Worst work outfits you see?

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Anonymous wrote:Im a minimalist my shit is all black and appropriate deal w it

Black is fine. That was a weird thing for PP to pick on.

Because all black is funerary.

Disagree. I think it's professional. My coworkers who wear all black often have colorful necklaces or accessories or even gold necklaces they wear.

99% of men in my legal job wear a black suit with a blue or white shirt, which is also the same thing you'd wear to a funeral.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im a minimalist my shit is all black and appropriate deal w it

different fabrics/brands fade at different rates. Do you soak your blacks in Rit dye or something? Wear polyester? Why not wear black pants and a blue shirt? Especially in the summer, all black clothes absorb and amplify heat...unless you're wearing black gauze. Lighten up, Wednesday!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a minimalist my shit is all black and appropriate deal w it

Black is fine. That was a weird thing for PP to pick on.

Because all black is funerary.

Agree ^^

And all-black doesn't really look that good on most people. It’s not as flattering as people think.

[Anonymous]

today:
black tight crop top & baggy jeans; messy long hair; Forest Grump hat & Teva sandals

yesterday:
loose black t-shirt dress & Teva sandals; messy bun. ashy legs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I personally think shorts or skirts for work should be closer to your knee that to your crotch. So whatever that midpoint is, don’t go above it.
Also, I see this all the time on metro…..check the back of your skirt. Lots of young women seem to not realize that if a skirt is the same length in the back as the front, if you have any butt, it will then be shorter in back. If you have a really curvy butt, it might be a LOT shorter in back. I see women all the time that have skirts that are reasonable length in front, but from the back we are staring at the bottom of tjeir butt cheeks. Check the back and keep in mind the angle of the metro escalator and whether you want to give a show to the person behind you on the escalator.

I don’t care about wet hair so long as it’s not a client meeting or court or you’re leading a presentation.

Ill add carrying a backpack tends to pull up skirts in the back somehow.

No sneakers (fine for commuting but change at your desk), no flip flops, no shorts, no sweatpants, no sweatshirts. No visible bra or nips. If a trendy high schooler would wear it, don't wear it to the office.

I’m the previous poster and I wear sneakers all the time. Foot health is more important than anything else. Your should see my mom’s bunions from years of professional shoes. Sneakers are fine.

I am 60 years old, and I basically wear nothing but sneakers anymore. Sneakers with my suits, with dresses and skirts, etc. I am the highest-ranking woman in my office--happy to send the message that heels are not required here.

I love you for this, but I’m still uneasy with sneakers (Such a funny word! We were more literal and called them tennis shoes.) with dresses or skirts.

Are you literally going to play tennis in them?
My tennis shoes (for clay or hard courts; grass are different) are literally tennis shoes. Otherwise they are, yes, sneakers in this country. Or "kicks" if you're cool.

DP - Tennis shoes vs sneakers vs gym shoes is a regional thing throughout this country.

I play tennis and can attest that tennis shoes are designed for running on a tennis court, sliding here and there and pivoting or changing direction suddenly. These are different than sneakers, cross trainers, running shoes, etc. It's not a regional thing, it's appropriate athletic shoes for a specific sport. See also: soccer cleats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a minimalist my shit is all black and appropriate deal w it

Black is fine. That was a weird thing for PP to pick on.

Because all black is funerary.

Agree ^^

And all-black doesn't really look that good on most people. It’s not as flattering as people think.

I think all black gives the floating head look. It is jarring and not chic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:today:
black tight crop top & baggy jeans; messy long hair; Forest Grump hat & Teva sandals

yesterday:
loose black t-shirt dress & Teva sandals; messy bun. ashy legs.

Are you at Lollapalooza 1 in 1991?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally think shorts or skirts for work should be closer to your knee that to your crotch. So whatever that midpoint is, don’t go above it.
Also, I see this all the time on metro…..check the back of your skirt. Lots of young women seem to not realize that if a skirt is the same length in the back as the front, if you have any butt, it will then be shorter in back. If you have a really curvy butt, it might be a LOT shorter in back. I see women all the time that have skirts that are reasonable length in front, but from the back we are staring at the bottom of tjeir butt cheeks. Check the back and keep in mind the angle of the metro escalator and whether you want to give a show to the person behind you on the escalator.

I don’t care about wet hair so long as it’s not a client meeting or court or you’re leading a presentation.

