Paisley body warmers? Cornish pasty shoes? ‘Amusing’ cufflinks? Fortunately,Marx can elaborate our crimes of fashion“I do like your shirt,” said a female colleague. “And your suit.” She then paused before adding: “But what I particularly like is that your shirt goes with your suit. So rare for academics.” Sadly the observation is well made.
A few years ago another colleague read out an invitation to an event where the dress code was “smart casual”. What would be the opposite, or he asked? It struck us both at once: “scruffy formal”. And what would that record? Easy. A male professor,not too far from retirement, going to a university function, and wearing clothes that hold aged even faster than their owner.
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Source: theguardian.com