Camel / tan colored Suit for OCI?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:28 am
Yes or no? I only own three, navy, grey and tan, so wondering if this will come off weird to wear the tan for some interviews.
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See, this is how people strike out at OCI. Not even kidding. Just be normal, how hard is it?Anonymous User wrote:Yes or no? I only own three, navy, grey and tan, so wondering if this will come off weird to wear the tan for some interviews.
JFC do you want a job or not?Anonymous User wrote:What about a gray suit with light plaid? Or should we strictly adhere to gray or navy?
you'd get laughed off the floor at any bulge bracket for wearing that shit there too.JHP wrote:Yeah, it's such a stupid thing to find weird, but people will definitely see a tan suit as....strange. People who wore those douchey Wall-street contrast collar shirts when I did recruiting got a side-eye (though probably because they also lived up to the douchey nature of people who where white collars on their blue button ups).
I think it’s fine, though dark navy or charcoal is ideal.Anonymous User wrote:Totally agree with everyone re: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES wear a tan suit.
Question for everyone else: for women, is black a permissible color to wear? I've heard differing opinions.
Lots of women wear black, so even if it isn't "permissible," enough people do it that it isn't something you'll get dinged for.Anonymous User wrote:Totally agree with everyone re: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES wear a tan suit.
Question for everyone else: for women, is black a permissible color to wear? I've heard differing opinions.
Black is totally fine for women. I don’t think navy or charcoal are at all better - all are equally fine. (The black suits = funerals/weddings is a guy thing.)Anonymous User wrote:I think it’s fine, though dark navy or charcoal is ideal.Anonymous User wrote:Totally agree with everyone re: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES wear a tan suit.
Question for everyone else: for women, is black a permissible color to wear? I've heard differing opinions.
+1 on the socks. Once had someone told me that the only thing interviewers should remember about your attire is that you didn't mess it up.SomewhatLearnedHand wrote:It really cant be more simple for guys. Wear a navy or dark charcoal suit. Wear a white shirt with a spread or point collar and red/blue tie with a conservative pattern. Button down collar looks bad. Wear black cap toe oxfords with matching belt (can get away with dark brown oxfords, but ultra conservative places you should really just play it safe with black). And for the love of god just wear socks that match your suit color.
Um? no? this is so wrong. Socks generally match the shoes and belt, NOT the suit. If you match your navy suit with navy socks but are wearing black shoes / belt, you look like an idiot.Anonymous User wrote:+1 on the socks. Once had someone told me that the only thing interviewers should remember about your attire is that you didn't mess it up.SomewhatLearnedHand wrote:It really cant be more simple for guys. Wear a navy or dark charcoal suit. Wear a white shirt with a spread or point collar and red/blue tie with a conservative pattern. Button down collar looks bad. Wear black cap toe oxfords with matching belt (can get away with dark brown oxfords, but ultra conservative places you should really just play it safe with black). And for the love of god just wear socks that match your suit color.
I am one of the anons that posted above and we are on the same page with this, I just didn't fully explain what I meant. I was referring to not wearing flashy/patterned socks instead of those that blended in with your outfit. Navy socks with black shoes is such a basic no-no that it didn't even cross my mind that my message could be interpreted that way.Anonymous User wrote:Um? no? this is so wrong. Socks generally match the shoes and belt, NOT the suit. If you match your navy suit with navy socks but are wearing black shoes / belt, you look like an idiot.Anonymous User wrote:+1 on the socks. Once had someone told me that the only thing interviewers should remember about your attire is that you didn't mess it up.SomewhatLearnedHand wrote:It really cant be more simple for guys. Wear a navy or dark charcoal suit. Wear a white shirt with a spread or point collar and red/blue tie with a conservative pattern. Button down collar looks bad. Wear black cap toe oxfords with matching belt (can get away with dark brown oxfords, but ultra conservative places you should really just play it safe with black). And for the love of god just wear socks that match your suit color.
Standard:
Navy or charcoal suit / black shoes, black socks, black belt
Navy suit / brown shoes, navy socks, brown belt
Light grey suit / brown shoes, light grey socks, brown belt
glitched wrote:Y'all are overthinking this way way too much.