It's fun to be the only reporter on Capitol Hill wearing jeans and a t-shirt. It's less fun when your corporate masters (who I love unconditionally) disapprove of your wardrobe. It's less fun still, when you realize that you're about to spend a shitload in dry cleaning.
Fortunately, there's solace in the fact that I'll gain respect amongst my colleagues and contacts. But really, this is a group incentives problem, and we should all insist together that we'll only suffer the D.C. heat if we can wear as few items of clothing as is legal.
Surrender...
That nut has no nutcracker. The Capitol and its outbuildings will be wearing suits and ties when the republic is long gone - if it isn't already.
The UK just decided that powdered white wigs were not required for civil court attorney's & judges - but still required for criminal court.
Test: Are you choosing wingtip shoes, tassel loafers or plain-toed black?
I'd bet you can augment your wardrobe for almost $nothing at GoodWill with barely worn suits from the K Street guys.
Sorry....
Posted by: JimPortlandOR | July 26, 2007 at 09:22 PM
Surrender...
That nut has no nutcracker. The Capitol and its outbuildings will be wearing suits and ties when the republic is long gone - if it isn't already.
The UK just decided that powdered white wigs were not required for civil court attorney's & judges - but still required for criminal court.
Test: Are you choosing wingtip shoes, tassel loafers or plain-toed black?
I'd bet you can augment your wardrobe for almost $nothing at GoodWill with barely worn suits from the K Street guys.
Sorry....
Posted by: JimPortlandOR | July 26, 2007 at 09:22 PM
When you are famous (or much more famous than you already are) you can wear whatever you want. It can even become your trademark. For now, I agree w/ Jim. Give in. A good second hand sports coat, or a cheap new one from an outlet, will cost you $30. If you don't get Chipotle all over it, you'll hardly ever need to dry clean it.
Posted by: gonzo | July 27, 2007 at 01:02 AM
And if that Chipotle scenario does happen, there's always Zips Dry Cleaners. Gotta love $1.85 a garment.
Posted by: tracy | July 27, 2007 at 10:56 AM
FWIW my spouse refuses to let me out of the house wearing flipflops. This corporate master serves a higher power. . .
Posted by: Steve | July 27, 2007 at 08:34 PM
I think I may try to sneak flip flops into the hearing rooms.
Posted by: Brian | July 28, 2007 at 02:43 PM