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Dressy, but not too dressy: Recommendations for a more casual workplace
Q. I’m a lawyer whose office has always been dressier than most; we never descended to “business-casual.” Of course, these days we’re not as formal as we used to be;
Cold weather rules for a warm coat
Q. What is the correct length for a good winter coat that is not a long coat? The down jackets that end at my waist make me look fat .
The many stages of business casual
Q. What is the correct definition of Business Casual? A. Time was when this was a question with a rather limited answer. But nowadays, the answer has expanded so it
Dress for success, with your mother-in-law
Q. My 32 year old daughter brought her new boyfriend over to meet me for the first time. I wasn’t prepared for his short, square build . . . or
A color for all seasons
Q. Do people still not wear white in winter or is that now a thing of the past? A. The truth is that the age-old adage of “not wearing white
Sock it to me
Q. In this day and age, how important is it that I wear matched socks? My wife seems to think that this is still important, not me, I literally grab,
50 shades of blue
Q. I have blue eyes and my wife says I should wear a lot of blue shirts. She says they look good on me, but I don’t want to look
Style for the first impression
Q. My husband thinks that he should show his individual style in interviews – which includes boot shoes rather than dress shoes and (now, with current needs) a bandanna for
Off-the-rack vs. ready-made vs. custom-made
Q. I am starting a new job and it is a straight-laced company, suits daily and tuxedo for the company Christmas party (probably with black masks this year). I have
Chambray vs. Denim
Q. You mentioned chambray shirts a couple of times recently. I gather these are what I consider denim shirts, which I always thought were very informal. Are these now acceptable with
