Define "business dress"

dirtychinchilla said:
Personally, I feel that the full Windsor is too much, too large a knot and the potential to look like a school chav. The half Windsor does indeed suggest you know better knots. The Four in Hand, however, is the most symmetrical knot in my opinion, and produces a nice shape.
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I usually go for the Four in Hand myself, although I used to use a full Windsor (which I found too chunky on someone as skinny as me). The half Windsor has a nice shape to it though, and the Four in Hand can look a bit weedy if it's over-tightened.
 
[FnG]magnolia;22451145 said:
I shouldn't notice your socks.
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Well that's the idea. You shouldn't notice the socks. They should appear to blend in with your trousers. Apparently it has the visual effect of lengthening your legs.
 
[FnG]magnolia;22451145 said:
I'm sure you're being sarcastic but I might do it anyway :)



Now, this is where it gets tricky. The only properly accepted colour for a suit is blue. Again, this isn't up for debate and designers through the ages have always favoured a blue - typically darker and with perhaps a stripe - versus black or grey, both of which are very hard to wear well.

Having said this, I would never wear blue socks regardless of suit colour. I don't believe it's a fashion crime per se but it doesn't sit well with me. Black is the go-to for a reason. I shouldn't notice your socks. I should notice your shirt, suit and tie. And yes, I would judge you if I saw you were wearing blue socks.
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For darker people, I think grey/black suits look better (atleast I think they do on me)
 
There really aren't that many rules, people in this thread are getting a bit ridiculous (though my comment about hose stands true).

Match the shoes & belt (always wear a belt) is the number one rule.
 
Moses said:
I was being super cereal.

Well, it was slightly hyperbolic, but I would be interested in a thread with various views of stuff like that. It's a minefield, and I'd hate to buy a suit which I thought was the bee's knees, which in fact made me look like a tool (I realise people will say I shouldn't care what others think, or whatever... but if I'm going for jobs, I will!)

It's a scary thought that I'll soon be applying for (proper) jobs... given I graduate in a year... and I'm not sure I can still tie a tie*, I haven't ever owned a suit**... and I just turned twenty-five :cool:.

*I can definitely tie a bow tie, though :cool:.

**I wore blazers as school uniform, and have had cheap dinner jackets for various university events... but that doesn't count.
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You can't really go wrong with pinstripe of a dark colour with matching trousers. Shops like M&S are good because they dont really have anything tacky that you can go wrong with
 
Business Dress is suit and tie........lose the tie with an open necked white shirt, ONLY if that is the general position on the office.

First day, first impression......:)
 
Disco Boy said:
"business dress" means suit and tie... They said no ties, so drop the tie. Definitely wear a jacket though, especially on your first day...
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this tbh... for first day

if you later find out that its 'business casual' then you can drop it down to simply no jeans/no trainers and make sure you're wearing a collar....

chinos, brown shoes and (maybe) polo shirts etc...

then again - prob best to just stick to smart trousers, black shoes and shirt even if it is business 'casual'...
 
As mentioned above wear a jacket and tie, they're easy to take off if you fell overdresed.

I wear blue and white checked pants, matching hat and a white jacket, no i'm not a clown, im a chef.
 
Just to give some closure to the thread, in this case business dress meant trousers and a shirt of some variety, accompanied by decent shoes. Very casual office, and we even get .... wait for it .... dress down Friday! woooooo! Supposedly Friday ends early at "beer o'clock", which sounds fun except I don't drink. I was more excited that the desktops were running W7 and the mice had side buttons.

Thanks for the feedback anyway, my nerves (unfounded as they were) needed it.
 
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