Business Attire

Jacob Murray

BTST321

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Dr. Woodland and Dr. Szul

Commonly many Americans wonder what they want to wear to work. There are different styles constantly coming into style in our everyday lives with our constantly changing culture. Most of the time, what Britney Spears and other celebrities wear to their word day isn't what we should to wear to work.

The first article that I referenced was found after going to the search engine google (http://www.google.com). This article I found, Business Casual at Virginia Tech, from Virginia Tech's webpage (http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/BusCasual.htm#ATTIREMENWOMEN). What this site said was that men and women should wear Khaki pants and long-sleeved button down solid shirts. On a casual day what men could wear would be unwrinkled polo shirts when the work needs to be done outside or in a hot location.

What this site also said was that dressing nice isn't always buying the most expensive clothing. They said that one would want to dress comfortably and that one shouldn't expect that they need to look like the CEO of the company. Basically all we need to do when it comes to dress is make sure that our clothes are pressed and cleaned appropriately.

The guidelines that men should use to dress are: if you have doubt, wear a tie; dark socks that don't show skin when you sit down; wear a light blue, white, or conservative striped shirts; have well groomed facial hair, if one has any; no earrings. The guidelines for women are: casual pants or skirts that aren't tight; navy, black, gray, brown, and khaki are the colors to wear; skirt should come to the knee when standing; wear blouses or tailored knit sweaters; wear conservative jewelry if any; make-up should be conservative and natural; leather or fabric shoes that are black, navy, or brown; hose should be worn with skirts; and their purse or bag should be small.

In the article, Business Attire for Women written by Diana Pemberton-Sikes, by The Sideroad (http://www.sideroad.com/Business_Attire/business-attire-women.html) the company basically took what my first article said and summed up what women should wear to work. They gave some examples of what women in different industries should wear to work. In industries such as law, banking, and accounting the Diana said that the business attire should show authoritativeness, conservativeness, and the ability to show competence. For the industries such as teaching, medicine, and social work women should wear attire that show trustworthiness, approachability, and being knowledgeable. The third industry she discussed involved artistic qualities. The attire they should wear should show creativeness, uniqueness, and being contemporary. Basically what these women need to do is just fit in with their company.

From the Executive Communications Group (http://ecglink.com/newsletter/dressspk_men.shtml), there was an article for what men should dress in and the dos and don'ts in business attire. The do's that this site said was: look professional; dress for the audience, circumstance, corporate culture, and yourself; wear clothes that fit and are pressed; wear jackets buttoned, hair should be neat and trimmed, don't use much cologne if any at all; wear lace-up shoes; and wear a simple watch. The Don'ts were: don't wear loud clothes; don't wear wrinkled clothes; don't wear fabrics with sheen; don't wear a lot of cologne; don't wear ID badges during presentations; and don't have ungroomed facial hair.

The site also gave some