Dressing for Work

The USB ( a Swiss Company) published a 43 page guidelines on proper dress code.  From the exerts it looks like a good idea, and that American are no longer the only ones who have forgoten how to dress for Work.

There was the usual advice about wearing dark gray, black, or navy blue (they "symbolize competence, formalism, and sobriety"), warnings about skirt length (they should hit the middle of the knee), and the plea for "light makeup" (foundation, mascara, and "discreet" lipstick).


Then, UBS offered these tidbits:

• Don't wear "designer stubble" or "excessive facial hair" if you are male (or female, I suppose).

• Do wear timepieces, "since wristwatches suggest reliability and great care for punctuality." But don't wear earrings if you are male.

• Don't eat garlic or smoke cigarettes to avoid imparting bad odor.

http://thecareerist.typepad.com/thecareerist/2011/02/dress-codes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fpcnu+%28The+Careerist%29


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576019783931381042.html


http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hewlett/2011/02/dress_for_the_job_you_want.html


http://www.vancouversun.com/life/business/3982457/story.html?tab=PHOT


http://www.vancouversun.com/life/dress+code+bankers+Select+translated+text+from+page+tome/3987980/story.html

Some Exerts from the Code:

Do's

For women:

• Wear your jacket buttoned.

• When sitting, the buttons should be unfastened.

• Make sure to touch up hair regrowth regularly if you color your hair.

For men:

• Store your suit on a large hanger with rounded shoulders to preserve the shape of the garment.

• Schedule barber appointments every four weeks to maintain your haircut shape.

Don'ts

• Eating garlic and onions

• Smoking or spending time in smoke-filled places

• Wearing short-sleeved shirts or cuff links

• Wearing socks that are too short, showing your skin while sitting

• Allowing underwear to be seen

• Touching up perfume during or after lunch break

• Using tie knots that don't match your face shape and/or body shape

 
Hey if their parents don't teach them how to dress some one has to.   I say publish it again an the critics be damned!    I hope they added no face piring and visable tats to their list!