White Collar, Blue Shirt for Intern?
Too flashy/Gordon Gecko-ish for an intern to wear to his Asset Management internship at a BB?
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no it can pass i guess, but in case u havent bought it yet, better try plain , pale colored shirts
I wouldn't do it.
In my honest opinion, slim-fit white or slim-fit pale blue shirts look very classy and sharp.
There is no need for that "Gordon Gekko" look.
Please do it. I looked forward to getting interns in the summer when I was in banking. In PE we don't have interns :( so no more laughing at fashion faux pas.
Although I love contrasting cuff/collar shirts, it is an epic no no. White shirt, blue shirt, that's all you need. Better to fit in when you first start in finance rather than be the one who sticks out.
Who gives a fuck? Honestly? No one is going to care what you wear. You're a fucking intern. You are never going to be seen by a client, and no one is so precious that they can't handle seeing a two-toned shirt. I once wore a neon green shirt to work and no one cared (I had a dry-cleaning issue). Admittedly, I thought I was going to get sent home, but no one said a word (aside from the other interns who thought I was a real joker).
Also, people who say you can't wear French cuffs can fuck themselves. It's not like you're wearing ass-less chaps and a ball-gag to work. Double cuffs are more formal than shitty, American button-ups, so you shouldn't take shit for dressing like a business man.
Finally, braces are perfectly acceptable. But only if they're a ridiculous color (like yellow or red). And only if you have a suit that is MADE FOR BRACES. Here's how you tell: if your suit pants have belt loops, don't wear braces.
And for fuck's sake, don't buy your shoes from Payless. Your parents spend 50k per year sending you to college, so I know you can afford a decent pair of shoes.
More insults to come later if people keep asking these moronic, ball-less questions.
Your right, who gives a shit what people say, I mean the idea of interning isn't to get a job offer or anything. You wear french cuffs as an intern and you will be shit on and laughed at. You wear braces and guess what, you are going to get shit on and laughed at. Ever hear the saying not to dress nicer than your boss? Take my advice and the advice of 90% of the people who have answered this question 100 times before. Unless you are a senior person or very comfortable within an organization it is best to dress conservatively.
It is pretty hilarious when an intern shows up with the contrasting shirt/collar combo. Gordon Gekko and Boiler Room are the first two jokes to be dropped.
After those jokes have run their courses, FT Analysts and Associates start walking by to confirm that, in fact, some intern was dumb enough to throw on the blue shirt, white collar combo.
By the end of the day, there will be at least one MD/D who see you and yells across the floor "What the fuck are you wearing?!?"
Seen this exact scene play out for the past 4-5 summers.
Thank you for confirming this. Can't believe some of the shitty advice people give sometimes.
Just wear a mustard colored short sleeve dress shirt with a thin brown tie and you can look like Dwight Schrute.
It's my opinion that this pretty much makes almost anyone look like a douche, whether you're an intern or not. Very few guys can pull it off, and it's usually the ones that are high enough up in the bank that nobody will make fun of them.
Actually, we did have an intern show up in the exact shirt you describe, and he got called "Gordon" all summer. He also got "Does Blue Starfish like company X?" whenever he made any kind of suggestion. So, I'd avoid the contrasting shirt/collar unless you want to be "that guy".
Love all the advice! There are some bright people on here who are confident and obviously very successful at what they do! Confidence, Perserverance, Knowledge and Hustle should be some of the only things an intern should be focused on once their mentor has given them the fashion pass.
Personally, I love the contrasting collar / cuff shirt look. However, I never wear them, because I don't want to get shit on by the more senior guys. I stick with white and pale blue shirts mostly, but what the fuck do you care what I think?
If I interned with you and you wore a white collar blue shirt combo I would call you variations of "Bob Kraft" all day and make nothing but Patriots and paper products references. I would also ask why you didn't wear the bedazzled air force ones to match.
Even if you could do it, why would you? It's neither a classic look or a 2016 look. You're not going to wear a suit cut for someone in the 80's, you're not going to have an 80's haircut, so why would you have an 80's shirt?
This can be said about so many things posted on these boards.
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