Beluga apologises over 'offensive' dress code
 

A sushi restaurant, due to open for the first time on Friday, has apologised after "mistakenly" publishing a dress code which specified women had to wear "sexy" clothing to gain entry.

Beluga in Leatherhead, Surrey, said on its website that women could wear "sexy black ankle-strap heels with a form-fitting top", or could opt for "skinny jeans" or "midi or bodycon dresses".

Men were told not to wear tracksuits.

In a post on Instagram the restaurant offered its "sincere apologies".

It said: "The description was inappropriate, disrespectful and offensive and does not reflect the image we're seeking to promote.

"We wish to clarify that our policy is a smart dress code for men and women."
The dress code has drawn a negative reaction from the public ahead of the restaurant's opening.

On its Facebook page people said the dress code was "disgusting", "sexist" and "gross".

One commenter wrote: "Congrats on doing such a terrible job before you even open."

"It's fine, I guess. If you wanna party like it's 1959," another post said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-60330410

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Sounds like a good idea to me :flutter:

what an own goal before they even open :laugh:

sounds like a grim overpriced place where young people go and think they are posh and trendy?

If you said on the advert - mobile phones picture taking is not allowed then literally not one person would come

I love how specific they got with what women should wear and all the men get is "no track suits" sexist arseholes.

I like this comment though :

"It's fine, I guess. If you wanna party like it's 1959," another post said.