tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post2229979590063033757..comments2024-02-21T03:17:43.320-05:00Comments on A SERIOUS JOB IS NO EXCUSE: Choosing a board room *and* bar stool appropriate LBDJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07954204237601410494noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-10027036504160980022007-08-17T19:41:00.000-04:002007-08-17T19:41:00.000-04:00you can wear your work clothes to a bar, but if yo...you can wear your work clothes to a bar, but if you see an outfit you think, "wow, that would be hot for going out to a bar" the bottom line is, it's not appropriate for a boardroom. don't get me wrong, you can be the receptionist in a slutty outfit, but if you want to be taken seriously, wear something businesslike in the boardroom. if you want to look hot and sexy at the bar, go home and changeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-88480241922864415352007-08-16T23:29:00.000-04:002007-08-16T23:29:00.000-04:00This is so odd to me - do men not wear the same su...This is so odd to me - do men not wear the same suits to dinner and drinks at a bar? Do men expect us to carry a cocktail dress in our handbag to work in the morning, along with a change of accessories and make-up kit? The same dress can be worn many ways.<BR/><BR/>Also, no industry I've ever worked in frowns on wearing black suits. I'd say that's the winter uniform most places I've worked for men and women (NY, London, Phoenix, etc.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190587819871500712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-66774321762673832872007-08-16T20:17:00.000-04:002007-08-16T20:17:00.000-04:00if you think it looks good on a bar stool, it does...if you think it looks good on a bar stool, it doesn't belong in a boardroom. wordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-26670272170789884452007-08-15T23:40:00.000-04:002007-08-15T23:40:00.000-04:00I'm wondering in what industry this Scott fella wo...I'm wondering in what industry this Scott fella works, because I can think of no classier or more elegant a professional outfit for a woman than a simple, well-tailored black dress. And who would ever wear an LBD to an establishment that stamps hands? Isn't that a trashy top and jeans kind of thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-24938140130625385442007-08-15T19:46:00.000-04:002007-08-15T19:46:00.000-04:00Ooooh, I knew I'd be called to account for my comm...Ooooh, I knew I'd be called to account for my comment, so you'd think I'd have a great answer ready to fire off?<BR/><BR/>First, I re-read your post and I agree with your caveats.<BR/><BR/>Second, I like black. It's simple and classic, which usually translates to elegant.<BR/><BR/>However I'm a guy, and I don't know if you've noticed but woman have nothing on men when it comes to being parochial about style rules, (stop by the men's style forum for a taste) and although I rail against rules for fashion one that doesn't seem to want to go away is that men don't wear mostly black before sundown unless they're going to a funeral.<BR/><BR/>That said, I do wear black, although it's pinstripe, and I do it knowing I'm going to stick out. As such, I wear it when I want to stick out, like say, if I'm going to be standing in front of 30 or so people pointing a lot.<BR/><BR/>So, I don't really have an answer, but I do know I'm not alone when I say it, and from my fifteen years or so of being in offices it's been my experience that wearing a black dress will get you noticed, but not in a good way.<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I know I'm not alone when I say this. <BR/><BR/>However, and this is my caveat: it could be the industry I'm in.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917937485524679326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-74247228566596684722007-08-15T15:18:00.000-04:002007-08-15T15:18:00.000-04:00Scott-I don't know if you're translating "little" ...Scott-<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you're translating "little" as "mini," because if you are, then yes, wearing an LBD is totally office inappropriate. But if you're looking at the majority of the dresses in this post and thinking they're either "immature" or smack of someone who "doesn't know what's appropriate," then we should talk, because I flat-out disagree with both accusations.<BR/><BR/>I knew I'd get backlash for the first, second and penultimate dresses in this collection, but that's exactly why I qualified their recommendation with an "if you have a formal event directly after work" scenario; I'm not endorsing this as an everyday practice by any stretch of the imagination, just a quick fix for the occasional post-work, don't-have-time-to-change cocktail party. Paired with a cute, demure, full-coverage jacket, you're practically wearing a simple black skirt. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your sharing with us your opinion, but perhaps you could explain why you find a woman in a knee-length black dress in the workplace to be so disdainful.<BR/><BR/>best,<BR/>JohannaJohannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711853969686993763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-73381265969935358172007-08-15T14:30:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:30:00.000-04:00Hopefully I won't get my head chopped off for sayi...Hopefully I won't get my head chopped off for saying this, but from a guy/boss/professional point of view an LBD during business hours says "immature" or "doesn't know what's appropriate."<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's the industry I work in, but when I see an LBD in the office I look for what's left of a hand stamp from the night before.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry if this isn't what anyone wants to hear.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917937485524679326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-14721186577885443042007-08-15T11:40:00.000-04:002007-08-15T11:40:00.000-04:00The low-back dress from Nordstrom is gizorgeous. B...The low-back dress from Nordstrom is gizorgeous. Buying. It. Now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-72763688714723396942007-08-15T10:28:00.000-04:002007-08-15T10:28:00.000-04:00I have the first Tart jersey dress in white and th...I have the first Tart jersey dress in white and the second Velvet tank dress in blue. Love them both but got to say that I can't wear the Tart dress to the office - even with jacket - too low-cut and with a button-up, the empire waisting makes it too is-she-pregnant-office-gossip-fodder. The dress begs for bare sculpted shoulders and the lookie-here-cleavage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-5521312329686866662007-08-15T10:07:00.000-04:002007-08-15T10:07:00.000-04:00This may be one of those questions that reveals my...This may be one of those questions that reveals my ignorance, but is there some sort of bra-like contraption that you can wear with a top/dress with a low back, like the second to last dress. I've seen some bras with a strap that is relatively low, but still visible on some of the more daring items I'd like to wear. I'm a B/C cup and so small enough to get away without a bra in some instances, but I wondered whether there are alternatives. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-85053089807784575722007-08-15T09:36:00.000-04:002007-08-15T09:36:00.000-04:00i love all these! :) time to excercise that credit...i love all these! :) time to excercise that credit card! <BR/><BR/>--NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-84857914943555863992007-08-15T08:56:00.000-04:002007-08-15T08:56:00.000-04:00I love the idea of wearing a cute office appropria...I love the idea of wearing a cute office appropriate jacket over a sexy black dress! Good advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com