Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons. Starting May 12, store employees will be required to wear a solid black shirt and khaki, black or blue ...

Barista dress code changed in May From 2016 through April 2025, Starbucks’ dress code allowed baristas to diversify what they wear under the iconic green apron.

Baristas at your local Starbucks will soon be sporting a new, more consistent look after the company announced a new dress code this week.

Over 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 stores walked out this week to protest the company’s new dress code requiring black shirts and limited pant colors under the iconic green apron.

More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 US stores have gone on strike since Sunday to protest a new company dress code, a union representing the coffee giant’s workers said Wednesday.