I know I've said that JFK was the downfall of American dress attire but I will now say that Casual Friday was the downfall of American work attire. Women used to wear these perfect suits to work everday with high heels and gloves and little hats pinned into their hair. Men used to wear suits with handkerchiefs in the pockets, bowties, and manly looking hats that made everyone look smarter. However, as soon as casual Friday was introduced into the workplace, fashion went downhill. Now people go to work in jeans and flip flops or even shorts! This has got to stop I tell you.
I thought of this today because, as some of you may know, my company does not participate in casual Friday. Men have to wear suits and ties every day of the week, no hats and handkerchiefs unfortunately, but at least there are ties. Jeans? Ha! You can't even come in to the building if you're wearing a single stitch of denim! (That may be an exaggeration but it helps me prove my point). I love work attire and dressing up and high heels so casual Friday means nothing to me. Although, since I have started working, I have often thought....wouldn't it be nice to wear jeans to work occasionally? To take the pressure off of the outfit choice that I have to make every single morning?
Well that day has come my friend... Today we got a mass email saying that tomorrow is "Jeans Day" but wait, there is a catch....in order to wear jeans, we have to bring canned food for the Food Bank. Hurricane Ike not only ruined my friend's wedding but it also left alot of people hungry so of course I will wear jeans and bring canned food. Not that I have any canned food lying around but I did make a special trip to the store after work for the occasion.
My point in all of this is that my company knows how to do casual Friday right....that is -- to not do it at all. Then when we get an email taunting us with the idea of casual attire so that we will donate to charity -- we all jump at the chance. The common working man with a habitual casual Friday could easily forget their canned goods and it wouldn't make one bit of difference since he is aloud to wear jeans on a weekly basis (or daily since the common working man has become a slob who will wear his tshirt, cargo shorts and crocs to work everyday). I would bet money that if someone at my company forgets their canned goods tomorrow, they will be forced to go home and change out of their jeans. I wish I was kidding.
Maybe when I send Obama and Biden their fedoras, I should also send them a memo to never be caught on camera in jeans and an appliqued polo/button-down. Who can trust a man wearing a shirt with a tiny alligator on it to run this country? I mean, if we get any more casual, you'll all be going to work in your pajamas.
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Oh my, I think we'll have to respectfully disagree on this one. If I have to spend eight hours in heels in front of 22 fourth graders, someone's going home with paste rubbed in his hair.
I loved the days of ladies hats and fedoras and I'm all for anyone who can bear the pain of a day in high heels but for this girl those days are over - I will no longer torture my feet for fashion. Thank God they sell fabulous flats in "shoe heaven" otherwise known as the shoe department at Nordstrom.
i also am going to have to question your idea of the common 'working man' because if a man truly works his attire must fit his job. Now if your job is basically sitting at a desk or presenting yourself and your product to people i am all for the fedora's cuz i make them. but on the other hand i think that you are asking a lot from a cobbler to wear a tie.
I would LOVE to wear pajamas to work :)!
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