In all the movies, stereotypical male engineers in the 50s and 60s wore drab colored suit jackets, white shirts, pocket protectors, straight leg pants, brown or black shoes. Female engineers, dresses, hose, and flat shoes.
The 70s saw the suit jackets get more colorful, wide ties, wide lapels, maybe a moustache,but still somewhat conservative. Leisure Suits ughhh The ladies wearing pant suits. Modest hair styles.
The early 80s relaxed on the jackets, as the decade wore on, ties also faded as they were seen as intimidating to a workforce. Ladies wore what they wanted as long as it was respectable.
Still neat dress was required, shirts with collars, dress pants, dress shoes or the required steel toes.
As time goes on, casual growing more acceptable, jeans, tennis shoes/sneakers, polo shirts....
The office standard now seems to be jeans, polo shirts, tennies, with some just wearing T shirts (somewhat still frowned upon). Shaving is optional. Combing hair is preferred. Sandals are adopted by some.
Business dress is desired when customers come in.
The "working from home" dress code drifted into the office, altho no jammies or undress in the office yet.
What is your "look" and what are your expectations for your colleague's dress and appearance ? What is your idea of an engineer's stereotypical look these days ?
