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Do you like to get dressed up?
About 17 years ago, I was promoted to a job in the corp hq of the company I was working for at the time. This meant wearing a suit every day, except for casual Fridays (which was a big deal in those days). As a manager, I had been used to wearing a tie for several years prior -- but the whole suit thing was a big transition. I guess I liked it at first. But after a while I really got sick of it. After a year or so, they went to "business casual" every day, which was great. I haven't had to dress up for work very much at all since then. My current job is business casual, too, whenever I'm in the office. But when I travel around our system (if I'm not going to be in an office) I can wear jeans.
One thing I don't miss is wearing a tie every day. Once in a while is fine. But not every damn day. I gave most of my tie collection to the Salvation Army.
whoops, i almost disclosed some rather eccentric habits of mine that include feather boa's and cowboy boots. misunderstood the thread title
jk (sure) i never really have to get "dressed up" as my work attire ranges from very casual jeans and tee shirts to rough work clothes on project sites. as far as home i try to be casual/relevant meaning with the current culture without trying to look like i am 22. i vary rarely wear a suit or a tie although i recently purchased a new tuxedo. (won't do cummerbund or bow tie though).
yeah, i look like a cross between Larry Blackmon from Cameo and Cher
The first and only photo of me in a tuxedo, which I obtained in three parts by bribing a friend, threatening a neighbour and mugging a magician.With my half-brothers at my cousin's wedding.
The feather boa and cowboy boots are definitely adequate replacements for the cummberbund and bow tie, Kevin.
i will try to keep my singing of show tunes to a quiet murmur at my daughter and son's weddings
my daughter does not want me wearing a bow tie to her wedding. i am going to take her on a night out deal where we can look for a tie and have dinner somewhere. my big ol head already looks like a light bulb coming out of a suit let alone with a bow tie calling attention to it
richard looks suave in his tux. i look like the dude from my cousin vinny and he looks like 007
I like getting dressed up, as long as I feel like I've pulled it off. Mainly, if I can get my hair to look nice. Here's Chris and me dressed up for his company Christmas party last December.
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I have quite a bit of fun getting dressed up, whether it's for work or fun. I never really had to do the entire button-down suit thing until I started traveling for work a lot last year, but even then I didn't mind it. It's just one more costume in a lifetime of scene changes, and sometimes I feel really spiffy when I'm all gussied up.I prefer Kevin's style of getting dressed up far more, though.
great photo jackie. you guys look cool yet refined
Thanks, Kevin. I know, it's no boa and sparkles, but I was pretty happy.
well, it is not always all sequins and ascots for me. occasionally i dress down
I really liked what Sherri said about dressing as "a way for me to tell other people about me"... I guess that's what I try to do as well. Something about my outfit has to be a bit unique or funky, a bit on the sexy side, or even something that says 'free spirit'. I do find that when I dress up I feel good, my inner lion tends to come out more, and I walk a little different. I'm more extroverted & flirty, and I guess I don't mind being seen as much. But, as soon as I am done with whatever 'date' caused the dressing up and I'm home again, it is straight back to t-shirts & jeans or pj pants & slippers.
As my hubby likes to say, "It's all about the comfort!"
I love getting dressed up! Our theatre has 2 formal events every season and I always get a new cocktail or floor-length dress to wear. I also like dressing up to go to the opera. When I go out on the town I like to dress up too but not in formalwear. I like to wear nice slacks or a skirt and a shiny top, though. And accessories. Accessories are my favorite.
Kevin the Barbarian wrote: "well, it is not always all sequins and ascots for me. occasionally i dress down"Hmm do you really want ME to comment on the boas and cowboy boots lol
hey, i am just prompting fun convo here. nothing impliedand yeah - give it your best shot
I wear jeans just about every day. I wear then to sleep sometimes.
i have been known to roll jeans up and use them for a pillow a time or two
Re: Jackie's pic. That's a good kind of dressed up. You look comfortable.But what's with that ornament the size of a bomb right by Jackie's shoulder?
That's fancy hotel Christmas tree decor for you, RA. We were at Chris' company Christmas party at a hotel in downtown Seattle. Amazingly, the food was really good.
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I don't like the desperate search for something to wear to an event. I seldom find what I have in mind and I usually have to pay more than I ever intend to spend. That being said, I had to go to a wedding this past summer and found a cute dress that was very inexpensive (but did not look it) that went with some comfortable heels I already owned.
Yes, if I have something fabulous to wear.
Jeans, pocket-T and Doc Martens and I'm all set.
I would love to have more reasons to dress up, but I try to dress up for special occasions and holidays. Usually it's just jeans & a tee for me!
I dress up for work meetings with important customers, for nice nights out with my boyfriend, for weddings or "official" occasions. The rest of the time it's mostly jeans, shirts and boots.
Some days I feel like dressing up for no reason, put on my heels and dress, and go to the supermarket.
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Here, only people in Brooklyn do that.
I mostly wear heels but I am short and some of my pants require the extra height. I do have some flats but they are snazzy flats.Everyone use to ask me why I would get so dressed up for work. I use to respond that I liked to look nice. I did/do it for me. I hardly consider a cute sweater with a blouse underneath and jeans with a stylish pair of heels that were comfortable enough to wear standing in all day dressed up.
Then, again, you should have seen some of the people I have worked with over the years. I am not certain some of them showered on a regular basis.
Susan wrote: "I am not certain some of them showered on a regular basis."That sounds like the guy I sat next to on the bus yesterday.
Lobstergirl wrote: "That is so European.Here, only people in Brooklyn do that."
Is European good or bad? I never know.
I don't see LG's statement as a judgment of good vs bad. It's just what it is. The stereotype of European citizens is that they dress more formally than do Americans. With the exception, of course, of those in Brooklyn.
BunWat wrote: "Susan wrote: "a stylish pair of heels that were comfortable enough to wear standing in all day ..."Oh yeah, I keep those in my closet next to my unicorn jacket and my manticore hat."
You have a manticore hat!
::pouts and thinks how great it would look with my comfortable heels::
::in Veruca Salt voice::I want a pet manticore, too!
Phil wrote: "I don't see LG's statement as a judgment of good vs bad. It's just what it is. The stereotype of European citizens is that they dress more formally than do Americans. With the exception, of course,..."It depends on where in Europe you are how well dressed the people are. The further you go south, the better people dress on average. Dutch people really aren't the best dressers.
And we won't even mention the Belgians.
Poirot is Belgian, he is always dressed well.
Belgians are half French. They have an advantage over the Dutch.
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I usually hate getting dressed up for anything. I can get away with wearing jeans and a decent shirt to work 90% of the time, but lately I've had to do the "suit" thing more often. I guess I'm getting better at dressing up, but my students still say I don't know how to match my shoes with...whatever is supposed to match your shoes.
What do you think?