Ties are pleasant to look at. They are colorful, they come in a peculiar shape, and are covered with a great variety of designs. In windy weather, they will sometimes hover in the air in front of you as you are walking before slapping you in the face. (This is uncomfortable for you, but at least it provides some amusement for onlookers.) They are, without a doubt, the strangest item in the male business suit. What do they do? You can use your pockets to put pens in, you put your coat on when it's cold, and a sturdy pair of business shoes will protect your feet from both the cold and rubbish on the ground. But ties? As clothes go, they are redundant. Their only purpose seems to be to identify the wearer as male; in that sense, they are vaguely phallic.
There is little hope for the tie. It is a dying creature. People of the present day are relentlessly informal - they never use a polite word when a swear word will do: and no-one would wear a tie if they did not have to. The tie has been starting to die out.
In the last 50 years, the tie has gone through many turbulent changes. The salaried corporate man is actually a newer invention and the uniform chosen for the white-collar worker was just that, white shirt and the mentioned tie. In the 50s, most men in “real jobs” wore ties, even at home for dinner and during weekends.
Then the Sergeant Pepper generation challenged everything, including the tie. And throughout the 80s and 90s, the tie went through both strong following and equally strong anti-sentiment, symbolizing a great debate regarding conformity, expectation and self-expression.
Generation X raised the novel idea that what you thought was important, not how you looked. Since that view often was followed by a booming share price, it was seen as a plausible alternative thesis.
Baby boomers “felt compelled to express themselves through work and to be winners in that arena,” says Molly Selvin (2006). Look back at pictures from the Great Depression and people could see men who put on ties before taking their place on soup lines. The stands at baseball games were once filled with men in ties — even on weekends. In the years after World War II, when employers created thousands of new office jobs, the sidewalks of downtown across the country were thronged by men whose necks were cloaked in soldierly stripes and solids (Geller, 2008).
In the 1960?s, society was changing by the minute and fashion was ?anything goes?. In the early sixties, Jackie Kennedy influenced fashion with her elegant, stylish outfits and her trademark pillbox hat. In the late sixties, the ?mod look? was popularized by go-go boots and mini-skirts, while bellbottom jeans, tie-dye shirts, long skirts and peasant dresses were worn by the hippie culture. Glance through any fashion catalog or magazine in the nineties and you will see models wearing the same fashions popularized in the late sixties. This illustrates how the 60?s contributed to today?s fashions. In the sixties, people in television, film and movies became the new socially elite and their influence had a profound impact on fashion, attitudes, and social values. In the nineties, supermodels and sports figures have joined this group. The fascination the public has with c...
A Company’s dress codes is very important, and it’s not just about projecting a corporate image. Having a work place dress code is a deterrent from harassment, removes the guess work out of what is or is not appropriate work attire, provides a sense of oneness regardless of the diversity of the workplace, and in some instances can also help prevent workplace injuries.
In today’s society looking good is important, especially in the working environment. Every occupation has some sort of dress code for employees to follow. Dress codes can range from wearing suits to gym shorts depending on one’s occupation. Employers decide if the candidate is qualified for the job based on appearance, and then what you wear for the job based on the company’s dress code. The question is can one’s employer dictate what is appropriate dress outside of the job? Employers should only have a say of what one wears while representing the company.
Although clothing styles change from generation to generation, the newest fad is always a result of the old. It’s a cause and effect relationship, if children of this generation are dressing inappropriately, future generations will find this acceptable and go a step further. If clothing restrictions are enforced in the now, there is hope for future generations.
...ame needs as an effect of consumerism on the baby boom generation. The same materialism of the 1950s conceived a new consciousness in the 1960s, equating to new values for the baby boom generation, such as self-actualization, social consciousness and tolerance. During the 1950s, the U.S. achieved the highest standard of living in the world, metamorphosing the working class into the new middle class (Monhollon xvi). The richest generation in North American history and the 21st century has left behind a plethora of valuable lessons that will not be forgotten soon. In conclusion, the baby boom, which lead to a long cycle of prosperity and growth in the post-WWII years is crucial because it redefined the traditional and rigid values people wrongfully harbored in the past and spearheaded dramatic change on a global level, bringing the West and the World closer than ever.
In the workplace it is important for one to look professional. For men, one great step to appear professional is to wear a tie. Wearing a tie can add greatly to a professional appearance. For these reasons in the following one will find a step-by-step process to follow describing how to tie a necktie.
