Fashion Friday
This is so not a good look…
In many offices Fridays are regarded as casual Fridays. More often than not, it’s a day to come to work looking like crap. I once worked in an office where the HR person came in wearing something similar to what is shown in this photo, only the jeans were faded and sort of ugly, and the heels were uglier than these.
Other people come in wearing sweat pants made out of teddy bear fur, or what is known as velour. Not a good look, especially if you’re a chunk and you are wearing a tight top. I used to say no matter how fat you are, if you have a tan, you look good. I was wrong, a leatherette face is not attractive enough to distract from rolls. (My apologies to overweight women.)
I’ve never understood guys who wear kahkis and cords to work every day, suddenly showing up for work wearing blue jeans because it’s casual Friday. Kahkis and cords arecasual. The same with women who wear flip flops and capri pants with T-tops all week, coming into work wearing something worse on casual Fridays. (Worse would be running outfits.)
Since I worked at a Catholic Company where modesty was promoted, casual Fridays sometimes left little to the imagination. Cleavage, tight clothes…butt- you may say, it’s casual Friday. It doesn’t take much to turn a guy on - men are the weaker sex when it comes to T&A - please excuse the vulgar expression.
Some guys used to complain about the clothing of a couple of the girls, suggesting their style of dress became an occasion of sin for them. That didn’t go over well with the predominant female management, especially since one of the accused happened to be a family member. (Yet they would criticize a couple of women who always wore dresses or skirts, saying how dowdy they looked. Office women can be a lot like those featured in “Ugly Betty”. Meow.)
So, what’s my point? Casual Fridays are pointless, society has become far too casual as it is. Dress appropriately and cover up. Maybe keep the flip flops for the yard or beach - the noise can be a turn-on for guys. Oh, and don’t wear heels with pedal pushers - it looks dumb. (Especially on the guys.)
Trivia: Do you know one reason why women wear really high heels with pants? They enhance the derriere. It’s true.
[This has been public service announcement for people without taste.]
April 13th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
well I wear heels bc they make my legs look smashing… the posterior is just an added bonus. ;-P
So would you consider heels to be a near occasion of sin, then? Just wondering. What happens if you hot in anything you wear… like me. LOL. I guess my choices are limited to wearing a burka, eh? ;-P Wouldn’t want men getting all sinful & randy now would I?
C’mon… Terry. Give the greater sex, thats guys btw, a bit more credit. You aren’t 100% sex driven creatures… maybe just 95%. You make it sound like you have no basic control over your instincts. I belive your more cerebral than that.
Other then that, I agree with you on the “too casual” points. Also dressing casual, aka SLOPPY, effects how well you do your job and your productivity.
April 13th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
now I see what kind of website you go to now that you are retired
April 13th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Kat - No! Don’t ever wear a Burka…unless you have heels on.
I know the story about the occasion of sin thing is pretty lame - but the guys were serious - especially when she bent over the printer. I think they were making an issue because it is a Catholic Company. But I’m of the opinion that no one is more responsible for a guy’s lustful thoughts than himself. (Although, some young guys really do seem to have problems.)
And you Little Freak - I happened upon this picture on Flicker and it made me think of a person I used to work with who dressed similarly - that is my chain of thought here, Bubble Boy.
Oh, and I am not saying all women wear heels for any other reason than they like to:
a) look fashionable and feminine
b) appear taller
c) look hot
d) show off their legs
c) enhance their ’shape’
e) all of the above
April 13th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
My, and to think that this is one of the dozen or so blogs that I read twice a day.
I may have to check with my confessor to see if reading posts and comments likes these fall under the “Occ. of S.” category.
And my confessor is not Father Altier.
April 13th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
I don’t understand the comment that the sound of flip flops is a turn on…? Is it because they’re associated with bathing suits?
April 13th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
NAB: Actually it’s an old 1940’s-’50’s thing - it used to be mentioned in movies and maybe on Johnny Carson, that guys were turned on by the sound - it never affected me however. The same with really high heels - but I never got it. Ray would probably know more about that than me.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
He’s back!
Laughing my buDONka-donk butt off!
The bigger question is: why do women wear those pants anyway? They look like crap on almost all women. You see more women around here with boots on then heels like that. You know, the nice boots they want to show off? Which IS another reason why women wear those short pants.
Now a man in a suit bending over the copier-that’s hot! Heck, a man in an office even near the blasted copier is hot! Men: wear more suits, please, I beg you.
This has been a public service announcement of a woman with no love life.
April 13th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Cool post Terry!
April 13th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure……….
April 14th, 2007 at 5:33 am
Good public service reminder, Terry…
Too bad it’s not federal law
April 14th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Hey, Cathy…I wear capris, thank you very much.
Not with shoes like that, though. My shoes are much more informal because I avoid heels when I can.
April 16th, 2007 at 10:32 am
why can’t women just wear skirts. I love skirts. There’s nothing more feminine.
Cathy… yes, a man in suit. ah. Its hard for a man to look bad in suit… or a uniform for that matter.
Men: wear suits & fireman outfits, please!