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Goldman Sachs Allows Bankers to Trade Bespoke Suits for Khakis

Men cross the street in front of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s headquarters in New York.

Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

Maybe it’s the kombucha on tap. Or it might be the influence of a new boss who moonlights as an electronic music DJ.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a bastion of buttoned-down Wall Street, told employees Tuesday it’s loosening its fashion standards. “We believe this is the right time to move to a firmwide flexible dress code,” wrote its three most senior leaders, who pushed for “good judgment in this regard.”