# Does one's manner of dress affect one's work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 9, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746 "2014-04-09T19:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746/21 "2014-04-11T10:50:44Z")

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If you sneak up on me and cover my eyes, I probably can’t tell you what I or anyone else in the room is wearing (unless I was just ogling someone).

So no, I don’t think it affects the work I do.

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746/22 "2014-04-11T11:24:47Z")

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> [@Bridget\_Burke](#):
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> Where is that acceptable? If you can’t stand to shave everyday, grow a beard–& keep it neatly trimmed. Don’t look like a bum.

[Um, everywhere…](https://www.google.com/search?q=five+o%27clock+shadow+look+images.&rlz=1C1GPEA_enUS315US315&espv=2&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_M9HU_GVN-Wq8QGVlIDoBw&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=685)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ones-manner-of-dress-affect-ones-work/685746/23 "2014-04-11T12:17:01Z")

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> [@Bridget\_Burke](#):
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> Where is that acceptable? If you can’t stand to shave everyday, grow a beard–& keep it neatly trimmed. Don’t look like a bum.

> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> [Um, everywhere…](https://www.google.com/search?q=five+o%27clock+shadow+look+images.&rlz=1C1GPEA_enUS315US315&espv=2&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_M9HU_GVN-Wq8QGVlIDoBw&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=685)

Yeah - it’s called [Designer Stubble](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer_stubble)

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