Baristas will be allowed to wear revealing bikinis after winning a dramatic court case.
It follows a lengthy legal battle after a battle between bikini workers and the city of Everett, near Seattle, over a dispute regarding the rights of workers and their outfits.
In 2017, Everett enshrined into law that all employees, owners and operators of 'quick service facilities' had to wear clothing which covers up the upper and lower body.
Quick service facilities included fast food restaurants, delis, food trucks and coffee shops and stands.
It led to the owner of Everett bikini barista stand Hillbilly Hotties bringing a court case against Everett as they set about challenging the constitutionality of the dress code.
The U.S. District Court in Seattle found in the barista's favour and said the city of Everett's dress code law violated the Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. and Washington state constitutions.
However, the bikini owner failed in one appeal, after challenging the city's lewd conduct law.
But the court which found in favour of the coffee workers said the law was, to some extent, driven by a gender-based discriminatory purpose which was outlined in a 19-page ruling by US District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez.
He wrote: "The record shows this Ordinance was passed in part to have an adverse impact on female workers at bikini barista stands.
"There is evidence in the record that the bikini barista profession, clearly a target of the Ordinance, is entirely or almost entirely female.
"It is difficult to imagine how this Ordinance would be equally applied to men and women in practice' because the ordinance prohibits clothing 'typically worn by women rather than men,' including midriff and scoop-back shirts, as well as bikinis.
"Bikini baristas were 'clearly' a target of the ordinance, the court also ruled, adding that the profession is comprised of a workforce that is almost entirely women."
The verdict pleased barista Emma Dilemma who said it will protect law enforcement from touching their body.
She told HeraldNet: "'I think this protects our safety from law enforcement touching our body. Who's approving my outfit? Is it my female boss or some random dude cop that I don't know? I don't want them having to stick a ruler next to my body."
Matteson Hernandez, who was part of bringing the case against the state, said America should allow their citizens to wear anything they like.
She wrote: "'Some countries make you wear lots of clothing because of their religious beliefs. But America is different because you can wear what you want to wear.
"I wear what I'm comfortable with and others can wear what they are comfortable with. Wearing a bikini sends this message to others."
Barista Liberty Ziska also supported the cause and said millions of women fought for their rights to vote.
She wrote: "'We are here saying we watched our moms and grandmas going through hell and we don't have to.
"Millions of women fought for our rights and right to vote and it's my right to wear what I want. It's my right as a person."
Ivy, a bikini barista, believes the ruling should please the public as the workers are trying to make a living and shouldn't be judged.
She told Fox 13: "We all have lives outside of this; some of us are mothers, some of us go to college besides this, we're all just working and hustling like everybody else."
Following the decision the court has ordered the city of Everett to come together with Everett bikini barista's to work out an arrangement.
