BGOL Office: How are you dressing during the HOT summer months?

[playahaitian]

Question on OFFICE WEAR


During this heatwave its been difficult to dress professionally.

I use public transport during the week and it is HELL..

and going into the office all sweaty is NOT a good look.

I have actually been keeping an extra shirt and tie at the office.

What are you brothers doing to keep a professional look but stay cool at the same time?

 

[BLACKLOOP]

nothing but V-necks fitted jeans and some Nike's on the feet

 

[playahaitian]

nothing but V-necks fitted jeans and some Nike's on the feet

Black I can't walk into the offices like that even on a Saturday

 

[jagu]

nothing but V-necks fitted jeans and some Nike's on the feet

To the office, or are you still looking for work?

 

[LSN]

To the office, or are you still looking for work?

 

[jagu]

Custom fitted shirt with cufflinks, no tie unless when I have to go to Court. Pants and brogues.

 

[MadWun]

Polo Shirt
Cargo Shorts
Converse low cuts

OR

Polo Shirt
Jeans
With converse or other kind of casual shoes

When I do go into the office. Maybe once or twice a week

The benefits of working for an IT company

And even with the above, I'm better dressed than most of the folks in the office. Dem fools be on some t-shirt, cargo shorts and flip flops shit...

 

[MadWun]

Custom fitted shirt with cufflinks, no tie unless when I have to go to Court. Pants and brogues.

GQ OG I see you

 

[jagu]

GQ OG I see you

Yessir!!

 

[playahaitian]

Custom fitted shirt with cufflinks, no tie unless when I have to go to Court. Pants and brogues.

bro u dropped "brogues".



so I see I have come to the right place

No tie??? During the week?

And I find the sport/athletic cut shirts fit me JUST like custom (a chick at Nordstrom's hooked me up) but I like the cuff links and wingtips idea too.

Last week I actually came in to the building early in jeans and a linen shirt and changed into my usual in my office.

 

[BLACKLOOP]

oh to the office? didn't read that part but shit am a social worker i dress how i want

 

[BLACKLOOP]

To the office, or are you still looking for work?

been had the same job for over 7 years now.. am good

 

[playahaitian]

Polo Shirt
Cargo Shorts
Converse low cuts

OR

Polo Shirt
Jeans
With converse or other kind of casual shoes

When I do go into the office. Maybe once or twice a week

The benefits of working for an IT company

And even with the above, I'm better dressed than most of the folks in the office. Dem fools be on some t-shirt, cargo shorts and flip flops shit...

Got into a bar argument with some friends about this...

white boys can walk in on some jeans sneakers and a blazer shit and be considered business casual. Dont shave, hair messed up, etc.

WE cant pull that stuff.

EVEN on a casual Thursday or Friday I make sure to keep it at minimum some Banaan Republic/Clairborne/Express style stuff.

 

[ZuluSam]

and going in into the office all sweaty is NOT a good look.

wear a tshirt every single day...helps with the sweat issue..

 

[Bumpee]

Short sleeve polo shirts (untucked) for the most part. Every so often a long sleeve button down. Khakis and chinos

 

[LSN]

wear a tshirt every single day...helps with the sweat issue..

ya and not a wife beater...I ruined several shirts like that one year smh

 

[playahaitian]

ya and not a wife beater...I ruined several shirts like that one year smh

yup and you dont want to get deodorant stains on your shirts...

I CANNOT get those out

Short sleeve polo shirts (untucked) for the most part. Every so often a long sleeve button down. Khakis and chinos

Been so damn hot I dont even want to sit down on the train/bus with khakis cause I be seating so bad.

Just bought some new Degree antiperspirant

Keeping a small baby powder in my briefcase

funny thing is?

The ladies are just OUT in and around the office...

I mean women who have been there for months I never gave a second look ever NOW?

Are like freaking coke bottle shaped internet models now.

 

[MadWun]

bro u dropped "brogues".

That why he got the GQ OG title from me

Got into a bar argument with some friends about this...

white boys can walk in on some jeans sneakers and a blazer shit and be considered business casual. Dont shave, hair messed up, etc.

WE cant pull that stuff.

