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Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by Souvenir
So true. When my wife tells me that I'm dressed like Canadian, it's code for "go and change".
Oh I like it!!! Will remember it AND use it... Take note Dave!!! :eek: Bombards |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
One of the joys of working in Canada, and working from home (even if I am an employee of a UK company) is that I can dress as casually as I want. Today, I am wearing a polo shirt, cut-off jeans and nothing else. It has been like that for about six weeks. Not the same clothes, obviously.
It struck me when I was doing the laundry a few days ago that two items I have not seen in the basket since early June are long trousers and socks. I'm not quite sure why I still keep 15 suits, dozens of shirts, ties and other stuff like that in my closet. The last time I wore any of them was last September, and that was only for an hour. |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
I personally think that its fine to dress how you want and if that is what people say Canadians do -- fine!! I just spent two weeks with my 60 year old sisters and just about all they talked about was whether their clothes came from Monsoon or Zara!! I figure Canadians have it right - who gives a shit what you are wearing so long as you are a nice person??
There are more important things to life than wearing fashionable clothes. So - go for it - wear whatever you darn well want and you will fit in. I wear socks under my sandals. If I am mowing the grass and don't want green feet; if the mosquitos are bad and I am gardening; if the weather is cold - I have Nike sports sandals and they are the most comfortable footwear for walking. I would rather wear my Nike sandals and socks on a cold day than have my feet crammed into runners. Besides which - I am a Canadian and I wear what I feel like and to heck with what people think!!! :) |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by lizwil98
There are more important things to life than wearing fashionable clothes. So - go for it - wear whatever you darn well want and you will fit in. I wear socks under my sandals. If I am mowing the grass and don't want green feet; if the mosquitos are bad and I am gardening; if the weather is cold - I have Nike sports sandals and they are the most comfortable footwear for walking. I would rather wear my Nike sandals and socks on a cold day than have my feet crammed into runners. Besides which - I am a Canadian and I wear what I feel like and to heck with what people think!!! :)
You go, girl! |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by bombards
Ok, so we are going over for a week at the beginning of August, to sort out temp housing, open bank accounts, view houses to buy, etc etc.
I want to fit in with the locals and not look like a typical tourist. Obviously I wont be wearing my usual work suits - so what kind of clothes are acceptable for this sort of thing? Will it still be very hot? Please advise for hubby and I!!! Thanks Bombards :cool: |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
In preparation for the final move, I have already packed 6 cases of clothes for the family.
Having read all the replies, I am just about to unpack MOST of the clothes and donate them to the local hospice shop!!! Just don't make me shop at the local supermarket.. I am certainly NOT ready for that yet. Thanks Bombards ;) |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by bombards
In preparation for the final move, I have already packed 6 cases of clothes for the family.
Having read all the replies, I am just about to unpack MOST of the clothes and donate them to the local hospice shop!!! Just don't make me shop at the local supermarket.. I am certainly NOT ready for that yet. Thanks Bombards ;) T'other half is reasonably fashion conscious for a Canuck, but then he does only own two pairs of shoes. Both are of an identical make, and one is his old, and the other his new pair :scared: I really don't want to know what state his feet are in after a summer of +30's and wool socks :scared: :scared: |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by iaink
Some employers are more liberal than others. Its fine here, but I wouldnt wear them to a meeting in the Toronto head office. My previous (unloved / unmissed) employer would not let the engineering staff wear them, even if the shop floor we spent a lot of the day on was not air conditioned and often had humidex #s up in the 40s in the summer and the hourly staff would wear as little as they could get away with.
Your Mileage May Vary! Last night I saw a man in a suit, here http://www.lamaquette.com/, I noticed him because I haven't seen another suit wearer for months. The word today is business casual, status within the firm is conveyed by the tag on your bum. Alas, apart from Polo being gay I can never remember which means what, is Perry Ellis the Wal-Mart brand, is Denver Hayes better than Dockers ? I'm sure there are whole magazines devoted to the matter. |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by dbd33
I'm in shorts and a t shirt. Just the two garments, my flip-flops are in the car. Our general counsel just wandered by in shorts, a polo shirt and deck shoes. I own one suit and one tie. I wear them if I have to go to London, Wall St or San Francisco, everywhere else at client's sites I wear button down shirts and khakis. I sell to major companies and act as project manager for jobs on which we've bid successfully.
