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#97409 - 07/27/04 06:35 PM
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One word: pantyhose
Yeah... so why pantyhose? They go all the way to the top? don't they make knee-highs if someone insists? Like over-the-calf socks that men wear everyday?
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#97411 - 07/28/04 01:00 PM
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Do the men have to wear a specific type of hose/socks in order to come to work where the women are required to wear hose? My bank allows no hose, and sandals as long as you have toenails painted and you look professional. I wear sundresses and open toe snadals most of the summer because it is hot and they are very comfortable. They are also very professional. More professional than many other 'pants' outfits. Why should I have to wear sausage casings all the way up to my waist??? Legs are exposed in a dress whether or not I have on nylons right???
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#97412 - 07/28/04 03:47 PM
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I wear thigh-highs. No bunching around the waist and much cooler than pantyhose. AND if you get a runner in one, you still have one left to use. Saves $$$
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#97413 - 07/29/04 09:29 PM
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How professional can brightly laquered toes be? If you feel that hose are sausage casings, perhaps you should be wearing pants! Hose were invented to make you legs look better - that is the point - and they do. I see nothing professional about a woman who does not wear hose to work.
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#97414 - 07/30/04 08:09 PM
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I wear thigh-highs.
Are those the things that you see being worn at the senior center with the big black tie shoes? I thought those went to the knee, because that's where they are when the women sit at the senior center.
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#97416 - 08/02/04 03:00 PM
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An observation from downtown Chicago - hardly any women are wearing hose this summer. Open toe shoes and sandels are also dominant. Our bank is in the same high-rise tower as some of the largest law firms and investment banking firms in the country. The professional women dress this way! This seems to be a new trend - it wasn't this way a couple years ago.
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#97417 - 08/02/04 05:56 PM
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our building also houses our main bank offices as well as a couple atty practices and other professionals... we seem to be the only ones wearing hose and no sandals. and i have to say that most times they still look very neat, and professional and modern.
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#97419 - 08/03/04 01:12 PM
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I see nothing professional about a woman who does not wear hose to work.
You are not hip. Hipness is no hose, low-cut pants or Capri pants, flat-surface step-in sandals, and a collarless top. Dressing that way makes work more laid-back and tolerable.
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#97420 - 08/03/04 01:48 PM
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I prefer to be professionally dressed at work while I am "hip" on my off time.
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#97421 - 08/03/04 03:24 PM
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While you can make any policy you want (as long as it's not illegal) I think you need to ask the question: Who are you trying to impress? If the predominant fashion in your area is business casual - adopt business casual. If most women don't wear hose in the summer - don't require hose. If a female lawyer/stockbroker/marketing exec who makes 5-10x what the frontline bank staff makes can be professional without pantyhose, they are not going to be impressed by a rigid dress code. Good product quality, fair price and friendly competent service will impress these clients.
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#97422 - 08/03/04 03:57 PM
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Good product quality, fair price and friendly competent service will impress these clients.
This may be so, but in the what-goes-around-comes-around category, I think we're seeing many industries returning to a more disciplined style of dress. Asking someone who is 23, 33 and 43 to come to a workshop dressed in "business casual", for example, will result in drastically different levels of casual style. Employees need a specific, documented standard for what is and is not acceptable in the workplace.
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#97423 - 08/03/04 04:10 PM
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While you can make any policy you want (as long as it's not illegal) I think you need to ask the question: Who are you trying to impress?
IMHO, the answer is, too often, senior management and the Board.
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#97424 - 08/03/04 04:15 PM
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I agree you need to have a standard; I also agree that the standard should reflect the actual practices of the community where you are located. You need to be willing change your dress code as needed. You don't want to be the last bank requiring knee-britches and powdered wigs! 
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#97425 - 08/03/04 09:07 PM
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Our dress code is rather unusual.
For men, a collared shirt with a tie is required on Monday-Thursday. On Friday, we may wear a casual shirt, but it must have a collar. No facial hair is allowed, and sideburns can't fall below the earlobe.
For women - The dress code manual says hose or stockings, skirts past your knees, two inch wide sleeves, no backless shoes. In reality, anything goes. Sleeveless tops, capri pants, no hose, open toed sandals, shoes with no back, flip flop sandals (I hate that noise when they walk), untucked shirts, T-shirts, etc.
We have tried to address this on a number of occassions in senior management, but our HR department does not want to be the enforcer, nor do most of the department managers. As a result, nothing has changed (gee, soapbox for me?). Oh, and I'm in operations, and I have no variance from the dress code.
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#97426 - 08/04/04 01:09 PM
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What about the way clothes are worn and fitted. To me that's just as important as what the clothing consists of.
Tightly fit pants or tops that do not cover the waist line for women might be OK in a social setting away from work, but these are not just inappropriate for the office but they are killers for one's credibility. Men and women executives will not take people seriously who dress suggestively; they'll never tell you, but the inappropriate dress will register in their minds.
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#97427 - 08/04/04 08:09 PM
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Tightly fit pants or tops that do not cover the waist line for women might be OK in a social setting away from work, but these are not just inappropriate for the office but they are killers for one's credibility. You are soooo right in this. We have a marketing officer who has been "enhanced", and wears tight fitting tops, sleeveless tops, and zippered tops that all are made to "show her stuff." And she complains that no one takes her seriously and her customers always are commenting on her clothes or hair. Several officers have tried explaining to her to dress more conservatively, and to lose at least 2 shades in the hair. She gets all huffy and says "well if you can't look past the clothes someone wears to listen to what they have to say..." We have finally stopped trying to help her, and when she complains now, we just nod and don't say anything. By the way, I don't know what the big deal on pantyhose is. I've worn them for years (at least until my wife found out) and have always found them to be comfortable.
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#97428 - 08/07/04 10:05 AM
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Hello,
Im new to this forum. I am a head teller at a bank in Western PA. Our dress code is posted in the manual but of course it depends on the branch how people dress. The rural branches follow the dress code but less strictly the main office for example. We do have a casual day on Friday where you can wear kahkis and a shirt,either with a bank logo which is prefered or a collared shirt. No Tees. Our manager has just told us on Saturdays we can wear sandals with no pantyhose.
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#97429 - 08/11/04 01:47 PM
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We have very strict dress code. All year we have to wear dark suits (the jackets no option for summer), white shirt, closed shoes (toed & heels). No short sleeves, no bare legs. Hair must be short or neat.
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#97430 - 08/11/04 02:32 PM
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Hose can be torture when the weather is 100+
Yes, it's true. but I have to wear it.
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#97431 - 08/19/04 12:25 AM
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Tailored suits (jackets worn at all times), dress shoes (heeled for women; lace up for men), ties, and hose.
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