Medusa's QDJ (the Quetzalcoatl Apocalypse version!)

[Bjorn]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

I think most clothes are costumes, really. But for school my wardrobe was mostly for other people when it was nice - because they ARE my contacts into my career world and I wanted to leave a good impression. Then there were days when I'd show up in pajamas and just be like, "feck you, it's early."

[Siloh]

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My wardrobe is so connected to my immediate feelings of the day that those who know me well can generally tell exactly how I'm feeling by looking at my wardrobe.

Since leaving school and entering further professionalism, I've sort of attempted to reverse the process on any given day by dressing to induce a personality type and set of feelings and motivations rather than the other way around, and it works most of the time. I guess you could consider the entire process either way, though, as costuming a character. It's difficult, though; if you wholly embody the character, is it costuming or a representation of reality?

Everything's all, like, permeable, man. Far out.

[Dumuzi]

Re: Medusa's QDJ (the Quetzalcoatl Apocalypse version!)

Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

I seriously don't spend that much time thinking about my clothes. Though I guess it's a 'costume' because if I could wear what I want everyone would make fun of me! Something tells me a Batman costume doesn't work that well

[Medusa]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

For Amf, I wear a Ref's uniform shirt and thin long black sleeve arm sleeves underneath with black jeans. I can't show my tattoos. But I do decorate with earrings and head bands and anything that glitters. Does it reflect my personality? The accessories do! But the uniform makes me look like a nice lady who doesn't have tattoos! It's always funny the first time a co-worker or customer sees me out of uniform. Then I become the bad ass mamajama.

[ChainLightning]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

Oh, okay. I was just going to skip this one, as I've been out of work for some ten years and out of school for over 25.

But, when I did still work? No uniforms, costumes or any of that. I flat out wore what I wanted to. In the overwhelming heat of summer, with no AC at work, that would mean as little as possible, even... For instance, remember those spandex 'biker shorts'?

I had that same disregard for 'wearing what was appropriate' back in high school. I was a "druggie" at that point, anyway, so what I wore was in the nature of being practical. It had to be able to conceal baggies, smokes, lighter, pipe, papers... and the not-so-occasional bottle or six-pack. I had odd priorities in school.

[Dez]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

Dress code at my job is jeans with a large cover-all issued t-shirt. Pretty casual...but not a lot of room for accessories, especially with how short my hair is right now. I usually wear some kind of geeky gamer t underneath, so I can look normal again on the way home.

I don't think my choices if I've stopped by when I'm not working have caught anyone off guard, but I have been getting surprised second glances if I'm wearing a short skirt or a v-neck. Cover-all shirts tucked in at the waist is not a good look for short curvy girls either.

I'm interested in seeing how things go once I'm not living out of a suitcase, and have my full wardrobe again.

[habbalah]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

Funny, I was just thinking about this today. While I wear the colors I prefer (lots of dark blues/purples/reds, paired with black) at work, I'm still dressing to their standards. It's absolutely a costume.

[DanieMarie]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

A little bit of both. I think when you have a job you kind of have to put on a public face, and it helps to fit into what expectations are in place for that work environment. But I do like to be myself. Luckily I don't have a style that really clashes with work.

Oddly, a lot of my workplaces have been more casual than I would prefer to dress. Like, my last work was a dotcom, and everyone wore jeans and tees, which isn't really my style. I felt really weird going to work all dressed up though. Sometimes I wore more casual dresses and skirts, and sometimes I wore black jeans and heels.

I also 'power dress' when I need the advantage. I'll wear a suit if I need confidence or am going for an interview or important meeting. I'll also wear something bright because I want to get noticed in those situations. Bright, but not flashy.

[Roknrol]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

Meh, I'm always me, and my clothes tend to reflect that unless "forced" to do otherwise (for work, if necessary, but not at this job usually) or the occasion calls for it (I won't embarrass my friends' family by showing up in a kilt with a wizard's staff and a viking helmet unless, you know, their friends from here).

[Shahaku]

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Do the clothes you wear to work or school reflect your personality, or are they a 'costume' to fit into the image of who your boss/colleagues/teachers expect you to be?

I wear a uniform to work. Long sleeved shirt, cuffs or whatever, black slacks. Radio, fanny pack sort of thing with all the essential papers/pens/etc.

I really didn't care what people thought about my appearance in school so I just wore jeans and a tee.

[Medusa]

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Name three people (dead or alive) that have influenced the way you are.

[ChainLightning]

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Name three people (dead or alive) that have influenced the way you are.

My grandfather, my dad and my step-daughter, Alissa.

All deceased, now.

[Roknrol]

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Name three people (dead or alive) that have influenced the way you are.

My mother, my wife, and my son...too easy.

[Medusa]

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My father, my mother, Marilyn Manson. Yeah, for realz.

[Shahaku]

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Name three people (dead or alive) that have influenced the way you are.

My mother, Alex, Assorted dudes who f*ed up my mentality for a long while (they're a group in my mind, all very similar in behavior and affect).