[BC] re: How Engineers Oughta Look

[Jeff Johnson]

>
>Again, up to the individual. What one defines as 'decent clothing' is as 
>subjective
>as which audio processor sounds best or loudest.
>
>Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE

A professional appearance has a great deal to do with body type and the 
climate - social and environmental. If one is a 300# Texas chowhound, a 
custom tailored suit is probably the only choice. Hiding their body under a 
$1200 suit might work. For those who have kept themselves in shape, men and 
women each, attire that fits well and is stylish and color coordinated wins 
the day (I know - that is a challenge to a gearhead). When I was visiting a 
family friend in Hawai'i (the girl her mother and mine thought I ought to 
marry), Nancy told me that in the Islands a fine Hawi'ian shirt is 
appropriate for even formal occasions. Same in the Philippines and other 
hot climates I understand.

'Proper' attire is all so often a function of place and time. A toga in the 
US Senate would be ludicrous. It comes down to an acknowledgement that one 
knows what one is doing by understanding and conforming to the customs in 
place. Now a creative person can do something completely different if he or 
she cares to. It is called trend setting!

Jeff.Johnson at goodnews.net