٭٭٭ No Man Walks Alone - Official Affiliate Thread ٭٭٭ (a.k.a. I shouldn't have slept on it)

[jischwar]

I have a company sales meeting (biotech/pharma) next month so this came up recently. Email went out a month ago that said business casual. Anyone under 35 thought that meant “nice” jeans, a polo or collared shirt and sneakers. Guys over 50 would wear their old suits with no tie. “Fashionable” guys over 50 wore an actual sport coat (though 2 sizes too large).
I’m a bit of a hold out. Over the years I went from sport coat and trousers (no tie) to casual SC and chinos to chore coat or sweater and chinos. I still get odd looks and comments like, “Why are you dressed up?”
The idea of layers is lost on most of my colleagues.

Yes, I think the age thing plays a huge factor

 

[mak1277]

Aren't you also on the verge of retirement? I will say the tech "casual" dress is very broad and something I've never seen in my career (since I don't work in tech)

Yes, I announced my retirement and am currently working through a multi-month notice period. But I don't feel like that has changed my perspective on how I dress for work. Even though I'm retiring, I'd still never wear jeans or a tshirt to the office.

Granted, I'm not in tech and recognize that's a totally different ballgame.

 

[jischwar]

Yes, I announced my retirement and am currently working through a multi-month notice period. But I don't feel like that has changed my perspective on how I dress for work. Even though I'm retiring, I'd still never wear jeans or a tshirt to the office.

Granted, I'm not in tech and recognize that's a totally different ballgame.

I guess what I was implying and I outright stated in a later post, was that age plays a big role in how people dress for work even when dress codes at the office change.

 

[malat]

Office attire today. GRP sweater, Rota herringbone trousers (custom thanks to Greg!), Vass, and the (hidden) star of the show today Merola peccary belt.

 

[circumspice]

I have been to the office once in the last 2 years. We are allegedly moving to some type of hybrid model as soon as we are done with Delta^H^H^H^H Omicron^H^H^H^H BA.2

I work in tech, so I can wear whatever I want.

 

[sugarbutch]

When I was going to the office pre-pandemic, woven shirts (none suitable for a tie) and/or knitwear with casual trousers or denim. I rotated a couple of pairs of nice chukkas on a slim last (one suede, one smooth leather) which I kept at my desk because I rode my bike to work with cycling shoes.

Now I wear one of ten hoodies, occasionally mixing in a Sage de Cret linen henley from NMWA or other knitwear, almost always with sweats or PJ bottoms. I’ve gone in for two meetings in the past two years, and I wore the henley for one and a band collar button-up shirt for the other, both with denim and the suede chukkas.

EDIT: I work for a “tech startup” (whatever the f*ck that means these days) in San Francisco.

 

[mak1277]

I guess what I was implying and I outright stated in a later post, was that age plays a big role in how people dress for work even when dress codes at the office change.

I'm 45, though, not 65.

 

[jischwar]

I'm 45, though, not 65.

Still not a Gen Z'er ?

 

[mak1277]

Still not a Gen Z'er ?

True enough. But I will say, I've interviewed 20+ people in their 20s over the past 6 months and every one of the men have worn a suit and tie, even for zoom interviews.

 

[jischwar]

True enough. But I will say, I've interviewed 20+ people in their 20s over the past 6 months and every one of the men have worn a suit and tie, even for zoom interviews.

I feel like it'd be the same for me. Seems that it may just be more specific to the tech industry

 

[gdl203]

What’s this little loop for on the back of the belted document chinos?

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The one holding the button tab? I think it's just that, to hold it and not have it flap around. These pants have suspender buttons for classic buttoned braces so there are buttons in the front and a tab that flips up with the two buttons for the back strap of the suspenders

 

[FlowableFill]

After work pic. All NMWA for the top half.

 

[Alocin]

Thanks for the help y’all! After a few delays finally got the Kanata in. It’s beautiful and sizing up 2 was the way to go.

 

[mythage]

Looks really good! is that a 44? You took a 38 in KS right?

 

[Alocin]

Looks really good! is that a 44? You took a 38 in KS right?

Thanks! But yes this was a 44, but I actually took a 40 in the KS and 38 in the Camoshita raglan.