; walk on in. Isn’t it not about the music, being comfortable in you and having a good time with likeminded people?
Are you completely and utterly plastered or being a massive creep? Then don’t come in.
I don’t care what shoes you’ve got on (unless I want them), where your shirt is from or what brand your dress is.
I do care if you’re being an inconsiderate moron who is impinging on my personal space and or attempting to touch my bottom.
Personally, I don’t pay for a ticket or cover charge for some sort of quasi-fashion parade or for a place where everyone is encouraged or hand selected to fit the mould (what an alternative, I hear you say, rolling your eyes).
Times have changed since the article in question was published, and the landscape of clubbing has shifted dramatically.
Bars and clubs can no longer afford to be as picky with who they’re letting through the doors and if they are… their loss. Literally! Then I guess that’s reflective in what a venue was to what it is now.. Maybe this is why everyone’s decided to stay home?
Have you been refused entry somewhere lately because of how you’ve been dressed? Tell us your stories!
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