This post is not about mandatory uniforms. I am talking about people who choose to wear the same look for work, everyday, by choice.
I guess this started to be popularized by the ascension of Steve Jobs, as the business grew and bigger audiences started to realise he wore the same look everyday. Blue jeans, a black sweater and tennis shoes.
This has been studied and one of the most straightforward benefits of wearing the same look everyday is that increases productivity.
In a nutshell the idea is that you should save your brain for hard decisions you have to make throughout the day. Small decisions should be automated, so all your energy goes to more important tasks.
Thinking about what to wear every single day, can be tiring and time consuming. We all have those days that we are unbelievably indecisive. If you are someone like me that needs to feel my mood for the day, to decide what I want to wear, means that many times I get frustrated right when I am starting my day.
A trick my mother taught us in my childhood, choose your outfit the day before and leave everything ready on your bedroom chair. I try to follow this, up to today.
I am keen on this uniform trend and in a way I have a few tricks that kind makes decision making in the morning easier. I have full suits and I wear dresses a lot as well. These are outfits that pretty much style themselves.
Dress, means tights and a pair of boots or heels, a belt. Specially in winter bodycon dresses are my favourites as they keep me really warm.
Suits, you need a blouse or top, you can wear with shoes, heels, moccasins, etc.
Another thing I changed when I came to live in London, on workdays I wear a backpack, to carry my food, my books, wallet, mobile, etc. I used to change bags, depending on the outfit of the day. Moving to London, having to carry all the things I will need for that day with me, the most intelligent solution is a backpack. Why? You need to protect your back and shoulders.
I am concerned about comfort but also health. Why are we wearing one shoulder bags that can’t properly carry all our stuff, don’t zip properly, you can lose important things, plus damage your posture. No, thanks!
I want to clarify that just because you decide for one look for your workdays, it doesn’t mean you have to be boring or that you will only use one or two colours.
You can decide to wear a different colour jumper everyday, with the same trousers.
You can decide to wear a different scarf everyday with your white blouse.
You can wear a different skirt everyday.
If you are a busy person, I think this trend is something that could be useful for you.
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a10441/why-i-wear-the-same-thing-to-work-everday/
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