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Ivan Boesky, the famous investment banker/pawn for Michael Milken was rumored to have had many of the exact same suit so he didn't have to decide what to wear each day.
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I'm being perfectly honest here - I don't own other clothes. This way I can fit all of them in a tiny closet and it makes life easier when moving. We don't do baseball in the UK but I get your meaning. You can always take the tie off - instant casual. With the local climate there's little chance of getting too hot but I don't wear a sweatshirt underneath the shirt so all I need to do is take the jacket off and unbutt…
> Fixed that with a safety pin. Wouldn't bicycle clips be easier to put on and take off? They also have the advantage that they can be made of yellow, reflective material.
Funny to see what a female thinks of as "wearing the same thing every day". For most dudes I know, That's a lot of clothes to own. I think I made it to age 30 without ever owning 3 pairs of pants at one time.
For the past 5 years I've been owning a single pair of shoes. In January of each year I give away the old pair and get a new one.
Alas, what works for a designer in San Francisco will not work for financial industry in Toronto.
Some have already mentioned the climate aspect. In the finance you just cannot come in every day in the same shirt, tie or suit and (to a lesser extent pants or shoes). If you do, you are sort of signalling that either you do not make a lot or cannot manage your money and either is a red flag. So you can say clothes are a part of professional reputation, just not the one you put on a resume.
I've been wearing a shirt and tie since I was 18. The only t-shirts I own are the oversized ones I pick up on random occasions (get them as a bonus when buying something for example) and I only ever sleep in them. This isn't to say I wear the same shirt an tie. Obviously I own dozens but the point is when I dress in the morning all I have to do is: - grab any socks and pants, - grab any shirt, trousers and jacket (th…
The big distinction comes in with the belt and shoes colors. A lot of colors of gray I wouldn't wear with non-black shoes and belts. The socks that I wear also depend on if I'm wearing black/dark gray pants or something more Earth tone.
Certain colors work a lot better together than others. While purple can go with black or dark gray, it really pops with brown.
What I have found is that you can never own too many white collared shirts. You can wear them several times a week and no one will notice. You can wear them with a suit, with dress slacks, with chinos, with jeans, etc. A white collared shirt is always a good decision, except when eating Italian.
I got into the habit of wearing the same thing everyday last year, when I was dealing with some pretty serious colorblindness (corrected now, thankfully). I settled on a dark grey shirt, a light blue shirt and black pants.
Not the fanciest of clothing, but I generally don't need it to be all too often.
I haven't diversified now that I can see colors again. This is easy, comfortable, and requires no tought.
In regard to pants/shirts, I'm still on a mission to find basic t-shirts that don't get messed up after many washings. I think pima cotton is the way to go for this (currently, I'm buying my shirts from aether. not cheap, but the quality is great). I have about 10 of the same black shirt (and one red, one blue and one white... just to mix it up a bit when I'm feeling "crazy").
Shoes... I have 3 pairs of black high-tops from Tom's. They are comfortable, can pass in dress-up situations, and cover my heels.
Long story short, I don't really think about what I wear anymore or spend anytime going through that mental process in the morning/evening. Some of my friends think I'm a bit weird, but I'm glad I did it!
I've been wearing a shirt and tie since I was 18. The only t-shirts I own are the oversized ones I pick up on random occasions (get them as a bonus when buying something for example) and I only ever sleep in them. This isn't to say I wear the same shirt an tie. Obviously I own dozens but the point is when I dress in the morning all I have to do is: - grab any socks and pants, - grab any shirt, trousers and jacket (th…
This article was actually really confusing. It reminded me of people who spend their time coming up with the "perfect productivity system", a quest which ends up ironically consuming all their time and preventing them from actually getting any real work done. I largely wear the same thing every day too -- I have 5 pairs of jeans, a single pair of shoes, and a bunch of polo shorts that I bought on sale once. Regardles…
How did her sitting down and thinking about her clothes sudden "consume all her time?"
Writing that blog post in itself probably took more than a few hours — to write, review, edit, do the graphics for it, etc. If the initial goal was to spend time not thinking about clothes, that doesn't really feel like an optimal way to reach it.
Stupid...for the last 15 years I've worn a black tshirt and pair of jeans every day....every 6 months or so I replace the tshirts and buy a new pair of jeans...