GloryField
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Thank you for the suggestions, sorry I was a little too vague.
I am a student interning at a hospital setting, where we'll have a white coat on, it would be very out of place for us to wear a suit jacket, and dress shirt + tie with chinos are required unfortunately.
I own a pair of charcoal gray 3 button and a lighter gray 2 button suits, but it's rare for me to wear them. If I do pick up another pair then navy would definitely be the next set. This picture of the 3 button charcoal gray suit is around 4 years ago and I don't wear that tie or such a dark shade of lavender shirt anymore, but the suit fits approximately the same, I gained slightly more muscles in the chest/shoulders/neck since then:
http://imageshack.us/a/img40/2533/img0264fc.jpg
For dress shirts, I have solid white, solid light blue, solid light lavender, solid light pink, light blue with white stripes, and light lavender with white stripes (from above).
For shoes, I own a pair of cap-toes that are very similar to the AE Park Aves, but with open lacing so it's casual enough to wear without a suit. The quality is nice and I take good care of it, so it's lasted me several years with light use. For casual going to school/class, I have:
brown suede slipon loafers, look very similar to these:
http://www.skechers.com/style/63972/florio-devin/brn
dark brown suede chukkas/desert boots
http://www.skechers.com/style/68012/taswell/dkbr
brown leather tassel loafers:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/neil-m-scot-tassel-shoes-loafers-leather-for-men~p~3261v
and just got these:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/dunham-aft-2-eye-shoes-leather-for-men~p~5244c/
I am a student interning at a hospital setting, where we'll have a white coat on, it would be very out of place for us to wear a suit jacket, and dress shirt + tie with chinos are required unfortunately.
I own a pair of charcoal gray 3 button and a lighter gray 2 button suits, but it's rare for me to wear them. If I do pick up another pair then navy would definitely be the next set. This picture of the 3 button charcoal gray suit is around 4 years ago and I don't wear that tie or such a dark shade of lavender shirt anymore, but the suit fits approximately the same, I gained slightly more muscles in the chest/shoulders/neck since then:
http://imageshack.us/a/img40/2533/img0264fc.jpg
For dress shirts, I have solid white, solid light blue, solid light lavender, solid light pink, light blue with white stripes, and light lavender with white stripes (from above).
For shoes, I own a pair of cap-toes that are very similar to the AE Park Aves, but with open lacing so it's casual enough to wear without a suit. The quality is nice and I take good care of it, so it's lasted me several years with light use. For casual going to school/class, I have:
brown suede slipon loafers, look very similar to these:
http://www.skechers.com/style/63972/florio-devin/brn
dark brown suede chukkas/desert boots
http://www.skechers.com/style/68012/taswell/dkbr
brown leather tassel loafers:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/neil-m-scot-tassel-shoes-loafers-leather-for-men~p~3261v
and just got these:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/dunham-aft-2-eye-shoes-leather-for-men~p~5244c/
Where are you interning? If it's anywhere more formal than a deli, I'd suggest the following:
- Normal business dress is still a suit, unless otherwise instructed. Also, wearing a tie without a jacket is a major Styleforum sin.
- Your tie is loud and rather slim; that's fashionable and you're young so it's fine. But it will need a sober companion.
- Such as a navy blue suit. This is the default, the suit that's never wrong. Single breasted, two button, solid dark navy. And the suit that this shirt and tie will look best with, too. "Maroon" trousers are perfectly nice, but not office wear.
- Your shirt is fine. It's not a matter of how much you spend, and later you will get better ones and you become more established. It's clean, neutral and looks like a shirt for work. When you get more, mix up the white with some light blue: it's actually more versatile: white can look a little stark with grey or charcoal suits, whereas light blue is stunning with either, and also with navy.
- You don't need to get an expensive suit. But you do need to have, at least, two cheap ones. Don't worry about the label, just make sure it fits well (but not too tight), and is preferably all wool. A wool/polyester mix will not look much different to most people, and might be OK, if a little warm.
- If you only take one piece of advice from this thread, it's this last point: wear decent shoes. Clean, polished, and well-made (welted) - regardless of price or label. They are the single most fundamental item in making you look well-dressed.
- Oh, and don't put **** in your hair. Just comb it. I don't know if that's your habit, I'm just saying.
Good luck with the internship!
P.S. Regarding accessibly-priced proper shoes, read these previous posts:
http://www.styleforum.net/t/79716/a...t-all-quick-questions-here/22605#post_6451546
http://www.styleforum.net/t/79716/a...t-all-quick-questions-here/22635#post_6453044