Dress to Fail for Men
Cartoon by Dave Walker
Jason Alba's The Tuxedo movies blog post, Top 10 Things a Guy Can Do To Dress For Failure District 13 buy , made me realize how very little I understand about men's wardrobe. It's pretty complex. This is why even my husband won't get clothing as a gift from me.
Here are Jason's tips on things a guy can do to dress for failure (see his post for the extra humorous commentary).
- Wear white socks with your suit pants.
- Wear Dickies pants.
- Don't align your Gig-line.
- Tie your tie so the wider, front part is HIGHER than the narrower, back part.
- Wear your pants too high or too low.
- Wear a short-sleeved shirt with a suit jacket.
- Wear a brown belt with black shoes.
- Walk into the room with the back of your shirt untucked.
- Don't wear a full undershirt.
What would you add?
Link: Top 10 Things a Guy Can Do To Dress For Failure
Date: September 22nd, 2008 / Author: Lindsay
Posted in Recruiting / Tags: dress, interviews, job search, mistakes
6 Comments - Add yours!
Dustin Mapson (September 22nd, 2008)
Gigline??? You have to have a military background. Am I correct?
Sachin Shah (September 22nd, 2008)
Dustin, I don’t have a military background and I know what a gig-line is.
Other ways to dress for failure:
10. Match your socks to your shoes, not your pants.
11. Don’t polish your shoes.
12. Wear a wacky tie, or one with a sports team logo. (Exception: Your team just won the championship the day before.)
13. Upside down lapel pins.
Sachin
Lindsay (September 22nd, 2008)
@JR I remember several years ago when I joined a very conservative staffing agency, I had no idea about dress code and showed up with open-toed shoes and no stockings on my first day of work. Fail! Everyone looked at me like I was nuts.
@Dustin Gigline. I know. I do have a military background, but I didn’t know what a gigline was when I read Jason’s post either.
Jason Alba (September 22nd, 2008)
Thanks for sharing this post with your readers 
I especially love the image you found – brilliant!
Jason Alba
CEO – JibberJobber.com
Joe (September 22nd, 2008)
I mist disagree with a couple of these: first, nothing wrong with Jewelry, I wear my college ring (my father and grandfather and I all attended the same college and my father bought me the ring as a graduation present). It has come up in nearly every interview and business opportunity meeting with a client, and always with a great outcome. It shows a little personality and opens the conversation up in a warm way.
Secondly, socks should match your suit or pants, not your shoes, you don’t want the booty look where shoes blend into socks. Unless it’s all the same color (i.e. black pants, black shoes, black socks).
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JR Moreau (September 22nd, 2008)
I must admit, in my earlier working years I’ve committed some of these wardrobe sins. You learn by lost job opportunities and honest co-worker critiques for sure.
I’d say another faux pax for men is nice, but wrinkled clothing. From someone who HATES ironing, this is the toughest one to avoid!
I guess I’m also guilty of loving me some Dickies. Only in a casual work environment though