{"id":2759,"date":"2011-06-24T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/summer-office-attire-what-not-to-wear-to-work-2759\/"},"modified":"2011-06-24T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T13:34:10","slug":"summer-office-attire-what-not-to-wear-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/summer-office-attire-what-not-to-wear-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Office Attire: What Not to Wear to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Robert DiGiacomo, for Yahoo! HotJobs<\/FONT><\/P>
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No matter how high the temperature rises, the right business clothes still make a strong statement in the workplace.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Experts say that no matter how hot it gets, flip-flops, shorts and tank tops remain fashion don’ts in most offices — and even workers in creative professions, high tech industries or other fields with liberal dress policies should be wary of showing too much skin.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Here are five tips for maintaining your professional look during the warm weather months or in any temperate climate.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Don’t Take a Vacation from Professionalism
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To image consultant Sherry Maysonave, women in tank tops or men in shorts send a message that they’re not fully engaged with their jobs.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>
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“It’s like their goal is to go on vacation,” says Maysonave, the author of Casual Power: How to Power Up Your Nonverbal Communication and Dress Down for Success<\/EM>. “Too much skin in the game doesn’t score any career points for women — I hear it over and over. Guys do wear shorts, but I think it demotes them.”<\/FONT><\/P>
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Don’t Ignore the Rules
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It’s especially important for anyone just starting a career to understand his company’s policies for summer office attire, according to workplace consultant Lisa Orrell, the author of Millennials into Leadership: The Ultimate Guide for Gen Y’s Aspiring to Be Effective, Respected, Young Leaders at Work<\/EM>.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>
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“If a company doesn’t have an official policy, millennials should take time to talk to their bosses, although a lot of it boils down to common sense and being tasteful,” Orrell says.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Don’t Reveal Too Much
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The latest styles for women and men may call for tight-fitting designs that reveal or show off well-toned bodies, but those looks are still more appropriate for free time than for work hours.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>
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“If you’re a young woman wearing short-shorts and super-tight tank tops that you would wear to a friend’s house, that’s probably not appropriate, no matter what kind of workplace you’re in,” Orrell says.<\/FONT><\/P>
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It’s also not appropriate for a guy to wear cargo shorts and flip-flops the day a potential new client is coming in, she adds.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Don’t Flip-Flop
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Although you’re likely to see flip-flops, Crocs and those FiveFinger “barefoot” shoes frequently in Silicon Valley workplaces and other unconventional offices, they’re still not considered a way to put your best foot forward in most professional settings.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>
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In some traditional offices, even wearing shoes without socks is a major no-no.<\/FONT><\/P>
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“I know of one man who did not get a promotion because he went to a meeting with the CEO and was wearing shoes without socks,” Maysonave says.<\/FONT><\/P>
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However, women may have more leeway with footwear because not all flip-flops are created the same.<\/FONT><\/P>
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“You can buy a $300 pair of flip-flops, and they can be very classy,” Orrell says.<\/FONT><\/P>
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And What About Tattoos?
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Conventional wisdom dictates keeping <\/FONT><\/FONT>tattoos<\/FONT> on arms, legs and shoulders covered, but with so many young adults making fashion statements with tattoos, attitudes are evolving, according to Orrell.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>
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“For job interviews, companies are realizing that if they have a no-tattoo policy, they’re going to eliminate half the talent pool,” she says. “I tell companies, ‘Don’t judge the young person just because they have a tattoo showing. For all we know, the person was a valedictorian at Harvard. It doesn’t reflect on their personal values or work attitudes.'”<\/FONT><\/P><\/SPAN>
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