We don't really have a dress code around here. Most days I wear jeans. If
I'm meeting with a big wig I might put on something nicer. But, Madison, in
general, is not known as a fashion capitol. If I'm not wearing my mom's
polyester stretch pants, I'm actually doing well around here. ;)


On 11/17/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/11/17/1132016909640.html
>
> IT workers dubbed 'worst dressed'
>
> By Louisa Hearn
> November 17, 2005 - 2:35PM
> Related coverage
>
> More than 150 tech professionals attended a corporate fashion show in
> Sydney last night as organizers officially dubbed the industry "the
> worst dressed" in Australia.
>
> Short sleeved shirts, man-made fibers and the wrong colored socks were
> some of the most common fashion faux-pas cited by corporate stylist,
> Melanie Moss, who hosted the event.
>
> "Because the majority of IT people are not in front of customers all the
> time, they tend to slack off," she said.
>
> .....
>
> Awesome! We're the worst-dressed! I gotta comment about this woman,
> though:
>
> Ms Moss believes money should be no object when it comes to dressing well.
>
> "This is not only about wearing suits, just a good quality shirt with a
> nice print and smart slacks is often enough as long as everything
> co-ordinates."
>
> Does anyone really call them "slacks" anymore? And "smart"? WTF is that?
>
> I personally came to work today in jeans, a long sleeve shirt with a
> T-shirt over it, with my Patriots wooly hat. I guess I'm one of the ppl
> they're talking about in the article. Too bad, I'm comfortable, and a
> comfortable employee is a productive one, I say!
>
>
> Ray
>
> 

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