#dressprofesh

It’s a million degrees in Michigan and it’s making it hard to concentrate on work. How do you dress profesh to stay cool?

This is an outfit I would wear on a Friday to attend my classes. It is comfortable, warm, and my style. This is how I dress profesh.

Today I was going for more of a comfortable and warm look. I am wearing skinny blue jeans, boots, a nice blouse, and a long sleeve sweater. These past two days I have worn dresses for presentations. The reason I am wearing this outfit is because my knees and ankles have been hurting due to walking in flats with poor support, so today I wanted to wear more comfortable shoes.

I am wearing a pair of oldish jeans, a button shirt, and a vintage tie watch. It’s all comfortable to me. It’s sort of a semi-dress style; it’s not formal enough where I have to worry about spilling lunch on myself. I think we should feel comfortable in academic communities and this extends to my clothes. Acceptance at this conference workshop is offered to all--I’d be just as comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt. However, I often dress like this when I lead, and it helps orient me to “this is work--work I love to do and take seriously” (but not too seriously :)  in my in my vintage 1950s tie which is special to me because it reminds me of a different age, different connections, and the person who gave it to me).

Hi everyone, my name is Samantha. I am currently a college student interning for Dress Profesh. Today I am wearing my favorite color, my favorite scarf, and some of my favorite accessories. I would like to consider dressing professional as being able to express myself while looking ‘presentable’ to others however, would society think so? Can I really wear leggings to work? Will this outfit help enforce the idea that I am serious? Maybe it all depends on the culture and values of the company where my attire can be appropriate? What do you think?

Dundee and Gretchen in their conference clothes and their travel clothes.

Thanks, Matt.

Maureen in her post-conference travel dress