IT workers are "worst dressed" employees

aKho · 21st Nov 2005, 04:36 PM

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THE IT industry has the worst dressed workers, according to a leading Aussie fashion guru.

Somehow managing to beat off competition from the building industry, IT workers were given a telling off from Melanie Moss, who tells Aussie corporate staff what to wear.

She said that short sleeved shirts, man-made fibres and the wrong coloured socks were some of the most common fashion faux-pas in the IT industry. Moss blames the fact that the majority of IT people are not in front of customers all the time.

Help desk staff were the worst dressed, followed by those working in technology start-ups, many of whom had continued to wear T-shirts to work as a consequence of the casual web culture of the '90s.

Moss said that money should be no object when it comes to dressing well and it was not just about wearing suits. All you need is a good quality shirt with a nice print and smart slacks is often enough as long as everything co-ordinates... natural fibres were also important. Polyester doesn't wear well, and gets sweaty and whiffs a bit.

i usually use a short sleeve silk tee and jeans..

source : http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27744

yhng · 21st Nov 2005, 04:57 PM

nonsense...we all dress very well. What makes them think we're not client focused?

peaz · 21st Nov 2005, 06:03 PM

LOL. actually it's quite true. Although we might think we do dress well, talk to a person from a fashion/design profession and they will tell you how sucky we all are, even in our best attire.

Jet · 21st Nov 2005, 06:18 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

I'm not in IT..

yhng · 21st Nov 2005, 06:23 PM

At least for all people I dealt with here in aus, I wouldn't say we dress badly at all.

Mismatching coloured socks and man made fibres? Pfft...it's harsh pointing the finger at the IT industry. No people I dealt/worked with wears light coloured socks with dark slacks...and man made fibres? Let me see those fashion gurus ironing a pure cotton shirt everyday.

Messy hair or ponytail execs maybe...bad choice of clothings? I doubt so.

yhng · 21st Nov 2005, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by peaz

talk to a person from a fashion/design profession and they will tell you how sucky we all are, even in our best attire.

Lol, I'd rather be in khakis and a singlet than an outrages pink shirt and grey suit topped with a bow.

Adrian Wong · 21st Nov 2005, 06:34 PM

Hehe.. I must admit I'm quite a bad dresser. Must improve on this score. Advice please!!!

djspinnet · 21st Nov 2005, 06:35 PM

IT professionals dress for comfort, not for a fashion show. Imagine wearing a shirt and tie and slacks......

........... while working in a messy garage. Hee..

Ok, that's a little bit exaggerating the point, but well, I have this one friend who wears shirt and slacks ALL the time...

... even when he wears his Man United jersey... tucked into SLACKS! Omigosh that's the worst fashion sense ever. And yeah, he's an IT guy.

yhng · 21st Nov 2005, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hehe.. I must admit I'm quite a bad dresser. Must improve on this score. Advice please!!!

Wear a pink shirt, grey suit and a bow tie? The fashion gurus bound to love you

Adrian Wong · 21st Nov 2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by yhng

Wear a pink shirt, grey suit and a bow tie? The fashion gurus bound to love you

Err.. Let me be more precise - practical fashion please!

21st Nov 2005, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
yhng I'm a regular Join Date: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne <-> London Posts: 494 Reputation: 171 Rep Power: 7	nonsense...we all dress very well. What makes them think we're not client focused? __________________ Life would be much easier if I had the source code.

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21st Nov 2005, 06:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
yhng I'm a regular Join Date: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne <-> London Posts: 494 Reputation: 171 Rep Power: 7	At least for all people I dealt with here in aus, I wouldn't say we dress badly at all. Mismatching coloured socks and man made fibres? Pfft...it's harsh pointing the finger at the IT industry. No people I dealt/worked with wears light coloured socks with dark slacks...and man made fibres? Let me see those fashion gurus ironing a pure cotton shirt everyday. Messy hair or ponytail execs maybe...bad choice of clothings? I doubt so. __________________ Life would be much easier if I had the source code.

21st Nov 2005, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,299 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Hehe.. I must admit I'm quite a bad dresser. Must improve on this score. Advice please!!! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

21st Nov 2005, 06:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
djspinnet Active Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Posts: 591 Reputation: 583 Rep Power: 10	IT professionals dress for comfort, not for a fashion show. Imagine wearing a shirt and tie and slacks...... ........... while working in a messy garage. Hee.. Ok, that's a little bit exaggerating the point, but well, I have this one friend who wears shirt and slacks ALL the time... ... even when he wears his Man United jersey... tucked into SLACKS! Omigosh that's the worst fashion sense ever. And yeah, he's an IT guy. __________________ Jinny Wong djspinnet.org

21st Nov 2005, 06:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jet Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 5 Sep 2004 Posts: 6,695 Reputation: 1274 Rep Power: 24	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I'm not in IT..

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