Ill add carrying a backpack tends to pull up skirts in the back somehow.

No sneakers (fine for commuting but change at your desk), no flip flops, no shorts, no sweatpants, no sweatshirts. No visible bra or nips. If a trendy high schooler would wear it, don't wear it to the office.

I’m the previous poster and I wear sneakers all the time. Foot health is more important than anything else. Your should see my mom’s bunions from years of professional shoes. Sneakers are fine.

I am 60 years old, and I basically wear nothing but sneakers anymore. Sneakers with my suits, with dresses and skirts, etc. I am the highest-ranking woman in my office--happy to send the message that heels are not required here.

I love you for this, but I’m still uneasy with sneakers (Such a funny word! We were more literal and called them tennis shoes.) with dresses or skirts.

Are you literally going to play tennis in them?
My tennis shoes (for clay or hard courts; grass are different) are literally tennis shoes. Otherwise they are, yes, sneakers in this country. Or "kicks" if you're cool.

DP - Tennis shoes vs sneakers vs gym shoes is a regional thing throughout this country.

NP- Actual tennis shoes have a different sole. They're not the same as sneakers.

Yes but a ton of people in the country describe any athletic shoe as “tennis shoes” no matter what they’re designed for. Like pop vs. soda.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally think shorts or skirts for work should be closer to your knee that to your crotch. So whatever that midpoint is, don’t go above it.
Also, I see this all the time on metro…..check the back of your skirt. Lots of young women seem to not realize that if a skirt is the same length in the back as the front, if you have any butt, it will then be shorter in back. If you have a really curvy butt, it might be a LOT shorter in back. I see women all the time that have skirts that are reasonable length in front, but from the back we are staring at the bottom of tjeir butt cheeks. Check the back and keep in mind the angle of the metro escalator and whether you want to give a show to the person behind you on the escalator.

I don’t care about wet hair so long as it’s not a client meeting or court or you’re leading a presentation.

Ill add carrying a backpack tends to pull up skirts in the back somehow.

No sneakers (fine for commuting but change at your desk), no flip flops, no shorts, no sweatpants, no sweatshirts. No visible bra or nips. If a trendy high schooler would wear it, don't wear it to the office.

I’m the previous poster and I wear sneakers all the time. Foot health is more important than anything else. Your should see my mom’s bunions from years of professional shoes. Sneakers are fine.

I am 60 years old, and I basically wear nothing but sneakers anymore. Sneakers with my suits, with dresses and skirts, etc. I am the highest-ranking woman in my office--happy to send the message that heels are not required here.

I love you for this, but I’m still uneasy with sneakers (Such a funny word! We were more literal and called them tennis shoes.) with dresses or skirts.

Are you literally going to play tennis in them?
My tennis shoes (for clay or hard courts; grass are different) are literally tennis shoes. Otherwise they are, yes, sneakers in this country. Or "kicks" if you're cool.

DP - Tennis shoes vs sneakers vs gym shoes is a regional thing throughout this country.

I play tennis and can attest that tennis shoes are designed for running on a tennis court, sliding here and there and pivoting or changing direction suddenly. These are different than sneakers, cross trainers, running shoes, etc. It's not a regional thing, it's appropriate athletic shoes for a specific sport. See also: soccer cleats.

Be that as it may, my point is that people use the terms interchangeably. This is a thread about fashion not sports equipment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally think shorts or skirts for work should be closer to your knee that to your crotch. So whatever that midpoint is, don’t go above it.
Also, I see this all the time on metro…..check the back of your skirt. Lots of young women seem to not realize that if a skirt is the same length in the back as the front, if you have any butt, it will then be shorter in back. If you have a really curvy butt, it might be a LOT shorter in back. I see women all the time that have skirts that are reasonable length in front, but from the back we are staring at the bottom of tjeir butt cheeks. Check the back and keep in mind the angle of the metro escalator and whether you want to give a show to the person behind you on the escalator.

I don’t care about wet hair so long as it’s not a client meeting or court or you’re leading a presentation.

Ill add carrying a backpack tends to pull up skirts in the back somehow.

No sneakers (fine for commuting but change at your desk), no flip flops, no shorts, no sweatpants, no sweatshirts. No visible bra or nips. If a trendy high schooler would wear it, don't wear it to the office.

I’m the previous poster and I wear sneakers all the time. Foot health is more important than anything else. Your should see my mom’s bunions from years of professional shoes. Sneakers are fine.

