Colored denim to work?
My question is this: I was wondering how appropriate it would be to work colored denim to work. I have mauve, mahogany, olive, brown, steel grey, pink (yes, pink), and a couple other outrageous colors. I wear matching sneakers and I think I look good. The only quirk is that I am a first year resident physician, in psychiatry. I hate dressing like an insurance salesman or a Wall Street clone. HELP!
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May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
I don’t think some of these people are listening to the profession you are saying you are in??? Usually as a resident you are allowed to dress a little more casually and don’t you have to wear some type of a lab coat or something like that on top? Some hospital environments might have a strict dress code though, but I am assuming since you are asking this question that you have already checked into that and that where you work is a little more laid back.
I am not sure why one person said get out the dresses and heels because you are a woman. There are many work places where wearing dresses and heels is NOT appropriate. I work in a mostly administrative field, but it’s in a warehouse environment. I would not wear a dress and heels. That would end up being distracting and I would not be treated with the respect and seriousness that I need to be in my job. (Yes, I am sterotyping, but that is just how men are. I need my employees to listen to me, not to be hitting on me all day.)
Also, nice shoes with a heel on it is soooo not right with any kind of denim.
I say go for it, but if you have pink sneakers with pink denim, that might be a bit too much.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
No - not in the workplace. Save it for the weekend.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
In our office we have a uniformed side and then we have the suits in the front office. We have no choice but to wear a uniform at all times at work but on Fridays the front office get to wear denim. It looks sloppy and unprofessional.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
It all sounds a little tacky and unprofessional to me. Especially the part about the matching sneakers….
I think, try to wear slacks that have some crease in them or are made out of a finer fabric than denim (which is a play material, not for business) Wear simple appropriate shoes, but not sneakers. You’re entering a professional environment, its time to dress like it.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
yea i think its a little out there to, i dont want to be reported, but personally i think it looks pretty bad. you are a woman! put on those heels and skirts!
good luck
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
Save the denim for weekend wear. In my office we "dress" Monday thru Thursday but on Friday is casual day and we can wear anything but sweat shirts and t-shirts with inappropriate sayings, I usually wear colored denims that day with a nice sweater.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
cool but if your work has a uniform or dress code in place then it could lead to trouble. Have you asked work if this is OK? My Brother works in this field and finds casual clothes help people open up as a lot of them don’t trust "suits".
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
loose the sneakers,wear some nice dress shoes with heels and a nice blouse and you should have thumbs up.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
I work in an environment where we allowed very casual dress but colored denim is something I wouldn’t suggest especially working in your field of work.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:31 am
I notice that you did not ask if you should wear regular denim, which leads me to believe that it may reference "no jeans" in your employee handbook. I have seen this a lot working in a bank…our handbook says no denim, but we still have tellers that think colored denim is not the same thing, but it is. The style of most denim pants is too casual for a professional work environment. There are so many other comfortable stylish options out there these days. And the matchy matchy shoes is a no-no in my book!
July 15th, 2011 at 10:47 am
Before I moved in to Psychotherapy I was in the Fashion business. Problem is that our clients sometime expect us to look a certain way. If you work a lot with young people it would be cool to dress just a little bit up from where they dress. Why not wear more casual trousers and a jacket - you can still look chilled out and casual, and also look professional. All the best.