Business Suiting

The NonconformistDoes the suit make a man, or the man, a suit? I work in a casual-dress environment, jeans and t-shirts are the norm, people who wear suits are invariably doing interviews. A friend of mine who works in a similar environment has started doing Formal Fridays, where he dresses up in a suit. I find this intriguing, as I’d struggle to work in formal clothes. I’ve had years of uniformed clothing in one form or another. Oh, and I’m far from being a fashionista!

Do you think it matters, in the grand scheme of things? If you were meeting a company for the first time with an eye to investing, would you be blind to the clothes your potential partner was wearing? Would it be a case of, “great idea, but I don’t think you’re serious because you’re wearing a skanky t-shirt and jeans. I don’t want my money resting on immature kids.” Be honest.

Tech companies in Silicon Valley appear to accept a laissez-faire approach when meeting hot young guns with blow-out ideas, how far along the road is Ireland? Ideas > Suiting?

Suit Photo owned by Martin Kingsley (cc)

July 28th, 2008 at 12:24 pm • Filed in Business, Geekery



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2 Comments to “Business Suiting”

  1. Darragh Says:
    July 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    I quite like wearing a shirt and tie, more from a professional “ok I feel like it” rather than I have to.

    Very often the pressure to choose great/interesting “casual” clothes is often greater than what tie to wear with a suit.

    Uniforms are the way to go :-P

    I don’t judge people on whether they wear a suit, but if they do, I notice the quality of the suit.



  2. TheChrisD Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    If they expect me to wear a suit – they’re expecting too much from me…



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