Do Clothes Make the Man/Women?

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A September 10, 2015 decision handed down by the Florida Supreme Court ruled that robes worn by judges should be solid black and unadorned. The Court's reasoned that the courtroom wasn't an appropriate setting to make a fashion statement, fearing that less austere attire could cause litigants to doubt a judge's seriousness. Surprise! Surprise!

Do you believe the same rationale applies to nurses who shed their white and pristine uniforms? What about Catholic nuns who shed their white and black habits?

In the corporate world men once competed for the opportunity for a white collar job and then.... Silicon Valley offered causal dress as a perk and it spread like wildfire through all industries. I was a hold out. I believed in the motto "dress for success. "I liked wearing a suit and tie. And when causal dress gained acceptance it wasn't enough and managers now found themselves playing fashion police.

So what is your view is their a correlation between dress and performance?

[graciegirl]

A September 10, 2015 decision handed down by the Florida Supreme Court ruled that robes worn by judges should be solid black and unadorned. The Court's reasoned that the courtroom wasn't an appropriate setting to make a fashion statement, fearing that less austere attire could cause litigants to doubt a judge's seriousness. Surprise! Surprise!

Do you believe the same rationale applies to nurses who shed their white and pristine uniforms? What about Catholic nuns who shed their white and black habits?

In the corporate world men once competed for the opportunity for a white collar job and then.... Silicon Valley offered causal dress as a perk and it spread like wildfire through all industries. I was a hold out. I believed in the motto "dress for success. "I liked wearing a suit and tie. And when causal dress gained acceptance it wasn't enough and managers now found themselves playing fashion police.

So what is your view is their a correlation between dress and performance?


I feel that if a person wants to be successful in his or her field that he or she should dress with the same degree of formality or informality as the people in charge. Be clean and try to fit in, rather than "stand out" with over the top or extreme attire. I don't think anyone should do anything to change their body permanently. In other words tattoos are "in" now but so were Afro's once.


One disclaimer;


If you read about an elderly village woman being arrested for pulling down a young man's drawers when he was wearing them at "half mast', it might be me.

[jnieman]

I have always heard dress for the job you want to have, i.e. if you are a worker bee dress like a manager. One think I do note that Judge Judy wears a lace collar on her robe every day. Someone called her ma'am the other day and she shut them down and said you call me "your honor".

[justjim]

When I was a relative young adult, my boss told me something that I never forgot. "Jim you can wear a $100 suit and pay for it yourself or a $200 suit and let someone else pay for it." I never forgot that.

In sales, clothes make a difference. Personally, I liked the white uniforms the nurses use to wear. They looked more professional IMHO.

[KyWoman]

I am an R.N. and wore "whites" in the 70's. I quit to raise our boys and when I returned to nursing in the 2000's, I was shocked to see R.N.'s wearing what appeared to be pajamas and sneakers!

While I realize that wearing "whites" is totally impractical in today's nursing environment, ( our patients now are a lot sicker and body fluids don't wear well on whites ), I think some sort of uniform standard is called for. In fact, the last year I worked, our manager was doing just that.

It's hard to expect to be treated like a professional if you look like you came to work in your pajamas with little bears all over them! ( pediatrics excluded)

[manaboutown]

Dress codes are important and many studies have shown them to be so. Even in K-12 schools, uniforms and conservative dress codes lead to better behavior and scholastic performance.

[2BNTV]

First impressions are lasting and one would be better off, if one dresses well.

People thinks highly, if someone that is well dressed.

After that, it's the quality of the person inside the clothes that counts.

[Loudoll]

I love dressing up and I miss those times when we dressed up often. On the other hand, it's probably a good thing people do not have to concern themselves too much if they have proper clothes for funerals, etc. and dressing as you wish might be an overall better way. Let's please not return to the way retired folks dressed in those pre-Villages promotional videos shared on TOTV. ha ha.
Oh, your question. Yes. clothes matter whether we like it or not. I agree with 2BNTV.

[gap2415]

Most of the time I prefer to wear casual clothes but once in awhile getting dressed up adds enjoyment and notice that it affects my behavior and attitude. We used to wear uniforms to school, stand in line, fold our hands and learn how to be polite and respectful by the way we acted and looked.
I think we have lost something and gained at the same time. Yet after the first few moments of meeting someone and really conversing, you see the inner person slowly rising and then, at least to me, the facade has lost any appeal it may have had.

[asianthree]

Since we wear scrubs everyday for work. We wear casual dressy when we'd go out. My upbringing was no pants to funerals or church for women.