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es, the pressures of public high school are back to haunt you--the casual day fever sweeping the American workplace means you'll once again have to worry about what you wear. No more comfort in the conformity of traditional workwear. Now you need to be conscious of style. Who said this casual day thing reduces stress? . . .
Just like in high school, everybody's doing it. Surveys,trend charts and casualwear sales prove if you're not on the casual bandwagon, you're not "in" in the 1990s.
Luckily for all of us fashion-challenged folks who never could figure out if the jeans legs should be cuffed under or over, casual dress gurus have hit the Web to help us out. Florsheim Shoes answers frequently asked questions about casual wear from head to toe on Florsheim's Casual Day Advice page. Before managers share this advice with their employees, however, they may want to review their office's dress code. If the office doesn't have a dress code, the Small Office/Home Office Guidebook has some helpful suggestions on creating one. Robert Goldman's Funny Business column gives more blunt advice to those with a skeptical eye toward casual day. Managers worried about complying with government policy can keep the Air Force's dress code on electronic file.
If you can't convince your supervisor to introduce casual day to the workplace, get him to do it for a cause. United Cerebral Palsy and Levi's have teamed up for a nationwide casual day to raise money for the charity.
Browse through the following companies' online catalogs to find the casual look that fits you:
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