《悉尼晨报》读者来信专栏刊登了多则关于1970年代衣着限制和旅行经历的回忆故事[1]。这些投稿记录了当时各地对个人仪表的严格规定如何影响人们的日常生活和国际旅行。
其中一位读者回忆起1971年在Cuesta边境因头发过长而被拒绝入境的经历[1]。另一位读者则讲述了1968年一名女性因穿着裤装而被俱乐部拒绝入场的事件[1]。在新加坡，签证更新处曾贴出标志声明："长头发的人将被最后服务，以造成最大不便"[1]。
一则轶事涉及摇滚乐坛的明星风波。根据读者投稿，1973年彼得·巴克在雅加达为滚石乐队太平洋巡演的宣传材料进行了修图处理，使乐队变得无法辨认[1]，最终导致该乐队未能访问新加坡[1]。
The Sydney Morning Herald's letters column has published a collection of reader reminiscences about clothing restrictions and travel experiences from the 1970s era [1]. The accounts document various instances where appearance-based rules affected people's movements and access across different countries and venues [1].
One reader recounted being refused entry at the Cuesta border in 1971 due to having long hair [1]. Another described a 1968 incident in which a woman was denied entry to a club for wearing trousers [1]. According to the letters, Singapore's visa renewal office displayed a sign that read: "People with long hair will be served last, so as to cause maximum inconvenience" [1]. The recollections also included an anecdote about Peter Burke, who in 1973 retouched photographs of the Rolling Stones in Jakarta for their Pacific tour; the alterations reportedly made the band unrecognizable, ultimately preventing them from visiting Singapore [1].