Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Working Wardrobe - Office Rules for the Boys!




Those aren't my rules! 
A set of tongue-in-cheek fashion 'rules' 
for the office new recruits.

It caused a bit of a stir, possibly due to how it was written...telling men "Do not wear a coloured shirt with a white collar. You are not an estate agent from Chelmsford." & women "You don't want [that] first impression to be 'Nice to know she likes red bras'." (Patronising much?)

So, what do we think?
I think some of these rules are very sensible, others utterly ridiculous.
But then, that's always been my experience of office workwear 'rules'.


LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BOYS...

To be honest these are the most extensive 'rules' for guys I've ever seen. They definitely get the easy end of the deal, especially if they work in an office that advocates wearing standards suits, collars & ties. It's probably in the more 'creative' type offices that boys feel the need to fit in and keep up with office fashions.

To me, there's nothing sexier than a properly worn suit. Aint that right Jakey?


(He agrees)

I'm completely with rule #3. Boys, far better to have a cheaper suit that's been altered to fit you (none of that wearing your dad's suit effect please) than squeezing into an expensive one that doesn't fit either. 

However...my big rule would be to always check the seams for puckering and avoid shiny material at all costs - both will make a suit look cheap, no matter the price tag.

I can't see what's wrong with a skinny tie though, so long as it's not too short.

But Patent shoes on men? With suits? No, no, no...or perhaps I'm just having flashbacks to this?....



Mr Peach, a teacher, sticks to the basic suit rules. Shirt, tie, & dark suit every day. Which is easy except for when he's in the dusty design workshop.
I quizzed him a little. He said he feels that the suit look gives him an air of authority, plus he feels it sets a good example to his pupils, especially when he's often telling them off for looking scruffy. Plenty of his colleagues don't go for suits though, the jacket & tie often stay in the wardrobe.
Mr Peach's rules?: Trainers (sneakers) are for sport. Anything Pink is limited to the days when he's up for a challenge - since the kids make lots of comments on it. Who would have thought a colour could cause so much fuss?!


So what do the men in your life wear to work? 

Do they have to wear a uniform? 
Or perhaps they have their own office rules?

Do you think it's easier for men?
Or do they have other problems we girls just don't spot?


Tomorrow we're going to talk RULES FOR THE GIRLS.
So, pop on over here to Twitter or jump to the comments and tell me:
What rules do you stick to?
 ...whether they're your own or set for you.

Have a fabulously dressed day!



Monday, 14 October 2013

Weekly Wishes - Week#4



Happy Monday Morning Everyone!


This week's Weekly Wishes theme is 'Celebrate'. I thought about showing you some photos of our wedding, but then I'm intending on spoiling you with a whole post all on its own, someday.
So, I decided to play with a photo I took of the amazing afternoon tea my friend made for us yesterday...
I truly think I ate my own weight in that there cheese & cake!

We weren't celebrating anything in particular, other than friendship - which is always worth celebrating in my book! It's always lovely to meet up with my best friends from school - even more so now one of us brings her gorgeous baby boy and all we 'Aunties' get cuddles & to hear his lovely gurgly baby giggles. 
(broody?....yes, you bet!)



Back to my wishes.....

Last week I had only one wish....to switch off all appliances & distractions and spend each afternoon working at my kitchen table.
Did I achieve this? Well, yes I think I did. 
There was one exception on Wednesday, where my laptop and I had a minor disagreement and I spent most of the day getting it to work. But, we're friends again now...so the rest of the week got back on track. I am intending on this one becoming a long-term habit, more than just a weekly thing. 



This week my wishes are:

  • To purchase gum-tape and a sample pack for prints that I've been meaning to buy for ages, both of which I need to progress with some art work i've been planning. 
  • To update my 'About me' page & import Disqus on my blog, as the current comments system isn't that easy to manage. I keep missing comments & not replying to people (if that's you, then i'm sorry).
  • To get emailing with Lauren at Lipglossed Ninja, my Snail Mail Collective partner this month. And to start putting together my package for her...based on the 'Autumn' theme.


Think I'll leave it at those 3 for this week.

If you want to join in too, or check out some other great Weekly Wishers, jump over HERE 
to Melyssa's blog, the Nectar Collective.


Have a Wonderfully Productive Week Everyone!! 





p.s. I'm celebrating a little blog-milestone today. I told myself i'd mark it when my total pageviews pass the 2000 barrier. I know lots of people get far more than that daily, but yesterday A-L-P bust right through that barrier....well done little blog of mine. See you at the next 1000 I hope :) 




Friday, 11 October 2013

Coffee Break - 5 for Friday & a little blogging jealousy!



Autumn has definitely arrived here in Europe hasn't it? 
There's tales of people putting on the heating, adding those extra layers & cosying up all over the place!

Here in the Peachy household Autumn means dusting off our coats, occasionally braving the cold, 
but mainly lots and lots of hiding in the warmth watching Autumn TV! 
All our favourites are back...Strictly Come Dancing, The Great British Bake Off, 
Downton and now Homeland too! 
I really must get out my knitting again, then I can knit and watch at the same time, 
so all those hours aren't completely lost!

I'm really getting into my blogging now. This week I asked you the most romantic movies of your life, and it's proven to be one of my most popular posts so far. I'm honoured that you've read & commented, thank you.

But the best thing by far about blogging is all the gorgeous people I've 'met' so far. You're some very talented people out there....go and give yourselves a little pat on the back from me please!



I love this part of the week, when I get to look back over the fabulous things I've found.
So, without further ado, grab that cuppa, kick back and get clicking on my



5 for Friday... (actually a sneaky 6...shhhh)

  • Check out this gorgeous site, My Little Paris, which I intend to get truly buried in, by means of French homework of course ;)
  • You say 'Potayto', I say 'Potahto'. You say 'Tomayto', I say 'Tomahto'...but wait, before we call the whole thing off take a look at this guide to being divided by a common language! (of course we say 'NHS', you say 'Obamacare'...and some of you say 'no to Obamacare' and then everything shuts...but the less said about that the better hey?)



Before we head off into the weekend, I just want to give a big shout, hello and waves to.....

Lauren at LipglossedNinja - all the way down there in South Africa, who will be my partner for my first Snail Mail Collective. Take a look at her luscious beauty blog (whilst trying not to be too jealous that we're getting Autumn, but she's getting Spring!)

&

Katherine aka 'The Duchess of Plumewood' ...who was the first of my nominees to answer my Sunshine Award questions. Such a fun way to find out more about her....plus see if you can spot the 'untruth'!



So what does the weekend have in store for you?

We're off to a 60th 'bad taste' themed birthday party....got no idea what i'm going to wear for that one!
Then lunch with my girlfriends on Sunday, when I'll most likely be coming back super-broody after hanging out with my friend's gorgeous baby boy....watch out Mr Peach!


Have a super weekend whatever you're up to....
hope it's the greatest!