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What Professionals Should Never (Ever!) Wear
Kayla Baxter, Anna Hennings, and Alice Handley
May 22, 2009
Sweatshirts and Sweatpants
Why not?*Save your sweats for the gym, for a night spent vegging on the couch or for sleeping. They don’t want to go work, so please don’t bring them in! Plainly put: Sweatpants and sweatshirts are much too casual to be professional, and they scream, “I’m lazy! Please fire me!” Even people who work at fitness centers don’t wear sweats to work, so you shouldn’t either.
Try me instead:
Dying to be as comfortable as possible? Try a worn-in pair of cotton chino slacks with a simple, but still classy, white fitted tee. Need something to keep you warm on top? A monotone cotton or cashmere cardigan will feel great and look good.
Bonus hint*
When you feel sick and miserable but still have to go in to the office (the worst!), looking sick and miserable won’t actually make you feel any better. Suggestion? Try dressing up even more than you usually would to give your morale a boost.
