I'm getting ready to go on a business trip yet again. It never ceases to amaze me that no matter how frequently I travel, it still always takes me FOREVER to pack. Working from home I have the luxury of being able to be as casual or scary as I want to be.. fuzzy slippers, anyone?
Therefore, the thought of having to figure out what the heck I'm going to wear for an entire week is enough to incite fear and panic. Adding to the drama is the fact that my client, who will go unnamed (but suffice it to say is the most alpha male dominated of the military branches and proud of their elite warrior status) spends way too much time analyzing every detail of what I and my team do and say. Granted, they are trained to find the weakness in someone and exploit it to their benefit, but I didn't realize it extended to fashion. This is especially true as they are given to wearing jorts and very odd color combos in their non uniform hours.
Skirt length, sassiness of shoe, etc is all fair game. It's alternately amusing and maddening.
Needless to say, it requires a big try-on and SWOT analysis. Adding to my frustration is that my figure is a bit more womanly since giving birth so it's a delicate dance of trying to downplay curves while not yet looking like Pat on SNL.
The other thing I find so challenging are the goofy labels people assign to dress code.
"Snappy Casual", "California Casual" , "Texas Chic", "Civilian Casual".. egads!
Interpreting this is almost as much fun as the great no gifts debate. Know what I mean about that? You're invited to a party and they say "no gifts" but invariably someone does bring a gift and if you don't you feel like a clod, but if you do, Murphy's Law would have it that you're the only one that does and everyone else is annoyed at you for doing so. Big sigh.
At any rate, after much closet drama and pawing through my hideously overstuffed closet, I think I've assembled something that will sail me through the next few days.
Now I just have to figure out how to cram it all into my suitcase.
Bon voyage!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment