DRESS CODE

The official dress code for the event is ‘Alternative’. This is quite a broad range of clothing to create an outfit from than spans a number of genres, which can include the following items (but is not limited to):
- Latex, leather, fetish, club kid, alt-rave, lolita, harajuku, fairycore, PVC, goth, cybergoth, rivethead, techwear, punk, steampunk, lingerie, semi-nude, nudity, pup/pony, furry/scaly, cosplay, dark militaria, dark/black haute, etc.
Our baseline standard is that attendees wear ALL BLACK as a minimum if you're wearing plain clothing such as black cargo trousers, jeans or leggings and a black top, t-shirt or shirt. This includes your shoes.

Examples: Acceptable Styles & Outfits

Clothing that includes the following items do NOT meet our dress code requirements:
- Standard business casual or formal business wear, blue jeans, white trainers, chinos or khakis, non-alt sportswear such as full branded tracksuits and football shirts/strips.
  - As an example, someone wearing a salmon pink shirt, a grey blazer, blue jeans and brown brogues does not meet the requirements as that would be deemed as ‘standard’ business casual wear.
  - But someone wearing a black pinstripe suit with a black O-ringed shirt underneath with electric purple PVC creepers would generally be considered ‘alternative’ and therefore meets our dress code requirements.
Items of clothing that have symbols, insignia or references to harmful groups or ideologies are prohibited.
- Example: 1939 Iron Crosses, SS Lightning Bolts, Death's Head skull, Swastikas, etc.
If you’re not sure if an outfit is appropriate, please send a message to the Fiendish staff on Discord, Facebook or Fetlife.

If you are entering the venue and do not meet the dress code but have dress code appropriate items to change into, you must do so on arrival with a grace period of 30 minutes. If you are found to be in violation of the dress code after this time, you will be asked to leave the premises.

It is prohibited for attendees to criticise or negatively comment on or about attendees for their choice of clothing or lack thereof. If an attendee engages in this behaviour, they will be removed from the premises and entry to future events will be revoked.
If you, as an attendee, spot another attendee who is in breach of the dress code, please alert FIENDISH staff, such as a DM or a DJ, or venue staff such as security staff or doorstaff as soon as you possibly can.

We do not have dedicated changing areas. Please change in an area of the venue you feel comfortable with such as an available playroom or the bathrooms.

The venue has a dedicated cloak room which is £2 per large item or bag.
Do not under ANY circumstances place clothing items or drinks in or around the speakers, subs or PA stacks in the venue. This will and has damaged the audio equipment in the venue and you will be removed from the venue if you are found to have been doing this.