| The suit sounds great, Kristin.
I would add, though, that for some college women who are unaccustomed to business clothing, it might be easier to wear a sleeveless shell or a lightweight short-sleeved sweater under the jacket, rather than a blouse or shirt with a collar. This eliminates the need to worry about whether your multiple collars are arranged properly.
My son is facing the business casual problem. He's going to visit a graduate school in a southern state, where people trend to dress up a bit. He's already been accepted but doesn't want to be conspicuously dressed even so (his usual wardrobe of huge jeans worn with T-shirts with silly things written on them simply won't work). He bought several dress shirts, to be worn with either of his two existing pair of dress pants (one dark gray, one khaki), a dress belt, black socks, and black shoes. He will also probably bring his one (dark blue) blazer and a nice, plain, V-necked dark blue sweater that looks OK over a dress shirt. Whether he wears the jacket or sweater or neither depends on the weather and what others are wearing. I think I'll suggest having a tie in his pocket, just in case everyone else is wearing one.
What I don't know is what he is going to do with all his wordly possessions. His keys, wallet, cell phone, and other necessities of life usually reside in the huge pockets of his huge pants. How will he manage with normal-size pockets? |