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£100-150 to fit a suit?
Old dear in the local cleaners adjusted my jacket for £10, took in about 4" at the waist as I'm a bit triangular. Did try a size down, but my shoulders nearly pushed the sleeves off.
In the workplace I think it is dictated by your activity and company image/presentation/perception.
For me it doesn't make much difference, it's all going to look like the bottom of a mucky puddle with grease stains after 10 minutes.
Sometimes you just have to play the game ... if you want the work that is.
A polite request to Captain Flashheart - you would be very welcome on a Forum Ride and hopefully you would glean that there are some really good people around! Yes, we're all different but not bad. Food for thought?
As someone said, it's depends on context and what's appropriate. For me:
- government meetings: full suit (and yes, girls wear them too), and 'don't mess with me' heeled boots
- conferences: if I'm presenting, suit again (plus heels so I can see over the top of the podium 😳 )
- research network meetings: 'smart' but not suit
- office: more casual, but scruffy jeans and trainers would be no-no, so usually a dress.
Don't have a problem wearing any off the above, and happy to curl up in jeans and a hoody when at home.
Oh, and CFH - c_g +1
authority.. which is undeniably the main attribute of a suits symbolism no..?
No, of course, not - anyone can have a suit. Nothing to do with authority. It's about a convention of smartness. Of course it's not REALLY about looking smart since someone could make a great effort and/or look good in a tshirt and jeans; and someone else could just roll out of bed and throw on a suit and look like crap. It's just a convention.
What's wrong with looking professional?
I can look and act professionally in casual clothes. It's all in your demeanor and attitude. I can also look and act totally uselessly in a suit 🙂
i look like a serial killer at the best of times, i have to wear a suit when talking to regulators and representing my clients interests otherwise they would think I'm there to collect money with menaces that they owe to "big Barry"
it also helps that as soon a finish pretending to be a grown up professional type, i can change back into my usual attire, smash half a pound of metal and carved wood back into my face and become "me" again
I've met Molgrips, and as he was dressed quite casually, I had absolutely no respect for him whatsoever. 😐
There, I've said it.
[i] I can buy a suit in tesco and it'll look FANTASTIC on me.
*cough* nobody can do that. Sorry.[/i]
I'm sorry, you're wrong.
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Apology accepted.
To the overall discussion though, as CG says above. Sometimes you have to play the game and wearing a suit is an easy win. I've no problems with wearing one when need be. Sometimes it helps and if it's helps make that extra 5k appear in your pay packet, is it really that bad? You're still the same person.