Is this shirt too much for an interview?

teege · May 23, 2007

I've heard 100% cotton is what you should go with, this one isn't. http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...Type=EverGreen Is it too much? FWIW, I will be interviewing with engineering companies UPDATE: choosing between more conservative three in post below.

TheHoff · May 23, 2007

Your interviewer should forget what you were wearing except that you were dressed appropriately. Following that guideline, I'd say no mostly because of the odd buttons.

teege · May 23, 2007

Originally Posted by TheHoff

Your interviewer should forget what you were wearing except that you were dressed appropriately. Following that guideline, I'd say no mostly because of the odd buttons.

How about the color of the shirt itself?

TheHoff · May 23, 2007

Sure, the blue or white are quite appropriate. I'd also look for 100% cotton as you said; avoid something with "stretch" in the title as it is likely more for clubbing.

lawyerdad · May 23, 2007

The color is fine but I agree about the buttons.

Milhouse · May 23, 2007

I understand how engineers get away with wearing all sorts of clothes not normally considered appropriate for interviews, however, my advice is still to dress to not be noticed. Thus, white shirt. Safest bet.

MrRogers · May 23, 2007

The color is ok but dress shirts need to fit properly rather than be "stretchy"

MrR

robbie · May 23, 2007

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

The color is fine but I agree about the buttons.

iawtp

insanestyle · May 23, 2007

Firstly, I hate unsightly buttons. The tie is there to hide those damn things. Worse for the blue shirt, those buttons stand out like sore thumbs.
Forget the blue, though it had dark buttons, your tie should cover them but I would wear white to an interview. Save blue for the everyday after you get the job.

teege · May 23, 2007

I definitely agree with you guys. I'm leaning towards these: CK http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...Type=EverGreen Nautica http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...tegoryID=21000 Alfani http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...Type=DepthPath My favorite is the CK. Safe enough for interview? Safe enough to just go ahead and buy online (when I was in store, they didn't have)? I have narrow face and spread collar looks best on me.

teege · May 24, 2007

Originally Posted by teege

I definitely agree with you guys. I'm leaning towards these:

CK
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...Type=EverGreen

Nautica
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...tegoryID=21000

Alfani
http://www1.macys.com/catalog/produc...Type=DepthPath

My favorite is the CK. Safe enough for interview? Safe enough to just go ahead and buy online (when I was in store, they didn't have)? I have narrow face and spread collar looks best on me.

Do these all work?

Maxten · May 24, 2007

Originally Posted by teege

Do these all work?
Any of them (in white only) should look fine. If you are more slim I'd probably try the CK since men's dress shirts are often very full bodied. If you can't try them on in advance you might want to order two different shirts and return one to the store.

lawyerdad · May 24, 2007

Originally Posted by Maxten

Any of them (in white only) should look fine. If you are more slim I'd probably try the CK since men's dress shirts are often very full bodied. If you can't try them on in advance you might want to order two different shirts and return one to the store.

^ Good suggestion. Aside from possible variations in how wide the body is, dress shirts that ostensibly are the same size can vary as much as two inches or so in sleeve length. Unless you really don't have easy access to a mall or department store, it's worth spending ten minutes in a store trying on a couple of shirts. Alternatively, as Maxten suggests, buy a couple from an online seller with free returns and keep the one that fits you best.

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