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Woman Has Worn Same Outfit To Work Every Single Day For The Past 3 Years
Business Insider ^ | April 21, 2015 AST | MEGAN WILLETT

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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61 posted on 04/22/2015 12:31:44 PM PDT by bd476
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To: drewh

you lost me at black leather...


62 posted on 04/22/2015 12:32:14 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: drewh; All

I’ve got that beat — When I was in the Navy, I wore khaki’s to work every day for 20 years.


63 posted on 04/22/2015 12:35:26 PM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: jacquej

Awwwww. I’m sorry. Sweet memory, sounds like a great guy.


64 posted on 04/22/2015 12:37:43 PM PDT by Yaelle ("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way... I love it when we're Cruzing together...")
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To: GreyFriar; SandRat; JennysCool

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.


65 posted on 04/22/2015 12:41:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: drewh

Everyone of Hilliary’s suits are paid for by someone else.


66 posted on 04/22/2015 12:42:29 PM PDT by subterfuge (Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
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To: Lizavetta

I’ll be the first to agree that some men are pretty rotten.

But then so are some women, and some children, FTM.


67 posted on 04/22/2015 12:44:15 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: drewh

So I guess no Hawaiian shirt day or Casual Friday’s for her...


68 posted on 04/22/2015 12:44:41 PM PDT by subterfuge (Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
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To: rjsimmon

Well done, sir. I say well done.


69 posted on 04/22/2015 12:45:01 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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To: SandRat
yes; with high-n-tight and no facial hair, PERIOD!

Well, that leaves Hillary out...

70 posted on 04/22/2015 12:46:18 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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To: drewh

I think she works at the local Pancake House here....


71 posted on 04/22/2015 12:49:47 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
LOL. I know other women who do this — its called wearing a uniform.

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.

72 posted on 04/22/2015 12:50:04 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

She looks be getting ready to compete in a beard contest.


73 posted on 04/22/2015 12:50:28 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: drewh

At least no manager has ever had to sit her down to counsel her about bare midriffs/plunging necklines/skirts that are too short.


74 posted on 04/22/2015 12:51:35 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SandRat
She looks be getting ready to compete in a beard contest.

Funny, I always thought that Bill was her beard.

75 posted on 04/22/2015 12:54:23 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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To: subterfuge
I only buy and wear black socks. No one seems to have noticed.

As long as you don't wear them with sandals, you're ok.

76 posted on 04/22/2015 12:55:23 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (The greatest danger facing our world: the marriage of militant Islam with nuclear weapons.-Netanyahu)
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To: drewh

Cute...plus she’s not concerned with what others think of her fashion sense so much...a big plus in my book.


77 posted on 04/22/2015 12:56:10 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: drewh
So what's the big deal?

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.

78 posted on 04/22/2015 12:58:03 PM PDT by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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To: FrdmLvr
I think it’s unusual for an art director. Stylish fashion and accessorizing is almost a requirement for a job like that in most places.

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.

79 posted on 04/22/2015 12:58:19 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (The greatest danger facing our world: the marriage of militant Islam with nuclear weapons.-Netanyahu)
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To: Sherman Logan

Agreed.


80 posted on 04/22/2015 12:59:20 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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