We spend all our childhood trying to get out of wearing a school uniform or at the very least, trying to adapt it to our own style and give it a touch of individualism. I have to say, I was one of those girls that rolled the waistband of my school skirt to make it shorter in line with fashionable mini-skirts of the time and I don't think there were many boys in my class that hadn't tried to get away with either making their tie very short or even tying it round their foreheads in an attempt to be controversial.
That said, we all then move on to expressing our so-called individualism with trendy clothes that pretty much equate to another type of uniform called fashion that makes us all look the same. Alongside that, we dream of our chosen careers that are usually accompanied by work uniforms. Nurses, air hostesses, pilots, fireman, policemen - all coming with a distinct work uniform.
I believe this all stems from our need to be accepted and to fit in with the crowd. However strong and independent we may feel, most people would like to believe they fit in, that they blend. Employers like their staff to be easily recognised and in cases such as with the police, this is a necessity. However, even shop staff are much easier to spot when they are wearing a uniform. Many a time I have tried to find shop staff for assistance and they just look like any other shoppers, so work uniforms are a good idea whatever the job.
I took a poll at our office to see what people thought of work uniforms and there was a unanimous verdict that nobody wanted matching clothes - our office is a little different in that we do not have clients regularly visiting the office. This means we can get away with being a little more casual and informal but for corporate events such as exhibitions, work uniforms are provided to ensure those attending can easily be associated with the company.
Of those who voluntarily took part in the poll, 78% of the men said that they thought the nurses uniform was the top work uniform of all time. They also suggested that female members of staff should be requested to dress in such attire and those people know who they are and will be reprimanded in due course! A smaller minority of 10% of the male staff members stated air hostess as their favourite work uniform. Had they been on the same flight as I was to France a few weeks back, they might have changed their opinion. The harshness of the caked on make-up and scraped back hair certainly didn't do the air hostesses any favours!
Of those polled, 11% of men much preferred the look of a policewoman, providing she had handcuffs and 1% had a bit of a thing for women in a vicars uniform - we simply won't go there but you know who you are and your resignation is expected Monday morning!
Women in the office also had a list of top work uniforms and that of the diet Coke man came out as a hot topic with lots of necessary internet research and a specific request that no man in this office should be required to wear it other than, at a push, Jake from sales who was deemed pretty enough to look at but lacking in intelligent conversation. This then led to a long debate over whether it was better to have the pretty boy that was dim but easily moulded or the intelligent man with more money but less time and wooing skills. The debate rages still and the poll has been brought to an abrupt halt until the matter can be resolved.
About the Author
Fashion expert Shaun Parker looks at how many people have a favourite
work uniform that they either want to wear or see others in. Find out
more about work uniforms at http://www.matrixuniforms.co.uk
Article Source:- Art Ipot
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