Divorce was at an all time high during generation X so this created latchkey kids. Common characteristics of gen x people include traits of independence, resilience, and adaptability. Generation X faced hardships that included seeing their parents getting laid off or face job insecurity. Many of them entered the workplace in the early 1980s when the economy was spiraling down. This has caused Generation X to remain loyal to the people they work with, not the company that they work for. Competition was extremely tight for jobs. The American Dream had suddenly changed. For the first time in a long time, Gen Xers faced the possibility of not replicating the lifestyle that their parents had formed. The Gen Xers faced the dreaded glass ceiling. Meaning that they faced this invisible barrier between jobs that excluded people based on criteria. However, they were excluded simply because they were born at the wrong time. Financial stability was a cause for concern for the Gen Xers, “Almost 40 percent say they “don’t at all feel financially secure,” and, “38 percent have more debt than savings, more than any other generation.” (Hymowitz). Depression and anxiety were extremely common for Gen Xers due to the high divorce rates and struggle to find a stable source of income. Gen Xers and the prejudice toward them is an important issue to understand. From a sociological perspective, social inequality is definitely taking place.
Many businesses have adopted casual-dress days as a tool to boost employee morale. Management likes to use this as a benefit because it is free. Types of businesses that have casual-dress days are businesses in which employees do not have many interactions with clients. Accounting firms, insurance companies, and many corporate offices use the casual-dress policy. These businesses have casual-dress days to increase worker productivity, to have more open communication between staff and managers, cost savings to employees because casual business wear is less expensive, and improved work quality. Many companies do not have casual-dress days because there are many ways wearing casual clothing can hurt business. Employees may interpret the word casual too liberally and wear inappropriate clothing. The professional image may also be weakened if clients feel employees are too casual to be entrusted with their business.
...o contextual influences and past experiences. Therefore it is almost impossible to pre-empt the ways in which others will perceive you. Over time ideas will change and therefore alter the ways in which we look back on past clothing choices. Whilst symbolism in fashion may no longer be subject to laws as it was in the 14th century or defined by strict social rules in the 17th century, the clothes we wear are still today subject to imposed social ideals. Apart from distinguishing one status group from another, a style of dress may also aid group cohesiveness, provide the individual with an identity and a feeling of belonging, and communicate the wearer’s attitudes and interests. The ways in which we interpret others and present ourselves for interpretation is the only true way that we can be individual. Symbolism in clothing may not seem as obvious or important nowadays as it was in times of extreme social bigotry, but it is still highly prevalent and has remained one of the most effective ways to project our desired image to those around us. ‘The state of a person’s clothes is synonymous with self respect and is a sign of responsibility’ (www. Pemberley.com/janeinfo/vebleis7.html)
...nted and often worn by artists in the 1970’s. This was also the time when designer jeans were invented. “At this point, there didn’t seem to be any clothing need a pair of jeans didn’t solve”. Jeans are a very common trend worn by people all over the world. It is very common for one individual to own multiple pairs of jeans. Jeans had a immense influence on today’s society.
We live in a violent world where hundreds of people are killed every day for little to no reason. Now what if a simple change could prevent this, what if all it took to change our society from one of violence to one focused on reason was a simple change of clothes. Around the country this theory is being tested that if we simply change our schools from simply requiring a limited range of clothes to a standard set of clothing. Uniforms are being implemented in the hopes to end violence and promote the community in which they live. This change started in the 1980’s where before only Catholic schools required uniforms, and this change has even had support from one of our presidents to help cease the spread of crime that is plaguing the nation
Influence on work: Jeans influence the work environment. A lot of companies have switched to a more causal dress at work because they believe it will promote a comfortable work environment. Jeans are also used as a reward in the work place. Many companies that have a more business or business casual attire reward their employees with “casual Friday’s” where the workers bust out their favorite pair of jeans.
Communication with difficult coworkers is a topic that gets researched. Several articles relevant to the topic of constructing a professional image are available online. Thomsett (1991) discusses in "The Little Black Book of Business Etiquette guidelines on how to communicate a professional image with the use of proper dress code. Wardrobe do's and do not’s along with recommendations are in an online journal article by Eastern Unive...
As uniforms were required in most schools in the past, we all know it was also a trending fashion in work environments for various reasons. Although we can see more freedom about dress codes in recent years, we were stricter in this regard in the past, as we just come to realize it. It was a mandatory dress code almost in every school across the World. As times have changed along with our culture, work ethics along with technology, we are now discussing whether to go back to uniform days. Making it a mandatory again in most schools as it is getting out of hand with economical differences of families, internet and fashion. As these facts are
Discipline is vital for schools to run smoothly. In a school environment students must obey their teacher’s rules and directions. Sometimes students may forget or misunderstand who the authority figures are at school. When a school establishes a uniform policy they are reinforcing who is in charge because these outfits set guidelines of expectations for each student. When students are properly dressed and have the tools needed to learn they are on the track to success because they are no longer distracted by their clothing. Some people may say that clothing do not make differences on the way someone acts, but in actuality they do. Professional clothing symbolize respect and seriousness. That is why this outfits are worn to funerals, work, job interviews, and church. (Arundel) Casual clothing gives off the impression that if they can wear whatever they want, they can als...