captainnerd?
light pink is conservative? purple is conservative?
im not an expert but i dont think thats true..
i really dont think its a good idea to wear a pink or purple shirt to an interview.. right?
or am i wrong?
Yes, light pink is conservative and light purple (more like light lavender) can also be conservative. If done correctly. Not as conservative as white or light blue. But still conservative compared to the crap I've seen. Mattress striping is never conservative. I think it is perfectly okay to wear light pink or light lavender. For the purpose of this thread and to simplify advice to pre-med students, it's probably best to just tell you guys to wear white and light blue. But light pink and light lavender is perfectly okay.
Fit has an amazing ability to make things appear more conservative. By having a shirt that fits well, it appears as though the person is well-off enough to have their shirts tailored, ironed, and pressed. Appearing sloppy gives the sense of being a thug.
I think luck is really important. If you get someone who doesn't care, then you can dress anyway you like. But what happens if you get someone who does care (and even if they don't care, how do you know the subconscious disagrees? How do you know what the subconscious is thinking? If you did, it wouldn't be the subconscious. If you refute the importance of the subconscious, then how do you explain the advertising industry?)? For some reason, my school puts a huge emphasis on presentation, maybe because optometry has a huge retail/business aspect to it (one of my professors owns a ton of windowpane odd jackets that look very expensive). All of the optometry professors seem to dress well. It's the associate professors that they hire to teach biochemistry and public health that seem to be way off.
Do you guys think there is emotional asymmetry when it comes to the way people respond to others' attire? Does seeing someone dressed well increase your positive emotions while seeing someone dressed poorly have no effect? Or does seeing someone dressed well produce no effect while seeing someone dressed poorly produce huge negative emotion? Or does both have an effect in their respective direction? Are these emotions quantifiable? If the studies that show obese people and unattractive people are subconsciously discriminated against, I'm pretty sure there's a subconscious affect to how people dress. Let's face it America, we're a pretty shallow country.
To Featherpen, ecru= no. Stay away from off-white. It looks like white that has been stained or worn down. White is a staple in the business world so if you can't stand it, tough. As for it being boring, the correct tie and pocket square can make your white shirt days interesting. Or wear a nice suit and your shirt will get none of the credit/attention. Sometimes, a flashy suit is best worn with a plain shirt or a flashy shirt requires a plain tie or suit.
Never wear a yellow tie. It can be done, but yellow is an awful color for men's clothing. It doesn't match well with anything. Google "yellow tie" and try to find a tie that is nice. It can't be done.
As for black suits, it has nothing to do with flashy. Black is generally reserved for very formal affairs such as evening wear or funerals. Black is simply a very poor investment. Black is not flashy. Black is formal. Interviews are business-like, not formal-like. Formal is going to awards, the ballet, the theatre, accepting awards, etc. These types of events may seem "flashy" but in actuality, they require everyone to dress the same. Black is simply a poor investment because dark gray is perfectly acceptable at funerals. At formal events, black must contrast with white. The reason why black is a poor investment is because black only seems to match with white. And no, black does not go well with black. In Japan, the black suit is a must-own.
And I disagree that boring necessarily means bad. Look how boring this guy is below:
Solid suit, solid shirt, simple tie with only two colors. Boring is good as long as fit is perfect.
