Having not had much exposure to business attire in the past, it's taken some time to understand what is best to wear to school as a teacher. When I started this job last year, I wore a lot of bright-colored shirts and casual pants. As time has gone on, it's more often that I wear a dark suit jacket or skirt to school, with a pastel top. I understand now that if you're going to see the same people every day, wearing subdued colors calls less attention to you, and they can also see that you care about your job. While elementary school kids don't seem to care, high school kids, in their own uniforms, also seem to appreciate if I also dress professionally. Initially, I really resisted the idea of wearing business attire for my job, but over time I could see that what I wear at work affects other people besides just me.
I'm still filling in the gaps of my professional wardrobe. (Shoes are especially hard because I can rarely find them in size 9) It takes time, but it's become fun. I feel comfortable when I wear appropriate clothing to school and attractive if I can find beautiful but subdued combinations.
I tell of my day-to-day experiences in a funky Japanese town from my American viewpoint. This blog could also be called 'Bizarro World', 'Notes From Kyushu, a Smaller Island', or 'Teaching English in Japan: Smash Your Ego in 10 Easy Lessons."
Thursday, November 10, 2005
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As for the business attire, I also had same kinds of experiences.
After graduating from Univ, I worked at a company as a sales woman. I usually wore the suits or decent kinds of cloths. Especially, when I had meetings with customers I always chose the suits with dark or plain color.
However, after I became a public shool teacher, I always wore the casual pants, t-shirts and sweater. I didn't need to wear the suits. So my taste to fashion has changed. It's funny. Don't you think so? Most of cloths in my wardobe have changed.
Now,when I need to wear the suits, I cannot find good ones. Because most of them are obsolete!!
I think business attire has a strong influence on my taste of fasion.
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