+1

Sneakers now are much more varied, muted and polished. It's not like LA Gear with scrunch socks worn by Melanie Griffith that were dirty from the subway.

+1 You read my mind, including the Melanie Griffith image!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Government office worker here ( posting on my unpaid lunch break)

Men in shorts (anyone in shorts, but I only see men doing it)

Print t-shirts. Anything from Harley Davidson to cartoon characters to the middle aged woman in the Fleetwood Mac Tshirt.

Baseball hats. Again, mostly men

I think men should be able to wear shorts- like lands end type school shorts that school boys wear.
Or kilts if they want...

Totally disagree. I really don’t want to see hairy men legs at work.

Kilts actually might work under a dress code, especially if you wear the high socks. Not an awful “utility kilt”. Gag

What about gals with hairy legs. Anyone can have hairy legs if they want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Government office worker here ( posting on my unpaid lunch break)

Men in shorts (anyone in shorts, but I only see men doing it)

Print t-shirts. Anything from Harley Davidson to cartoon characters to the middle aged woman in the Fleetwood Mac Tshirt.

Baseball hats. Again, mostly men

I think men should be able to wear shorts- like lands end type school shorts that school boys wear.
Or kilts if they want...

Sorry, to the grocery store or the Big Country concert.

I would love a world in which we could transition to men wearing longer shorts in the summer so we don’t need to kill the planet and freeze all the women by air conditioning buildings down to 68 degrees. It’s not uncommmon in other parts of the country. I’m thinking the ones that are a couple inches above knee. I think it would also help encourage people to take public transport or walk instead of driving. Sadly people don’t seem to care that much about the environment though. I’m 52 and don’t think I’ll see that shift in my work life. Weird how people will wear crop tops and flip flops everywhere but then everyone is scandalized by seeing men’s calves.

Absolutely agree on all your points, PP.

+100. It's ridiculous to freeze at work because men have to wear pants. It's 2025. We're all melting. It's a small fix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im a minimalist my shit is all black and appropriate deal w it

Black is fine. That was a weird thing for PP to pick on.

Because all black is funerary.

Are you trying to write funeralry? I am an all black wearer and yes, I know I look goth or like a waiter but it's appreciated and easy and professional.

[Anonymous]

I guess it is funerary!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally think shorts or skirts for work should be closer to your knee that to your crotch. So whatever that midpoint is, don’t go above it.
Also, I see this all the time on metro…..check the back of your skirt. Lots of young women seem to not realize that if a skirt is the same length in the back as the front, if you have any butt, it will then be shorter in back. If you have a really curvy butt, it might be a LOT shorter in back. I see women all the time that have skirts that are reasonable length in front, but from the back we are staring at the bottom of tjeir butt cheeks. Check the back and keep in mind the angle of the metro escalator and whether you want to give a show to the person behind you on the escalator.

I don’t care about wet hair so long as it’s not a client meeting or court or you’re leading a presentation.

Ill add carrying a backpack tends to pull up skirts in the back somehow.

No sneakers (fine for commuting but change at your desk), no flip flops, no shorts, no sweatpants, no sweatshirts. No visible bra or nips. If a trendy high schooler would wear it, don't wear it to the office.

I’m the previous poster and I wear sneakers all the time. Foot health is more important than anything else. Your should see my mom’s bunions from years of professional shoes. Sneakers are fine.

I am 60 years old, and I basically wear nothing but sneakers anymore. Sneakers with my suits, with dresses and skirts, etc. I am the highest-ranking woman in my office--happy to send the message that heels are not required here.

I love you for this, but I’m still uneasy with sneakers (Such a funny word! We were more literal and called them tennis shoes.) with dresses or skirts.

Are you literally going to play tennis in them?
My tennis shoes (for clay or hard courts; grass are different) are literally tennis shoes. Otherwise they are, yes, sneakers in this country. Or "kicks" if you're cool.

DP - Tennis shoes vs sneakers vs gym shoes is a regional thing throughout this country.

NP- Actual tennis shoes have a different sole. They're not the same as sneakers.

Yes but a ton of people in the country describe any athletic shoe as “tennis shoes” no matter what they’re designed for. Like pop vs. soda.

Agreed. I grew up referring to all athletic type shoes as "sneakers." I moved out of NYC as a teen and suddenly everything I thought of as "sneakers" were now "tennis shoes."