Wardrobe for new job -- Spade Day, 10th of Windy Month, Year 224

[neotoma]

Today fabrisse and I went over to the Talbots; I tried on several sets of dress slacks for the new job. Their weekend chinos, when rolled down, are long enough and will be fine for officewear. I also picked up a new suit for the first day -- blue & white bird's-eye twill in cotton -- along with two button-down shirts, two tunic-type shirts, and grey slacks.

With the Talbots birthday discount and the current sale, everything was 40% off, so why I will be paying this off for a while, I think it was a pretty good investment. My jeans worked fine at the old job, but this new job is more office than lab, and thus the jeans won't cut it.

I still hate that fake pockets are a thing. The saleswoman found me a lot of nice slacks, but I had to reject two outright because they had fake pockets instead of real pockets; fake pockets make no sense to me, because if they're going to all the trouble to cut and sew in false welts for pockets, why not just make them really pockets? How much could that possibly add to the cost of the clothes at that point?

Comments

[madripoor_rose]

You got the job? Congrats!

Oh no, you see, if women had real pockets we might be tempted to put things in them and that would spoil the line and drape of the design (spits).

[neotoma]

I got the job, at least I'm supposed to have gotten it, but the client's HR department didn't have everything together on Friday, so I'm not starting until Tuesday.

If I'm paying close to $100 for dress slacks, I want pockets!

[pleasance]

That's awesome! Congrats on the new job!

And ditto what madripoor_rose said about pant lines. I'm willing to accept a pant that has the pockets sewn shut, but at least include a pocket deep enough to fit a phone. That way, people who don't want to ruin the lines of their pant can keep the pocket as is and those of us who want pockets can rip them open.

[neotoma]

Well, the HR did not have its act together oh Friday, so I will be (hopefully) starting on Tuesday. It's not a permanent job, either, though it might turn into one.

I want a pocket I can put my keys or wallet into. The phone I'm willing to leave in my bag, though I don't like to, but I definitely want to know where my keys and wallet are at all times.