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leaving aside the philisophical question of what is "proper" business attire, it seems to me that its historically been the case that proper attire recognized differences in weather during the year, and differences in formality on different days of the week. Is anyone else old enough to remember khaki suits for men - acceptable only between memorial day and labor day, but for a somewhat longer season in the deep south? Preferably later in the week, thursdays and especially fridays?

Or back when business casual was confined to casual fridays? Again leaving aside the silicon valley love, it seems like theres a lot of room to dress less than full business formal for most of the week, for the months when its hottest in DC, at almost all employers, especially Federal agencies.

Interesting to see the cultural differences among fed agencies. I too am at a research focused one, with relatively informal standards.

by MStreetDenizen on Jun 21, 2012 1:09 pm • link • report

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