Don't do many interviews, eh?

1. Been married. Used a suit.
2. Been divorced. Used a suit.
3. Been to court (in multiple countries, in fact). Used a suit every time.
4. Been to many funerals. Used a suit.
5. Usually average about 5 weddings/year where I wear a suit.
6. I usually do a few parties/year with suit dress minus the jacket (vest and bow tie, pants.)
7. Did 4 interviews in a week once (1 in Mexico City, 1 in Copenhagen, 1 in England, 1 in Scotland). I didn't wear a suit per se. I wore a suit jacket and shirt but with skinny jeans (but it does have suit components).
8. I've probably done 20+ interviews with suit components since buying my first Swedish suit in 2008 (hopefully a few this coming month!)

However, on a day-to-day basis I don't wear suits. About 40% of my days, I wear cycling clothes at the office and don't shower (about 25% of my colleagues are the same.)

I agree. This was the strangest post in the thread. However, BF never lets me down for entertainment.

I don't know if I can abide by this trend of high-water pants being fashionable. For so long, that has been the realm of children who were out-growing their clothes, or adult dudes who didn't have a clue when buying their own.

It's a fine line.

But, any bagginess at the bottom brings flashes of Vanilla Ice.

Køb hos ezzo:Kosmo Lupo Jeans

Most places hem the bottom of the jeans/trousers/pants to a specified length depending on what shoes I'll wear them with. Takes 5 mins max and is usually free.

When I was making a living as a classical musician(hardly gold digger prey) I was wearing a suit or a tux at least twice a week.

Sometimes 6-7 times a week for things like Nutcracker.

I have a nagging feeling that (s)he may not frequent such performances.

Also, it may come as a shock to you, but there are many lines of work in which wearing a suit to an interview would be over the top.
20 interviews since 2008? Seems excessive.

That's an interesting profession. I, however, am not a classical musician, so my reasons to wear a suit remain the same.

Why?

edit: I agree with everything else you've said ... and I do recognise that professions exist that don't require suits ... however, I am genuinely interested in why one wouldn't want to continuously be looking around for a better/different position?

To be fair, my reasons overlapped with your reasons a fair amount.

Contractor, or non-traditional employment. My sister(A studio artist) has a lot of 'interviews' with (potential)clients to talk about commissions, for instance. My dad is a pseudo-retired computer programmer. He'll go to the interview to see how long the project is and how much travel there is. He might go to 5-6 interviews before he decides to take a contract(which are normally several months).

Well, for one reason, as a perspective employer, I would hesitate to hire someone who changes jobs often.

Fair enough. The converse argument is that when every move comes with a promotion, it's the fastest way to move up the career ladder, so to speak.

Why move horizontally?

My last interview was about 17 years ago and I wore jeans and flannel shirt. The guy who interviewed me wore jeans and a T-shirt.

I'm curious: How often? I've read that what you can do for someone right away is more important than how many jobs you've held, especially in a high tech field. And all you need to find is one employer who is willing to hire you.

Disclaimer: I've worked for the same employer for 17 years, and am quite happy there, but have held many different jobs within the company during that time.

That's true. Some lines of work involve frequent moves/change of position.

If one is geographically flexible, it's OK to apply a lot while trying to move up the ladder, especially with an in-demand skill set.

However, I think that one more move with be the last for 5-10 years because we'll both (partner and I) be employed in a very large European metro area on high-level perm contracts (that's been the goal for the last 5 years or so).

Buy a house and settle in and pump out a family.

I recently posted to this thread, ” Looking like you own the place”

I’m also a good dancer, and IMO the most classic and sure-fire pick up line is “Pardon me, Miss, but would you like to dance?”

Just yesterday I was watching a special about the extravagant “camping trips” the early 20th century industrialists, H. Ford, T. Edison, H. Firestone, etc. used to go on as the “Vagabonds,” and at least for the photographers, they all wore suits.

However…

When I read the title and OP of this thread, I was expecting rather serious and personal testimonials about designing one’s life. This is my first chance to respond, so risking being a Captain Bringdown, I wanted to post my most profound reason to bike, especially cycle commute, integrating the fitness, financial, fun and so forth factors:

For us, being close to work was definitely a big factor in our decision to live where we do. Overall, it's been great, but not without tradeoffs. Being able to bike to work is awesome, but there are lots of other things to consider when choosing a place to live.

I do like the "design your life" philosophy though.

Suits are made so that men look good in them. Do women like men who look good? They definitely don't mind.

People treat you more "seriously" when you appear in a suit.

I often wear workers clothes




When you appear in an office wearing workers clothes, or if a women dressed as a cleaning lady comes in:



People tend to talk and work as if you don't exist. SERIOUSLY! You can hear and learn a lot walking around buildings and offices and (pretending to be?) doing some work.


On the other hand, when I'm dressed like that and my colleague comes with me wearing a suit, most people would notice him/her, and if they see us working together, 99% would presume he is the boss, even if I'm obviously organizing all the work.



So clothes are not to be underestimated. During the first impression when meeting people, looks are one of the few things noticed, especially untill you get to talk. People will make some conclusions, even if wrong ones. You can choose whether you want to be considered more or less good (or important) than you really are.

At what point in time did this to from a bicycling forum to bash people clothes preference forum? Everyone is getting self defensive because slaninar wears a suit with a more modern cut???? My suit has a 9mm ****** another guys suit is made of denim with hi-his stripes and pockets. We strive for what makes us feel complete and important. Spending the extra money to live near work is a smart decision. The cost in fuel alone could be nearly as much as the offset in housing. Granted I wish I made as much money as slaninar makes but I was much to lazy in college��.

Women want to be with me, men want to be me!

Though I think it's all about that crazy chemist...

Interesting. I immediately thought of Michael Schumacher when I see this photo. The stance, proportions and the chin line are a definite match.

That catalog model is a lucky man!

Not me, man, I like Slaninar's style. He probably has excellent taste in schnapps as well

Not to sound like a hardcore roadie, but for me fitness is a major reason to cycle commute, and I consider my situation not “close,” but “optimal.”

This was not a conscious decision, but resulted from those “other things.”

I am occasionally asked by suburban colleagues who live closer to work, why I don’t move out there from downtown. My reply is that for cycling purposes, the distance and routes are perfect, meanwhile thinking to myself, “Why do you think they call it ‘sub-urban’ living (like ‘sub-human’)”?