#effyourdresscodes

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#effyourdresscodes

[magnificentwizard1-blog]

Hi everyone, my name is Samantha. I am currently a college student interning for Dress Profesh. Today I am wearing my favorite color, my favorite scarf, and some of my favorite accessories. I would like to consider dressing professional as being able to express myself while looking ‘presentable’ to others however, would society think so? Can I really wear leggings to work? Will this outfit help enforce the idea that I am serious? Maybe it all depends on the culture and values of the company where my attire can be appropriate? What do you think?

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It’s a million degrees in Michigan and it’s making it hard to concentrate on work. How do you dress profesh to stay cool?

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yes, plz tell us why...i’m sure it has nothing to do with sexism #effyourdresscodes

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I’m wearing a blousy top (Modcloth), a cardigan (Modcloth), black pants (Old Navy), and Keen shoes. I chose this for comfort, and since I’m at a conference where temperature control can vary, layers are important. This is #profesh to me because I’m wearing the clothes in a professional context but, it is an outfit that tries to balance comfort with style, which adheres to my sensibilities--some color, versatility and fun.

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Today I was going for more of a comfortable and warm look. I am wearing skinny blue jeans, boots, a nice blouse, and a long sleeve sweater. These past two days I have worn dresses for presentations. The reason I am wearing this outfit is because my knees and ankles have been hurting due to walking in flats with poor support, so today I wanted to wear more comfortable shoes.

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Since I am attending a long conference, I decided to look semi-professional without regretting my choices by the end of the day. I am wearing a jacket, a printed t-shirt, slacks, and a pair of sneakers. It’s a mixture of professionalism and comfort. 

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I’m wearing a helvetica typography tee, an oversized black and gray cardigan, a black and white striped textured skirt, and a pair of combat boots. #gothchic

I have asymmetrical hair paired with a color wheel enamel pin, and wearing an electric lavender lipstick. My professional style is the same as my personal style. I can never fracture the parts of myself in my style, my teaching,and my scholarly self.

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I am wearing a black skirt suit, a faded neon blue, and green floral pattern that’s a size too big with purple opaque tights, and a pair of skechers (“dressing” looking shape-ups). I am also wearing a plaid purple backpack, a conference name tag, my eye glasses, a fitbit flex, and three pieces of jewelry: engagement ring, wedding ring, and a necklace.

This is the one of the first and only suits I’ve purchased; it hangs off my shoulders a little, which reminds me of how hard I worked to reclaim a body I love. Purple is one of my school colors and has been a favorite; I was a proud school-spirited freshman pirate. The shoes remind me of the value of being active without wearing sneakers; sneakers are for mowing my lawn. My backpack is part of my professional identity because in many of my professional spaces/have been ‘homeless”(no office space), and with a brief three year exception when I’ve had an office, it was too inconvenient to be worth adding that to the weirdness of my working conditions; so I have used them for a little more than long term storage.

Being ME! Wearing my identity is key to me regardless of the role I’m playing. I choose not to compartmentalize my personal and professional identities. If I cannot be me in a professional space, I do not belong in that space!

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RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD WEAR THIS TO WORK

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I am wearing a new dress with leggings, since they are comfortable. I am also wearing a jacket because of the air conditioning in the building. Professional dress for me is

Levels of comfort

non-dry cleaned and not needing an iron

covers enough to not feel uncomfortable with students (no accidental showing chest/upper leg)

fullfills of whatever my sense of “30-something cool enough girl”.

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#effyourdresscodes

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#effyourdresscodes

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From Janice: 

From hippie to corporate executive to weirdo aging professor, I carry my multiple identities with me wherever I go.