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Originally Posted by DenverInfill
I don't think people in Denver dress terribly, just casually. A big difference. We're not slobs, just laid back. Frankly, one of the things I love most about the Denver culture is the fact that most professionals here are quite content to not have to wear the silly corporate dress uniform. The notion that someone must wear a suit & tie or dress & heals to be considered "professional" is absurd and rooted in classism and prejudice. The world would have a lot less discrimination and intolerance if we stopped judging people by what they look like--and that includes what they wear.
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Sure, but that doesn't happen; classism and prejudice are plainly evident in the corporate environment in Colorado. Even though people in Colorado are "laid back" that doesn't mean that they are not being judged on their appearance for one second. We're no more laid back than the East Coast, but we're certainly more passive-aggressive in displaying our discrimination's and intolerance. As Stomeman alluded to- there's a difference between someone wearing jeans and a tee from Old Navy versus from Nordstroms and people are still being judged for it. I think that the business informal attire is a bit more forgiving when one is being judged on how presentable they are- as long as a suit fits a person than they are deemed good. There are exceptions, such as in finance, where informal attire is judged on a more nuanced level, but in Colorado this wouldn't apply as much.
In Colorado I also think that people tend to be far more judgmental of how one looks physically than in place such as the East Coast. The fat guy in jeans and a t-shirt is going to judged more harshly here than a fat guy in a suit and tie in New York.
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