5.27.2012
New Blog Alert!
Make sure to check out my friend's new blog Shanghai Vaquera! One of my food and fashion mentors, Julia takes a logical approach to the study of food, fashion, and travel. And she can peel a crawfish faster than anyone I know!
She's Baaaa-aaack!
Well, after a near- 2 month hiatus, I am back in the blogosphere.
Changing jobs from fashion to banking really makes for an interesting transition. It's been a challenge figuring out how to keep my unique style while working within the conservative constraints of the suit-and-tie set.
Something that has been very surprising: the number of badly-dressed bankers is astounding. I truly do understand working your wardrobe on a budget, but your clothes still have to fit you.
Take Chase, for example. Men are expected to wear black slacks, black shoes, black belt, Chase blue shirt, Chase tie and an optional black blazer. Women wear all black and have a choice of various Chase-logo'ed blue cardigans and tops.
That's got to be one of the easiest 'uniforms' I've ever heard of. Which is why I find it particularly puzzling when I see bankers whose pants are too short or sleeves too long. It's particularly annoying because a hem is typically one of the easiest and cheapest fixes to execute.
Banking is all about numbers: everyone wants the big money accounts. So, do you think a millionaire who wears custom Italian suits is going to trust his money to a man whose blazer is over large or a woman who doesn't know to remove the tacking from the kick pleat in her skirt. I doubt it.
Like it or not, the way in which we present ourselves can have a marked effect on our success in business.
Changing jobs from fashion to banking really makes for an interesting transition. It's been a challenge figuring out how to keep my unique style while working within the conservative constraints of the suit-and-tie set.
Something that has been very surprising: the number of badly-dressed bankers is astounding. I truly do understand working your wardrobe on a budget, but your clothes still have to fit you.
Take Chase, for example. Men are expected to wear black slacks, black shoes, black belt, Chase blue shirt, Chase tie and an optional black blazer. Women wear all black and have a choice of various Chase-logo'ed blue cardigans and tops.
That's got to be one of the easiest 'uniforms' I've ever heard of. Which is why I find it particularly puzzling when I see bankers whose pants are too short or sleeves too long. It's particularly annoying because a hem is typically one of the easiest and cheapest fixes to execute.
Banking is all about numbers: everyone wants the big money accounts. So, do you think a millionaire who wears custom Italian suits is going to trust his money to a man whose blazer is over large or a woman who doesn't know to remove the tacking from the kick pleat in her skirt. I doubt it.
Like it or not, the way in which we present ourselves can have a marked effect on our success in business.
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