Dresscode for twentysomething women!

[Scandia]

And here are my favorite clothing stores:

- Ann Taylor Loft. I buy WAY too many things there.

- Banana Republic. Well, the entire GAP-Banana Republic-Old Navy chain. Now that I have my own full-time job with good income, I buy more at Banana Republic and less at Old Navy, but still a great chain.

- Back when Casual Corner existed, I bought various items there.

- More casual things I do buy at Target.

- The occassional piece at Macy's or Dillards.

And my guilty pleasure is silk.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by Rollergirl2001

Don't wear ultra low rise jeans.

Don't wear tops that drapes down towards the tummy and shows cleavage. This is a must for people with degrees. (On that note, did any of y'all see that episode of What Not to Wear with Jennifer last week? She wore a top that is black and she showed a lot of cleavage. And the woman has a master's degree in child development and graduated magna cum laude)

I've decided that those two on "What Not to Wear" need another line of work....nothing wrong with showing cleavage if you've got it.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by Scandia

- - Don't wear flip-flops 24/7 or to every single place. They are fine for the beach or the pool, but they are NOT for work or the house of worship.

LOL, you obviously don't work where I work. Shorts and flip flops are a main stay of the culture.....dress nicer than jeans and they want to know where you're interviewing.

Can I say I LOVE casual dress code??

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Sorry...you're not taking my flip-flops. I wear them every day to work (most days, with jeans and a t-shirt, but I happen to be wearing a casual dress today). But then again, we may get one vistor or so per day, and they're usually a delivery guy, delivering toliets and sinks.

I've been wearing mine almost all summer........

Dress appropriate to the company you are working for, that's all you need to do.

My company happens to be one where jeans, tshirts, shorts and flip flops are quite acceptable and hardly noticed.

But then, we're also one of the top companies to work for. Maybe there's a correlation????

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by valkyrie

I do like to keep up with trends, but I'll tell you all right now that I am having NONE OF THESE SKINNY PANTS. Ew.

I still remember the FIRST time I came around and I really don't want to relive that.

[tinydancer]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

.....dress nicer than jeans and they want to know where you're interviewing.

Or they want to know who died, because obviously the funeral is this afternoon.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Whatever you do DO NOT WEAR CROCS (or their rip-offs)!

Ok, what are Crocs????

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by Peaches-n-Cream

I wore jumpers for six years of Catholic school over white shirt with Peter Pan collars and blue knee socks. Oh the horror!

Sounds like what I wore. We finally got to wear corduroy pants and then the dresses weren't seen around much.

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

Ok, what are Crocs????

http://www.crocs.com/home.jsp

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

http://www.crocs.com/home.jsp

Thanks, I kind of thought that's what you meant. I thought those were just gardening shoes.......

They aren't even popular up here (I have seen a few).

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Scandia

I think my post was misread. I did not mean lace as in the chantilly stuff veils are made of. I meant ribbons to lace it up corset style.

No, that might actually make it worse.

[TrueBlueKappa]

Originally Posted by valkyrie

I do like to keep up with trends, but I'll tell you all right now that I am having NONE OF THESE SKINNY PANTS. Ew.

Amen! And this whole long shirt/belt/ spandex legging rebirth has GOT to go.

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

Thanks, I kind of thought that's what you meant. I thought those were just gardening shoes.......

You're welcome.

They aren't even popular up here (I have seen a few).

Glad to hear that they aren't popular.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

Thanks, I kind of thought that's what you meant. I thought those were just gardening shoes.......

They aren't even popular up here (I have seen a few).

Consider yourself lucky then. I saw a pair of imitation Crocs with little gemstones in them. I thought I was going to puke in my mouth.

[TrueBlueKappa]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Consider yourself lucky then. I saw a pair of imitation Crocs with little gemstones in them. I thought I was going to puke in my mouth.

HEINOUS!