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If I'm going to ride Godiva-style, it will be on the beach, not on fake grass.:p

If you were going to ride Lady Godiva style you would probably cut your hair beforehand.

Being a future teacher, one of my other professors told me some really good tips on how to dress that I have never forgotten.

* Skirt length no shorter than the knee, or right above it.
* Necline no lower than your collar bone.
* Try to steer clear of the juniors section. You don't want to show up one day wearing the same thing as one of your students.
* Minimal make-up. It's not cute when you and your student show up wearing the same bright pink glittery eye shadow.
* ALWAYS wear hoes, even with pants. (I wore dress socks.)

P.S. I LOVE Kohls' apt. 9 collection! I always fine the nicest clothes!

Apparently one of my coworkers also missed the memo that you can't wear anything except nude colored underwear under white pants. Little blue flowers, how adorable.

This seems very conservative -- there are very few necklines that aren't lower than your collar bone. What's left, turtlenecks? LOL. And no open toed shoes, ever?! Yikes.

IF YOU cannot dress as a Professional in your profession then why be there?

Dress like a hooker then peole will treat you like a hooker!:rolleyes:

If you do not have legs, feet, bust, toes, or waist, then maybe New Fashions are not for you?

Big Boobs, cool show them off and see where people think your brains are!:) :D

Dress in your style that fits best for you!;) It isnt TV!

This has always worked very well for me!

Many offices nowadays and/or certain industries are more casual Tom. I work in the entertainment industry and never ever ever have I had to own a suit, etc for work. Jeans are the norm, even for interviews. My male coworkers regularly wear t shirts, surf shorts and flip flops. Its the culture in this industry.

AYE! We're here to give friendly beneficial pointers, not insult each other.



In other news:

- Some science teacher at my secondary school wore striped undies with light colored pants. A very outspoken girl pointed it out. The teacher was embarrassed- and another girl said "don't worry, we're among women here". It was an all-girl school. I was not in that class, btw, but the rumor quickly went around.

- The worst part about those shoes would be the color. Does not help that the other colors available are also fluorescent hues that should have stayed back in the 80s. I hate lime green so much- and another co-worker was dissing it today as well.

Another former equestrian here! I was terrible with diagonals!!! But I, too, love high boots-- they remind me of my riding days!

They're called bodysuits. They were fashionable back in the 90s. I never had any of those.

Ack. More 80s fashion disasters.

Back in 1991, when I was 13, I went to a modeling camp. They said that green and blue eyeshadow were not to be used anymore. I do not know if this still applies given all the 80s flashbacks. But I never really cared for green eyeshadow.

I agree, they make you itchier and more uncomfortable. Maybe all the hopping around from their awfulness is supposed to make you warm? :confused:

I remember buying elastic stirrups so that I could make any pair of pants "stirrup pants" - and tuck 'em into my elf boots!! :)

As with anything they should work with your body type.

As with anything I would expect people to accessorise in ways that flatter them. I am a scarf/ purse kinda girl. I know other women who are more comfortable with belts.

As for black hose, I know several woman who wear them to dressy events and they look nice. Depends on age and body type. I pefer a skin tone, but my best friend is very pale and will never wear anything flesh toned because she feels it is not flattering to her. Yet again, everyone should make the decision best for them.


Having taught at 2 different schools plus several in college and student teaching here is some advice. Check out what your principal and office staff wear. That tends to set the tone for your building. My male principals mix up polos and shirts with ties and kakhis. My female vice principal wears a mix of capris and dress slacks and jeans at last once a week. The office staff is capris and jeans. We are a casual school. I been at more conservative ones too. Always err on the side of conservative til you get a feel for what is okay. Ask an older *female* teacher what is okay in the dress code. My mentoring teacher was male and he had no idea. In college I was told no tattoos should EVER be visiable. After teaching a year and seeing various other teachers have them visable I spoke with my principal he actually laughed when I told him I was worried about showing my violet on my inner ankle. He said he hired me for my brain and ability to work with kids, not what I was wearing and as long as I kept being a good teacher he would never care what I wore.


AMEN blueangle! If everyone would follow what works in their profession and workplace and what flatters them I think everyone would be okay.

Haha, I did the SAME thing too!:D

Understand that not all looks work for all races. If you're black, don't try to overbleach your hair to make it look blonde. If you're white, don't try to pull off having dreads.

Damn...now I AM going to have to cut my hair...;) ;)

Actually, I did get braids once....when I was in the Caribbean.

hijack...

Now I'm flashing back to the Friends episode where Monica gets braids while they're all somewhere tropical, then gets them caught in her shower curtain. Hee hee.

end hijack

Braids and dreads are not the same thing. At all.

SydneyK, I remember that episode. She had little wooden beads put on her braids so everytime she moved her head, they'd clang. It was when they went to hear Ross give the keynote speech at the paleontology conference in the Barbados. (Can you say "watches too much tv?")

OK, before you write, "What is DA doing reading/posting in this thread," remember that I'm the father of a couple of twenty-something women, and also curious about some of the dress I see on the street and in the office.

I don't have time to read the entire thread, but have skimmed some of the posts.

One thought did occur to me that some of you might deem of some merit. Others of you will undoubtedly blow it off.

Remember that in the business world, the people who will judge you in terms of how you dress and comport yourself will likely not be your twenty-something peers.

They will be your customers and clients who will probably range in age from young to old, and your bosses who may also fit that range. They will also range in style and taste from very conservative to wackos.

I would suggest, that the way to help yourself succeed is to try to find the middle ground. Some of you will cry "conservatism," but remember that even that is a moving target.

Think what you want about how to dress, but remember, it's your future.

Excellent advice!

