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post #1 of 6
2/2/12 at 8:07am
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Hello Everyone,

 

I feel like I dress poorly and after searching for a way to improve, I found this forum. I'd like to start off by saying my apologies of this is the wrong section to post this up. I searched and felt this may be the best section, but maybe I overlooked a better section. Also, I am typing from an iPhone, so please excuse any grammatical or typographical errors.

 

I dress to my office job wearing a regular long-sleeve button shirt and slacks, a worn Kenneth Cole belt and a fresh bought Florsheim Comfortech? Shoes. I love the shoes I just bought and am looking to upgrade my dressing style without breaking the bank. The average personnels in my office wear shirts without ties and slacks, so I don't want to overdress them (Three-piece suits, etc.), but would like to look sharper and more professional.

 

Any response or direction is greatly appreciated. 

 

Thank you for any responses!

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post #2 of 6
2/2/12 at 8:29am
budget? First step would be to add some sportcoats to the mix and make sure you pant's are fitted properly for you.

Why do you not want to overdress your co-workers?
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post #3 of 6
2/2/12 at 8:54am
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Budget I say would be sub-$200. I have a Midtown Sports Coat (not suit) that I bought from Burlington a while back. Maybe I could use a more subtle one? This one is black. It's also very unheard of to wear a sports coat in my industry unless you are going to see a client. I live in Miami where 85 degrees is the norm, year-round.

 

About overdressing my coworkers- I don't know if they will feel threatened by my change of style.

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post #4 of 6
2/2/12 at 9:13am
Miami? Colleagues in shirt sleeves? Buy linen long-sleeve guayaberas in solid colors--no contrast-colored emobroidery--from Ramon Puig or a similar good guayabera maker. Ask around about where to go. A guayabera covers your waist like a coat does, but looks more relaxed and less formal. Get them long enough to cover your seat, so that it looks like a coat. You'll look great, but you won't look like you're trying to outdress your colleagues.

Wear wool trousers in lighter colors.

Shoes: go to Allen Edmonds and try them on, or order and return through Zappos or similar. Find a style you like, and then try to get it in a second from the AE Shoe Bank.

Try to find a good Panama hat.

A classic, easygoing, elegant look. Appropriate for business in the Caribbean. Done.

Not saying buy this one, but it's roughly the look:
http://www.cubanfoodmarket.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GUAM09
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post #5 of 6
2/2/12 at 9:28am
P. S. Wear this for a year or so, and then start wearing a linen sportcoat once a week or so. Then after several months, you can try wearing a sportcoat twice a week. And so on. Nobody will feel threatened. Indeed, you'll probably inspire several colleagues to up their sartorial game.
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post #6 of 6
2/4/12 at 11:23am
A long-sleeve linen guayabera does not sound appropriate and would not go with wool pants.

Long-sleeved dress shirts in solid light blue, light blue with checks, things like that. Tasteful sportshirts, too, if colleagues and bosses sometimes wear them or less formal shirts. Careful selection of fabrics and undershirts usually is the way to deal with hot weather. For example, cotton-linen trousers.
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