Ladies, or gents with an opinion, what to do? Headed to an MBB info session this evening. It's at 5:30, and it will be held at one of the nicest hotels in town. Last time I went to an MBB info session, it was held at an upscale bar at 8pm and the dress was indicated as business casual and I wore cream and dark purple tweed cropped pants, and a matching dark purple long sleeved silk blouse, and jimmy choo nude peep toe pumps. I was definitely the only one in purple! Everyone was wearing gray/black/navy but I still looked professional, and I actually got compliments on my outfit. I think it might have helped me stand out.
This other event has not specified a dress code, and this firm is generally known to be the more conservative of the three. The outfit I want to wear is a pair of bright red wool pants, cropped at the ankle, coupled with either a navy/white stripe oxford or a navy and white polkadot silk blouse plus a either a camel or charcoal cashmere cardigan in either case. Both are very nice, not cheap looking, but definitely feminine. Should I go for a more conservative route i.e. black pencil skirt, oxford, cardigan? Should I wear a blazer?
Sorry this is so specific. I am struggling between my tendency toward the fashionable and wanting to set myself apart from the crowd and my desire to be taken seriously/not look like an idiot.
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Please tell me you're joking about asking this, or that if you're hired, you ask your manager every day what color clothes you should wear to work.
I'd suggest conservative
Not a difficult decision my friend.
Almost a troll imo.
Peter- I'm asking an internet forum of strangers, not my manager. If I knew everything about the business world already, I'd be applying for FT, not an internship. Thanks for your input.
Brofalfa, tmur, point taken. Boring black skirt it is. [edited to add] Thanks for your help!
I would like to suggest you that you should wear formal dress with peep toe pumps. It will look amazing and also professional. Go ahead and try it.
Perhaps avoid flashy colours for the interviews and those events... Once you have been recruited you can wear (almost) whatever you want on your projects haha
Business Casual for Women (Originally Posted: 12/06/2013)
Since I know that the rules are a bit different for women, I am wondering what would be a good business casual go-to for upcoming networking events. I've searched and seen some responses for the guys, but I'm coming up up short for what I need to know.
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