Completely hypothetical fashion question

MrsLokiAngel · June 2011

Is this jacket suitable for an interview? Or is it too not-black-suit-coat enough? Completely hypothetically.

jacket

mcvaydesigns · June 2011

I like it.

ballerina06 · June 2011

I'd wear it on an interview. I love it. It's conservative with a bit of flair.

Julz629 · June 2011

I think it depends on the job/company. I work for an advertising company and sometimes it can be overkill to wear a traditional suit. It is a lot more casual, and expressing some individuality is important, so something like that would be perfect. I went on a few interviews last fall and wore something similar -- or sometimes a dress with a bolero sweater.

However, for some industries (i.e. banking), I think a traditional suit would always be preferred.

ETA: Personally, I think that jacket is super cute and would totally wear it. I might recommend wearing it with very simple jewelry for an interview. You don't want to have too much going on.

Winkette1 · June 2011

I like it and would wear it to an interview

Tarah716 · June 2011

I think it's totally acceptable - and I hypothetically hope the hypothetical interview goes well.

MrsLokiAngel · June 2011

jholbel:
I think it depends on the job/company. I work for an advertising company and sometimes it can be overkill to wear a traditional suit. It is a lot more casual, and expressing some individuality is important, so something like that would be perfect. I went on a few interviews last fall and wore something similar -- or sometimes a dress with a bolero sweater.
However, for some industries (i.e. banking), I think a traditional suit would always be preferred.

Hypothetically, it is not a traditional-suit kind of place. Dress there appears to be nice jeans and tops, some khakis, no real suits.

Julz629 · June 2011

MrsLokiAngel:
jholbel:

I think it depends on the job/company. I work for an advertising company and sometimes it can be overkill to wear a traditional suit. It is a lot more casual, and expressing some individuality is important, so something like that would be perfect. I went on a few interviews last fall and wore something similar -- or sometimes a dress with a bolero sweater.

However, for some industries (i.e. banking), I think a traditional suit would always be preferred.

Hypothetically, it is not a traditional-suit kind of place. Dress there appears to be nice jeans and tops, some khakis, no real suits.

I think it's perfect then.

Good luck. Hypothetically, of course. Smile

sammi11586 · June 2011

MrsLokiAngel:
Hypothetically, it is not a traditional-suit kind of place. Dress there appears to be nice jeans and tops, some khakis, no real suits.

With that being the case I think it would be perfect. It's super cute!

Melgor78 · June 2011

I think it would be fine. It's professional looking yet has a little style.

Basebalbride · June 2011

With you saying it is a less conservative environment then yes it works with a pair of conservative black pants and closed toe closed heel heels

MrsLokiAngel · June 2011

Basebalbride:
With you saying it is a less conservative environment then yes it works with a pair of conservative black pants and closed toe closed heel heels

Black closed toe closed heel shoes? The only ones I have like that 'lace' up the back... but I suppose no one will look at the back of my heel?

ksunquest · June 2011

I also think it's fine since the place is not a traditional office.

SUPER CUTE jacket, btw!

mary811 · June 2011

It's really cute! Where is it from?

As long as the place is younger and more casual, I'd wear it. When I interviewed people, I would have thought that was cute, but my old school boss, would probably make a comment after you left.

What color shirt would you wear under it?

And also, good luck on your interview!

MrsLokiAngel · June 2011

mary811:
It's really cute! Where is it from?
As long as the place is younger and more casual, I'd wear it. When I interviewed people, I would have thought that was cute, but my old school boss, would probably make a comment after you left.
What color shirt would you wear under it?
And also, good luck on your interview!

Black, probably. It's from White House Black Market about 3 seasons ago. I love it.

iheartkeith · June 2011

I love it! Definitely will work for what you are describing.

Rob&Jenn · June 2011

iheartkeith:
I love it! Definitely will work for what you are describing.

This exactly

Ritzy19 · June 2011

I like it a lot!

ajr_18f · June 2011

I think it's super cute.

spence2007 · June 2011

I think it's very cute and would be fine for an interview. I also think the shoes you described sound perfectly fine too.

MrsLokiAngel · June 2011

Ok follow-up question: Should I take out my nose piercing? It's a tiny tiny stud, most people don't notice it, but still.

Basebalbride · June 2011

MrsLokiAngel:
Ok follow-up question: Should I take out my nose piercing? It's a tiny tiny stud, most people don't notice it, but still.

I would. I just work in a super conservative enviornment..I wear business suits everyday...vomit. I do think though every interview no matter what you should always look conservative-but let your edge show..like your jacket is cute, and then keep it conservative with the closed heels and then the piercing out, you NEVER know if the place has a policy against certain things and you don't want to break the policy during an interview

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