Clothing saying something

So, I made an access-locked post on Friday about thoughts on clothing choices at a professional hiring conference (which is where I was.) And various comments made me realise it might in fact be helpful to pull out pieces of my own theory in case they are of use to others.

I'll be referencing the men's clothing variants here, but mostly focusing on women's clothing, because that's the bit I know best. (I also don't have all the answers: this is a "Here's the stuff I think about, and my personal answers. Yours can and should vary." thing.)

Basic maxim: wear stuff such that the focus is on you, how awesome you are, and why they want you to come work for them, rather than making them wonder if you can't read instructions/pick up cultural cues/want to flash shiny things rather than provide substance.

( Much more inside )