Dresscode for twentysomething women!

[jadis96]

Originally Posted by kddani

I would agree, with the caveat that they be GOOD QUALITY pieces that are in a flattering cut to your body. Any old boxy dress in black is not necessarily flattering.

As with anything they should work with your body type.

Originally Posted by adpiucf

I agree 100%. Colored "tights" work up to a certain age for a young woman and a certain type of style on a young woman, but black or colored hose is just wrong on anyone!

ETA: Black dress pants and a white button down shirt should be paired with some dramatic silk scarf, belt or necklace... unless you want people to tap you on the shoulder and tell you, "Ma'am, we're ready to order."

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.

Originally Posted by lilsunshine214

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.)

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.

Originally Posted by blueangel

Bottom line is to wear what you like and what looks flattering on you.

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

[AUDeltaGam]

Originally Posted by FirstAndFinest

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

Haha, I did the SAME thing too!

[tunatartare]

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.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

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.

[SydneyK]

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

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

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

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

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?")

[DeltAlum]

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.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

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.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AUDeltaGam

Haha, I did the SAME thing too!

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.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by 33girl

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)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by 33girl

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.

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.

[Dionysus]

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

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

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

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

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.

[OtterXO]

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.

[sdsuchelle]

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