OPINION | Proper attire for the job [By Tony Samson] READ:
Uniforms require subjects in a particular group to look the same in their attire. In sports like basketball, players wear uniforms made up of undershirts and shorts with numbers on them, and a predetermined color. This look identifies teammates and allows peripheral vision to determine ball movement. The job of putting a ball through the hoop, or preventing it from getting there, entails large salaries, considering a television audience in the millions around the world.
The dot-com companies and their newly minted billionaires have made casual attire indicative of a 10-figure net worth. Thick denim jackets, when trimmed with fake fur and patches of stars and stripes, send a different message. The all-denim look is associated with overseas workers coming home for a visit with long hair and accompanied by three big cartons at the airport. The swagger is inversely proportional to the strength of the peso.
Showing up at a business lunch looking like a journalist or advertising copywriter should not raise eyebrows. The moment is saved from being awkward when bankers in charge of loan restructuring show up wearing magenta pants.There are still old-fashioned rules applied to those running a country. Proper attire is a declaration of how seriously one is taken by peers from the region.
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