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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday May 23, 2019 @07:53AM (#19990807)
Two of my colleagues (both developers) had a phase where they unironically showed up in a tailored suit to work. I still don't know why, I mean I guess the one guy had more of a CTO role but the other one was just a regular developer like me, and the suits didn't make them come off as more important - just more uncomfortable.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by dagw on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:43AM (#19991126)
A tailored suit with a well made dress shirt is literally one of the most comfortable things you can wear. Plus you look really good.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by esoterica on Thursday May 23, 2019 @11:10AM (#19992463)
If suits and dress shirts were comfortable, people would go to bed wearing them. The fact that people wear t-shirts to bed instead should tell you which one is actually more comfortable.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by JauntTrooper on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:36AM (#19991627)
Ugh, I disagree. I‘m an investment banker, I wear tailored suits to work every day. Suits are uncomfortable and high maintenance. Give me jeans and a comfortable hoodie any day of the week!
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by dagw on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:46AM (#19991718)
High maintenance I'll give you (and expensive), but I non of the jeans I own are as comfortable as a nice pair of suit pants and despite the fact that no one would care if I wore a hoodie to work I still wear a dress shirt basically every day because it's just so much nicer.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by ghaff on Thursday May 23, 2019 @10:43AM (#19992221)
TBH I don't find jeans terribly comfortable and don't wear them very much. In my opinion--and maybe it's just because I'm used to it--the traditional Friday casual Khaki/Button-down shirt hits a sweet spot for office wear.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by chrisseaton on Thursday May 23, 2019 @11:10AM (#19992461)
If you had your suit tailored and it's uncomfortable then it's defective - take it back to the tailor and explain where it's not comfortable and they'll adjust it for you.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by v64 on Thursday May 23, 2019 @11:34AM (#19992687)
The most comfortable suit is still more uncomfortable than a t-shirt and shorts.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by maxxxxx on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:50AM (#19991757)
I would agree that a well-made dress shirt that fits well is super comfortable. They are just very hard to come by.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by ghaff on Thursday May 23, 2019 @11:17AM (#19992534)
I doubt they're very hard to come by but they'll be expensive. I've had shirts tailored in Asia but I admittedly don't bother with tailored clothing on a day to day basis.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by Redoubts on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:43AM (#19991692)
I don't know what to tell you, you're doing something horribly wrong then.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by plausibilities on Thursday May 23, 2019 @04:31PM (#19995602)
Anecdotally, the comfort of tailored/fitted apparel can vary based on your body composition.

This is as someone who used to weigh around 255 and now weighs around 170.

The more fit you are, the more comfy fitted/tailored apparel tends to be.

If you are atypically shaped due to various fat deposits, tailored clothing becomes more difficult to get just right in order to not pinch/restrict you in all the wrong places.

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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by chrisdhoover on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:34PM (#19993909)
What about tailored jeans and sweatshirt. That may be the ultimate in comfort
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by chrisseaton on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:06AM (#19990887)
If you're uncomfortable in a suit then you've just got a badly tailored suit.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by thrower123 on Thursday May 23, 2019 @07:57AM (#19990832)
Any time I've seen this, the person was interviewing elsewhere and just didn't want to bother bringing an extra set of clothes and changing.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by sethammons on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:45AM (#19991150)
Some fellas at work started Formal Fridays. They like the excuse to dress up.
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Re:Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, and the Mysteries of “Business ... by sayusasugi on Thursday May 23, 2019 @08:24AM (#19990997)
> I still don't know why

Have you considered that they may enjoy dressing nicely?

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