Posted by
KsReaganite on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:18:35 PM
Forwarded to me earlier today was a fun (but perhaps not entirely inaccurate) description of the difference between the office wardrobe of conservative guys and liberal guys in 2008.
Liberal guys tend to wear flat front pants at the hips with belts that are wider and buckles that are not always subtle. Complementing these pants are fly collar fitted shirts in in pastel colors or bold stripes with satiny or raised texture. The shoes are flat toe or round toe pumps, though those can be substituted with laced brogues when formality so requires. On dressier occasions, one may find these guys in suits with three- or even four-button jackets in soothing or luminescent hues. Ties….well these guys are not too ‘hip’ on ties but if it is a must, you may seem multi-colored, multi-patterned neckwear adorning their Sunday best.
Conservative guys have a preference for pleated trousers sitting at their waists with mid-width subtle belts that may sometimes sport a small metallic tip. For shirts, the preference is for traditionally masculine and bland colors or narrow monochromatic stripes set in staid button down cotton rich drabness. Cap toes or wingtips are amongst the top footwear choice in this crowd. The two button suit in traditional colors or pinstripes is still the choice of formal attire for conservatives, just like it was for their fathers and grandfather. Perhaps the only concession here to feminized modernity is a splash of paisley in neckwear which, otherwise, are dominated with rich diagonal stripes, bold single colors, or an occasional small pattern.
Feel free to comment guys and gals. Let me know how accurate this anecdote is.