Office wear

[wellinghall]

I know we've touched on this before, but what would you wear to work if the dress code was "smart casual" or "business casual"? Or possibly more to the point (especially if you're a woman!), what do you think I should wear?

Comments

[malaheed.livejournal.com]

I'd recommend dressing up at first then scaling down after a week when you get a better understanding of what other people are wearing

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

I'd second this. Suit and tie seems the straightforward way to go, and then you can assess how the general rule intersects with your own style. And it is much easier to laugh off being too smart than it is too scruffy.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Good point!

[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

Good advice. But I'll add that in my experience no version of wellinghall's attire is ever remotely scruffy (and he tends to the more formal of each style of dress, iyswim) so I think he has nothing to worry about.

[gramarye1971]

Thirding this. For that matter, you can always take off the tie or jacket during the day, or keep a spare tie in the office just in case you need to smarten up for a lunch meeting or the like. A friend's father always did that -- he kept three ties neatly tucked away in a drawer in his office, in case he spilled something on one of them or (he or someone else) suddenly needed a tie for whatever reason.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you, gramarye1971; I'll do another post shortly, setting out my position in more detail. (I used to keep my company tie in my drawer at work, for just such an eventuality).

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you, nineveh_uk; I'll do another post shortly, setting out my position in more detail.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Thank you, malaheed; I'll do another post shortly, setting out my position in more detail.