Adding that if you're in certain aspects of the entertainment field, clothing design or work for a TV network such as MTV-- young professionals might want to dress a little more "hip" for work than they would in an average office. My advice is to see what the norm is at your office, and then dress for the job you want.. not the job you're currently in. Do dress for success in your field.

Me three. :)

Re blue & green eyeshadow, you can use any color eyeshadow as long as you know what to do with it. They wouldn't keep making it if people didn't keep buying it. There's a difference between putting a little navy in your crease and pulling a Mimi.

There is this one plaintiff's attorney who looks JUST LIKE Mimi. Heavy makeup and the same personality. I shall call her Mimi the Bull (she is already known as "the Bull" by most of the defense counsel- and it's not meant in a complementary way)

When I did my Merle Norman consult, they used olive green liner and a dark bluish/green (it was called Ocean) shadow on the lower lid, and it looked fab. It's not something I would wear, except for evening, but it can work.

How did this thread change from dress codes for 20 something women to work dress codes and 80's styles? :confused:

Not every twentysomething woman (and man) work in environments where you have to dress very conservatively. People don't dress that conservatively in the field I'm planning to go in. And, if I see someone who looks like they walked out of the 80's, then I know I'm in the wrong neighborhood (*cough* hickville *cough*).

I'm mostly talking about "dress codes" for when we're just hanging out. That can be ball game, bars, parks, dinners, the grocery store...and so on. Sorry, if I did not make that clear in my OP, which was 380ish posts ago! lol

Threads just kinda do that.

I had one other thought, and then I'll just slip quietly away into the sunset.

You don't need to thank me.

I was having lunch in a nice little storefront Italian restaurant last week and a twenty-something woman was sitting at a table not far from me with her back to me. Like one table away and just across the aisle. This is one of those sightlines that you can't help seeing her unless you stare at the ceiling or into your food without ever looking up.

She was reasonably attractive and had a decent body -- you get what I'm saying? Not a raging beauty, but fairly good looking.

Problem is that she was wearing low riding jeans and a short top. And thong underwear on which the top strap came up above the back of the jeans when she sat down.

So, what you had was a short top which rode up some, jeans that rode lower, and underwear straps that went across and down in the exposed part of her "back." Very lower back. Very.

It just wasn't a pretty picture.

Thankfully, the spaghetti luncheon special is always good there.

Back on topic. I saw a fashion don't yesterday that reminded me about the perils of white pants. Along with the underwear mishaps mentioned earlier....please make sure they are a thick enough material and fit you properly. I saw a woman in her mid 50's wearing skin tight white cropped pants that were so thin I could LITERALLY see the cellulite on her ass and her nude thong surrounding it. Not attractive.

I refuse to wear white pants. I have a white miniskirt, but its thick material and definitely nowhere near see-through.

I have a white cotton skirt that I love because it has a built in slip so you can keep your business, your business w/o worrying about it.

Oh man, I had one of those too, but it was STILL see-through... and then I bought another slip to put under it, and it was see-through again! Yeah I eventually threw it away. I need to stop buying cheap clothes...

This one was worth the $$. Actually, it was on sale, but still, I think I would have paid full price for it.

Actually, I just buy a lot of crew neck t-shirts and shells. I think the main reason she said that is because I work with high schoolers and young boys tend to, how do I put this delicately, try to look at your boobs. Sorry, couldn't put it delicately. I do wear collar shirts and leave the top button open, but I make sure that I do the bend forward test when I wear them. No open-toed shoes is probably because we have to respect the school dress code. If the girls can't wear sandals or flip flops, we can't either. I don't have many pair of dress shoes that ARE open-toe so it works out for me.

I used to work the professional offices for a theme park. The folks in the park couldn't wear open toed shoes and had restrictions regrading the number of rings and earrings you could wear, facial hair for men, etc. The people in the offices had to abide by the same rules-- no open toed shoes for the ladies, either.

You have to be talking about Disney - I haven't been to another theme park that actually cares what their employees look like (which can be quite scary!) LOL :p

DA - I KNOW what you mean about seeing the thong up and out of the jeans. I cannot STAND seeing my girls in the chapter when they bend over & all you see is crack & floss. We have a 3-B rule for formal meetings (ie, pinwear meetings) which is no Bellies, Butts, or Boobs -- we used to pass a jar around to put 25c in if your attire was deemed unacceptable. Now we just don't let you in the meeting & you have to pay the fine for missing it ;)

I am fine with the ultra low rise jeans if you have that kind of body & know how to not bend over & show your butt to all the world. Its just not attractive when you see girls that are not fat by any means, but far too big to wear those jeans - you know, the ones that swear they are a size 4 or 6 when its more like 10 or 12.

It has gotten so bad with some things that when the chapter buys shirts for certain events (like recruitment), we cut the tags out before giving the girls their shirts. So if you ordered a small, and we know you are a medium or even large, you just get the shirt size that we give you with the tags cut out (we cut all the tags out - even on the smalls for the itty-bitty girls). Its a pain to keep them separate, but nothing is worse than a girl who needs a medium trying to squeeze her boobs or belly roll into a small while wearing a shirt around campus with our name on it!

I'd also like to add that with the low rise jeans they DO make low rise bikinis and thongs. So no one has any excuse for underwear hanging out.

Anyone else finding themselves wearing more and more skirts these days? When I was in my early 20's I wore jeans to hang out in, now days I am just as likely to want to hang out in an ankle length skirt.

No, I nearly always wear dress pants. I do so much running around at work, that I need comfy shoes (ie: flat shoes!) and pants. Forget hose.. it would be snag city on all of the equipment I'm around.

You must be tall. Us short people look like munchkins in long skirts. I do love the look and wish I could pull it off.

At home-- it's jeans or khakis. Out on the town.. yes to skirts!

Yes!!!