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Posted on 04/22/2015 11:41:53 AM PDT by drewh
For the past three years, art director Matilda Kahl has been wearing the same outfit to work every single day. “I just wanted to save some time and energy,” she told Business Insider.
Kahl was tired of running late in the morning, reevaluating her outfits, and stressing about whether her clothes were appropriate for different events or meetings at her creative advertising agency.
For someone in the creative field who has to make a lot of decisions throughout the day, she longed for one less choice to make.
“During the weekdays, I have so many creative challenges at work to keep my mind stimulated that I don’t feel an urge to express myself creatively through what I wear,” she said. “I finally had enough.”
After one particularly memorable meeting in which she realized her male work colleagues never face as much sartorial stress as she did, Kahl decided it was time for her own work uniform.
“I was looking for something that was simple yet wouldn’t feel too anonymous,” Kahl said. “After a few long days hunting for the right top, I fell in love with the white blouse for its diagonal line of buttons and the cuts in the sleeves. It felt personal but wasn’t too attention-drawing.”
Kahl bought 15 versions of the silk white top as well as six pairs of black pants so she wouldn’t continually have to do laundry. She also included a black leather bow around her neck to add flair to the ensemble.
The outfit was a success, with hardly any of her coworkers caring what Kahl was wearing. “I’m happy to say we don’t talk about it much, which was the whole idea behind the uniform,” she said. “To take focus away from the wardrobe and lay it on the work instead.”
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you lost me at black leather...
I’ve got that beat — When I was in the Navy, I wore khaki’s to work every day for 20 years.
Awwwww. I’m sorry. Sweet memory, sounds like a great guy.
I had to buy BDUs as I was getting out because of some deadline, but I only wore them to a formation to prove I had them. They were MUCH warmer than fatigues, especially at Fort Polk. I also liked Khakis, especially when it was my Korean houseman taking care of them and not me.
Everyone of Hilliary’s suits are paid for by someone else.
I’ll be the first to agree that some men are pretty rotten.
But then so are some women, and some children, FTM.
So I guess no Hawaiian shirt day or Casual Friday’s for her...
Well done, sir. I say well done.
Well, that leaves Hillary out...
I think she works at the local Pancake House here....
My wife worked for a reconstructive plastic surgeon, he wore a blue shirt and grey pants five days a week, we figured he bought a years worth at a time, nobody ever wrote an article about him.
She looks be getting ready to compete in a beard contest.
At least no manager has ever had to sit her down to counsel her about bare midriffs/plunging necklines/skirts that are too short.
Funny, I always thought that Bill was her beard.
As long as you don't wear them with sandals, you're ok.
Cute...plus she’s not concerned with what others think of her fashion sense so much...a big plus in my book.
I wore the same outfit for 20 years, 3 months and eight days.
Then I retired from the Army and wore another uniform for a few years.
Then I retired from that and now my uniform consists of as little as I can get away with on a daily basis...shorts and flip-flops, unless the grand kids are coming over, then it's shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops.
I don't see a story, here.
Not in NY or LA. There, the "uniform" is it doesn't' matter what you wear to work in an agency as long as it's all-black.
Agreed.
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