EVEN on a casual Thursday or Friday I make sure to keep it at minimum some Banaan Republic/Clairborne/Express style stuff.

Most times I even feel over dressed

We use to have a white developer who use to work around barefooted in the office...

Once our company moved to a new office complex. We got labeled as the "company of hippies"

 

[Bumpee]

yup and you dont want to get deodorant stains on your shirts...

I CANNOT get those out

Best thing i've ever discovered deodarant wise

 

[jagu]

bro u dropped "brogues".



so I see I have come to the right place

No tie??? During the week?

.

Yeah, I work for myself and in the winter I wear a sport jacket , no tie.

 

[ZuluSam]

ya and not a wife beater...I ruined several shirts like that one year smh

yup and you dont want to get deodorant stains on your shirts...

I CANNOT get those out

I never even understood the purpose of a wife beater because it does nothing to protect your shirts from underarm perspiration.

But I'm a sweater.....tshirt plus mitchum clear stick....no sweat and no stains....

If no court. Khaki's, button down and loafers.

 

[LSN]

you know what? fuck you...it was following the advice of bgol + using this EXACT same deodorant that fucked up my shirts lol

I never even understood the purpose of a wife beater because it does nothing to protect your shirts from underarm perspiration.

But I'm a sweater.....tshirt plus mitchum clear stick....no sweat and no stains....

If no court. Khaki's, button down and loafers.

 

[MadWun]

you know what? fuck you...it was following the advice of bgol + using this EXACT same deodorant that fucked up my shirts lol

 

[LSN]

I ain't lying...I've held that on my chest for a minute

That shit is garbage. I was hoping someone said it so I can say how uneffective that piece of shit deodorant is...the white one forms fuckin clumps under your arms and leaves a white residue which stains your shirt...and the clear gel is totally uneffective and does not protect you...

That being said I fuck w/ Old Spice...simple and effective...

 

[ukNoWwHo]

remote start the whip, AC on, get in the car and pull out the garage, 20 mins later pull into the cool garage at work, 2 steps to office door, more AC...

dress shirt.
dress pants
dress shoes

 

[LSN]

remote start the whip, AC on, get in the car and pull out the garage, 20 mins later pull into the cool garage at work, 2 steps to office door, more AC...

dress shirt.
dress pants
dress shoes

I hear you...the issue tho is some are using public transportation...ac is no guarantee when on the bus/train...but between home/car/work I don't have to deal w/ the hot weather unless I want to

 

[LSN]

Yeah, I work for myself and in the winter I wear a sport jacket , no tie.

not wearing a tie seems like such a small thing but it makes a world of difference

 

[(0_0)..l.. finger]

No t-shirt or socks..

 

[playahaitian]

No t-shirt or socks..

Finger I should have KNOWN you would be up on all the fashion trends. We need a couple of threads on grown man clothes for the fall.

cuz, I can't rock that white boy stuff

they all be wearing that look starting on like WEDNESDAY to FRIDAY since the heatwave.

i need a whole new wardrobe (that's a WHOLE OTHER THREAD)

Business casual but still styling...

I'm to old now, lost weight, so no more baggy stuff everything is slim fit, athletic fit

So I got to dump most of my clothes now

I just need an affordable way to build a whole new look.

#bgolgq

Oh...anti-persistent contains that Aluminum Zinc stuff

IT will ALWAYS stain...

now deodorant won't usually stain but provides no dryess just smell protection.

And a little baby powder all over makes sure there is no sweat anywhere else.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

No dress code at work √

 

[jagu]

not wearing a tie seems like such a small thing but it makes a world of difference

In what sense, good or bad?

 

[LSN]

In what sense, good or bad?

as far as feeling a bit cooler in warm/hot weather...sometimes just even loosening it down a button or two does the trick for me

 

[REDLINE]

No t-shirt or socks..

Using your advice my man's going to sweat through his shirt and with those high ass pants you'll see the sweat dripping down his ankles.

 

[LSN]

Using your advice my man's going to sweat through his shirt and with those high ass pants you'll see the sweat dripping down his ankles.

 

[TimRock]

I keep my dress shirts in the cleaners up the block. Just wear a regular t-shirt to the office and change when I get there