A
concept that has only recently become a widely accepted practice within the
office environment. Casual Fridays allow
employees to wear jeans or other
comfortable clothes to work, instead of their usual
businesswear.
Casual clothes allow the wearer to move
faster (
no heels, no
nylons to run),
eat a little more at
lunch and it seems people
produce more when wearing clothing that does not conform to a standard corporate
dress code.
The
key is to see just how far you can stretch the idea of casual. Since jeans are
generally acceptable, you must factor extra elements of
comfort into your workday. I hope the following list helps
define a few examples:
-
Big pants
-
bell bottoms
-
velour
-
platform shoes and
funky footwear
-
tank tops
-
t-shirts with logos
-
contrasting colours
-
patterns
-
garish vintage pieces
-hair accessories
If you can pull it off,
be yourself. Don't
iron anything and
good luck.
**note: this does not apply to all companies. I once went to a job interview at Merril Lynch on a Friday afternoon and there wasn't one thread of denim or khaki or even polyester within my line of sight.