I've never had a job where I had to wear dress clothing. Well, I did some office work back in the '80s where I did the tie-but-no-jacket thing that I now realize is a terrible look, and in the mid-'90s I spent a couple of years working a part-time second job on the house staff of a theater company, but that was a sportcoat-and-khakis kind of thing.
So why have I spent so much time over the past several months looking for dress shirts and ties on eBay? I have plenty of outfits that are suitable for job interviews, and bolder shirt and tie choices that would easily take me to a wedding or other semi-formal event. Do I on some level want a job where I have to dress up every day?
I don't think that's it. I do enjoy getting dressed up, but I'm sure if I had to do it daily it would cease to be enjoyable. I think it's just that I like clothes, and my interest in various items of clothing tends to run in cycles. While I've been looking for these items, I've barely looked for shoes, which I need none of at the moment.
Thank you. I keep telling a certain someone that "tie with no jacket" means you are there to fix the copier.
ReplyDeleteYou are looking for shirts and ties for the same reason that I'm looking for bargains on cashmere sweaters: There is something wrong with us.
BTW, I made it easier for people to leave comments and I'm not getting spammed. Yet.
I got seriously spammed. Controls back on.
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