In the early 1980’s, I lived in leggings. And for good reason; they are so comfortable. Now that leggings (and jeggings) are back in fashion, again, many employers are frustrated by the fact that they are being worn to the office in business casual work environments. However, just because they are comfortable wear, it doesn’t mean they are office wear. Keep your leggings and jeggings for weekend wear instead. It will make your weekends feel even more relaxing.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Not All Jeans are Created Equal
Here in Vancouver, jeans are still very popular in the workplace for casual days. However, there still seems to be confusion about what styles are appropriate to wear to work. This continues to be a big issue with the many employers who ask me to talk with their employees about appropriate business dress.
Because jean styles are constantly evolving, it is much easier to describe what is not appropriate to wear to work rather than what styles work at work. If you are lucky enough to work in an environment that does allow jeans, avoid these styles at the office:
- Jeans with holes
- Jeans that look faded, worn out or distressed
- Jeans that are too tight
- Jeans that don’t stay up
- Jeans that are extremely low cut
- Jeans with cargo pockets
- Jeans with frayed bottoms
How to Hold Your Red Wine Glass
Wine is still as popular as ever and personally one of my favourite social beverages. However, knowing how to hold the wine glass properly has recently become a bit confusing. It used to be a rule that a red wine glass was held by the bowl of the glass. This was done because red wine is meant to be served at room temperature and the warmth of your hand would bring out the best in the wine. Lately though, we are seeing a shift to holding the glass by the stem.
So why is this? I have actually heard two reasons for this:
- Wine was invented before homes had central heating. Then, room temperature was much cooler than it is today. So because of this, today, when we hold the glass by the bowl, we were actually warming the wine too much, taking away from wine rather than bringing out its best.
- The second reason that I have heard, is that when we hold the wine glass by the bowl we leave our finger prints. The glass no longer looks pretty or clean.
So how should we hold our red wine glass? I tell my clients to hold the red wine glass by the stem unless the wine has been served too cold. This will make you appear modern and educated about wine. However, when drinking white wine always hold the glass by the stem.
