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I must admit, it would be nice if there was a greater acceptance of dressing well in today's society, but let's be brutally honest - for most of us, the workplace, the social spots and the street have all become extremely casual. Yes, a number of us dress as we want and many of us have received acceptance and admiration for it, but the boss and the co-workers still sometimes get shook up by the three-piece suit with the windsor knot, the collar bar, the pocket square, the cufflinks and the watch chain.
I'm not an investment banker or a lawyer. I work in an office of casual men and women who offer various services to the energy industry, be it oil and natural gas, wind, bio, solar, what have you. The tie is rarely seen and slacks are uncommon, like spotting a badger in your back yard.
It happens, but only during certain times and not with any regularity.
So if I were to go to work dressed to the nines, it would freak the office out. They would wonder what was going and they'd certainly have a hard time with my dressing that way every day. They wouldn't howl in fear, display their plumage in a threatening manner or urinate on my desk, but they'd be unsettled. It would create a distraction at work.
Sad and shallow, but a fact nonetheless.
So I've asked myself, "Self, how can we indulge our love of all things vintage while at the same time presenting an image that isn't too startling to the natives?"
This is what I've come up with, sort of a classic dress meets modern casual.
Let me know what you think.
Slacks / khakis
Golf shirts / dress shirts in Summer, mock turtlenecks or dress shirts in Winter.(no ties or odd vests)
Belt with golf shirts and sweaters, suspenders with dress shirts.
Sports coats
Various pocket squares with conservative folds, nothing flowery.(this would replace the tie as a way to expess oneself while remaining casual)
Spectators in Summer, solid dress shoes in Winter (they may have to accept spats on occassion when I'm feeling flippant.)
Outerwear would be fedoras.
In Spring and Fall, the trench coat on bad weather days.
In Winter overcoats, like a camelhair polo or a gray double-breasted, silk scarves.
The way I see it, this ensemble would allow me to look fairly true to the thirties when outside at a distance, but inside I'd be dressed "nice with neat looking shoes". See, most folks in the Midwest like a well-dressed man as long as he doesn't overdo it in their eyes. You can wear a nice version of what other folks wear and they'll allow for one interesting item, say a fedora or spectators. They'll compliment them and talk about what their granddads wore, 'cause that's you being you and you're a nice guy who looks sharp.
Wear the whole shibang and they'll look askance at the man in the costume. It's the way things work. As a responsible adult I have to be aware of acceptable behaviour in my workplace and I have to consider the effect of my appearance.
Thus I've come up with this potential wardrobe scheme.
Whatcha think?
I'm not an investment banker or a lawyer. I work in an office of casual men and women who offer various services to the energy industry, be it oil and natural gas, wind, bio, solar, what have you. The tie is rarely seen and slacks are uncommon, like spotting a badger in your back yard.
It happens, but only during certain times and not with any regularity.
So if I were to go to work dressed to the nines, it would freak the office out. They would wonder what was going and they'd certainly have a hard time with my dressing that way every day. They wouldn't howl in fear, display their plumage in a threatening manner or urinate on my desk, but they'd be unsettled. It would create a distraction at work.
Sad and shallow, but a fact nonetheless.
So I've asked myself, "Self, how can we indulge our love of all things vintage while at the same time presenting an image that isn't too startling to the natives?"
This is what I've come up with, sort of a classic dress meets modern casual.
Let me know what you think.
Slacks / khakis
Golf shirts / dress shirts in Summer, mock turtlenecks or dress shirts in Winter.(no ties or odd vests)
Belt with golf shirts and sweaters, suspenders with dress shirts.
Sports coats
Various pocket squares with conservative folds, nothing flowery.(this would replace the tie as a way to expess oneself while remaining casual)
Spectators in Summer, solid dress shoes in Winter (they may have to accept spats on occassion when I'm feeling flippant.)
Outerwear would be fedoras.
In Spring and Fall, the trench coat on bad weather days.
In Winter overcoats, like a camelhair polo or a gray double-breasted, silk scarves.
The way I see it, this ensemble would allow me to look fairly true to the thirties when outside at a distance, but inside I'd be dressed "nice with neat looking shoes". See, most folks in the Midwest like a well-dressed man as long as he doesn't overdo it in their eyes. You can wear a nice version of what other folks wear and they'll allow for one interesting item, say a fedora or spectators. They'll compliment them and talk about what their granddads wore, 'cause that's you being you and you're a nice guy who looks sharp.
Wear the whole shibang and they'll look askance at the man in the costume. It's the way things work. As a responsible adult I have to be aware of acceptable behaviour in my workplace and I have to consider the effect of my appearance.
Thus I've come up with this potential wardrobe scheme.
Whatcha think?
