Private Equity Office wear

Hi, wondering what shirts & pants brands people recommend for office attire for someone working at a PE firm? Ideally, I'm hoping to buy items that I can easily wash and air dry, rather than need to dry clean

Also, do people wear suit jackets or vests often in private equity? If so, any recommendations for either of those? I understand that you can't wash suit jackets, but how do people usually take care of them? Understand that you could have multiple wears for suit jackets. 

Sorry if these seem like stupid questions, I come from a blue collar background and this is my first professional full-time job. 

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I would just keep it very simple which is cotton shirt and a wool trouser in a classic fit and dark loafers brown or black. In the summer you can go with a “tropical wool” doesn’t need any more thought than that. If you’re cold just have a navy or gray blazer also in wool and a classic fit. Goes with everything. Blazers esp. in wool can have tons of wear before you need to clean them but you have to dry clean. Brands - for cheap but still decent quality banana, j crew, charles tyrwhitt (shirts), brooks

 

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It depends on the firm. Just dress up for the first few weeks and adjust accordingly


This - rock a navy suit, white dress shirt, black dress shoes the first week. Observe what everyone else is wearing and adjust accordingly

 

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