Office sexism

Sandals with socks are OK if you're making a post modernist, deconstructive statement about contemporary fashion expectations.

[loulou]

I think they should have one of those numpty days or whatever they call it when they can wear what they want.

Might they be called mufti days? I remember when I was nursing if we were working on a ward where we wore our own clothes and not uniforms we got a mufti allowance. It was a whole £60 a year.

[loulou]

 But I suspect this bloke was just wearing the usual clothes he wears for work.

I thought the same. I have worked with people who insist on being smartly dressed all the time and would not even roll up sleeves.

[oldspice]

I agree with Gopldencup that T-shirts and skirts on women generally look smarter than Tshirts and shorts on men. This is because women's Tshirts are normally cut differently and do not look baggy.

In my office there is one male. We are not in the office much and are expected to wear smart clothes. During term-time I wear a suit if it is not too hot. If it is hot I wear smart, summer skirts and tops. My male colleague wears short-sleeved shirts and chino trousers but still smart.