Dress for Success
3You don’t have to wear a suit or business casual attire to be about your business, but depending on the situation it may be wise to do so. Plus, it’s a good example to set for the younger generation who may not have the privilege of not wearing a suit, because of a number of factors.
Everyone will not be in a position to wear a hat and jeans to business meeting like Russell Simmons, give a presentation in front of multi-millionaires dressed in jeans and a knit shirt or black hoodie like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, respectively.
It may be wise to wear a suit and/or business casual attire when conducting business.
At some point you’ll be as or more comfortable wearing your traditional indigenous royal clothing to your business meetings as Europeans are. Isn’t that something?
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Agree. And I get your point and agree with you. Have just seen that even when those in agriculture (and I can’t speak to other industries really) go to professional meetings and dress in suits or business casual (as the event calls for) others criticize that as being “too professional”. Yes there will always be critics…but on one hand there are critics for dressing professional and critics for not.
When I do presentations I want to be taken seriously – that’s why I’m up there. I think wearing jeans puts a much different attitude than dress pants or a skirt. It doesn’t change *me* but it changes the perception of others.
Jan you brought forth a great example. In this case we are reminded to be comfortable in our own skin and dress, know our audience and keep in mind what may be professional in one setting may not necessarily be considered professional in another.
Additional examples include Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Recordings and Media Mogul is known to go to business meetings in jeans a polo shirt and baseball cap, while Steve Jobs, founder of Apple was known to give annual presentations in tennis shoes, jeans and a long black sleeve shirt, last founder of Facebook, Mark Z. is known to wear a hoodie, jeans and tennis shoes when giving public presentations. Each of these men have been successful in their own right.
For most people it would be wise to maintain the traditional professional dress code or at a minimum business casual dress.
Interesting points. I see a reverse judgement at friends who dress up for public appearances. When speaking or appearing in professional events they do dress up, even if business casual, to suits or, for the ladies, dresses or skirts or pant suits with heels. Oddly enough, it’s held against them. They can’t possibly be real farmers if they dress in a suit so they’re discredited as “big ag PR people.” I agree with looking and acting professional, but what then when the public sees it as a negative thing *because* of professional dress?