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Men's Business Dress Rules

1. Business dress at its best is to consist of anything that was once alive: wool, cotton, silk, and/or leather.

2. Dress in layers.

3. Remember to tell yourself to, "Pretend that it really just does not matter." In life, everyone you see that is clothed is not necessarily dressed. Dressing is something to be done to fit in and to still stand out. This is dressing for success.

4. A dress code is to reflect your allegiance to an employment condition, job position, or social association, or to people one level above you.

5. In business, a suit is at the top of the "Dressed" list. This is true, even when all that it is is a uniform. The purpose of a uniform is to increase your authority with or over someone else. A "Uniform" is what someone expects to see. Practice dressing in the uniform of choice for your field and level.

6. Your dress is the second thing someone will see, when a decision is made to associate with you or with your company. You, your product, and your company are perceived and approved of by your adherence to your company's dress code. Maintain an approved wardrobe for the "Company" in which you want to work.

Know and accept that it is in the total package in which someone will be interested. The difference between "Baby oil" and Mineral oil for the most part is the packaging.

7. A dress code, and your adherence to it, can very well be a condition of your employment. Remember you can always apologize for being overdressed.

Have at least one dark suit for business-work day and one sport jacket or blazer for business-social day or night.

You are to own formal evening-clothing. You can start in parts. If you are going to piss money away on something, you may always rent the beer.

Your business dress: it is to be

1. In-between a "Stepford husband and the Thing."

2. Socially, you may wish to buy a pair of black jeans: the right cut for your rear, and maybe some boots.

3. Each item of clothing you have is to fit, feel good, and is to be kept in good repair.

4. Get a good tailor, “He or she can do as much for your physique as a good personal trainer." A tailor that is not good can constrict your chances at advancement.

5. Prepare your clothing the evening before you need them.

6. Dress in the manner approved of for your business. Have a separate wardrobe for your social day and night life and for your cultural environment. Avoid inter-mixing them. (Also, avoid mixing and matching seasons.)

7. In between Memorial Day and Labor Day you can wear shirts made of silk (or a silk/rayon blend) madras, linen or linen and rayon blend, pants made of seersucker, and jackets made of silks, white wool, or tropical summer weight wool, and shoes called white bucks. After this season, these items are to be packed away. The exception to the rule is when you are going to be out West.

The rule is "Dress for fitting in."

1. Dress in a style similar to that followed by people in the job or association of which you wish to become a member. You can be a bit dressier, but you are to be seen as fitting in. Clothing is called a wardrobe because in a word and a world it allows you to fit.

2. Pick a signature color. Dress in it. This may be done in the extreme. There is the man in white and the man in black. These people are contractors. I would say pick two. You would then want to add black and white. That makes four. You can add an accent color. It may change with each season. It is to appear no more than once on each outfit. Allow two more required colors for festive days….