Last night I saw a man in a suit, here http://www.lamaquette.com/, I noticed him because I haven't seen another suit wearer for months. The word today is business casual, status within the firm is conveyed by the tag on your bum. Alas, apart from Polo being gay I can never remember which means what, is Perry Ellis the Wal-Mart brand, is Denver Hayes better than Dockers ? I'm sure there are whole magazines devoted to the matter. Anyone know any others?? Dave really likes Polo in England. I like I said, most of our current clothes now will be going to the charity shop! Have just gone into hubby's wardrobe and counted in excess of 20 ties! So, can I take it that I can throw away most of these then? ( He does actually wear most of these a the moment) Bombards |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
BUM is Wal-Mart's clothing brand. Apparently.
Says it all, really. |
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It seems obligatory to wear dungarees (men) if you're doing any strenous work. The really cool ones leave one strap undone a-la New Kids on the Block circa 1990.
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Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand
T'other half is reasonably fashion conscious for a Canuck, but then he does only own two pairs of shoes. Both are of an identical make, and one is his old, and the other his new pair :scared:
Very generally, Canadians see fashion as a waste of time, energy and money. In this regard I'm very Canadian. I dress for comfort primarily and see fashion and brand consciousness as mostly mindless consumerism. Trinny and Susannah would have a hayday with me; in Vogue I'm the woman with the big red "don't" X across my pic - proudly. :D |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
This is the essense of the Canadian wardrobe; find something you feel comfortable in and have various levels of it - eg 'formal' or 'dress' jeans, casual jeans, mucking around the house jeans and grimey work jeans. They're all the same brand/style of jeans but they're just at varying stages of decay. When you buy a new pair of jeans they become your 'formal' jeans and the old formal jeans become the new casual jeans, etc... everything gets bumped down a notch. Works for shoes, jeans, t-shirt, baseball hats... everything.
I have about 8 pairs of 501s that range in decrepitude from "smart-casual", through "good enough", to "Home Depot only", "arse/knees hanging out" and "cut down". My Mrs is no better. A typical weekend slob-about outfit would be: a pair of Tonny Hilfiger jeans bought for the Boy but which he hated and so they were given to me until judged to be a bit gay and thus nabbed by her (legs turned up and a belt worn); one of my plaid shirts; Birkenstocks now too small for Boy; quite possibly a pair of my boxers, if I've been lacking on the laundry front during the week. There, I did it. I outed myself and admitted to having a plaid shirt. Actually I have several. When CIC finally get around to summoning me for the citizenship test, I think I'll just send them a photo of my closet and say: "will this do instead?". |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
Very generally, Canadians see fashion as a waste of time, energy and money. In this regard I'm very Canadian. I dress for comfort primarily and see fashion and brand consciousness as mostly mindless consumerism.
Me too. It's also ecologically hostile because you finish up throwing away perfectly good clothes because they are now out of fashion. Anyone interested in some used Bell Bottoms, flowered shirts etc? |
Re: Dress code - want to fit in!!!
Originally Posted by Souvenir
OMG! You've just described my household!
I have about 8 pairs of 501s that range in decrepitude from "smart-casual", through "good enough", to "Home Depot only", "arse/knees hanging out" and "cut down". My Mrs is no better. A typical weekend slob-about outfit would be: a pair of Tonny Hilfiger jeans bought for the Boy but which he hated and so they were given to me until judged to be a bit gay and thus nabbed by her (legs turned up and a belt worn); one of my plaid shirts; Birkenstocks now too small for Boy; quite possibly a pair of my boxers, if I've been lacking on the laundry front during the week. There, I did it. I outed myself and admitted to having a plaid shirt. Actually I have several. When CIC finally get around to summoning me for the citizenship test, I think I'll just send them a photo of my closet and say: "will this do instead?". OMG - Have you all gone mad or have I just got to accept that soon, I too, will be sucked into the fashion void that is CANADA.............. :scared: Well, I did ask the question! Bombards :eek: :) :) :) |
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