Posted on 04/22/2015 11:41:53 AM PDT by drewh
For the past three years, art director Matilda Kahl has been wearing the same outfit to work every single day. “I just wanted to save some time and energy,” she told Business Insider.
Kahl was tired of running late in the morning, reevaluating her outfits, and stressing about whether her clothes were appropriate for different events or meetings at her creative advertising agency.
For someone in the creative field who has to make a lot of decisions throughout the day, she longed for one less choice to make.
“During the weekdays, I have so many creative challenges at work to keep my mind stimulated that I don’t feel an urge to express myself creatively through what I wear,” she said. “I finally had enough.”
After one particularly memorable meeting in which she realized her male work colleagues never face as much sartorial stress as she did, Kahl decided it was time for her own work uniform.
“I was looking for something that was simple yet wouldn’t feel too anonymous,” Kahl said. “After a few long days hunting for the right top, I fell in love with the white blouse for its diagonal line of buttons and the cuts in the sleeves. It felt personal but wasn’t too attention-drawing.”
Kahl bought 15 versions of the silk white top as well as six pairs of black pants so she wouldn’t continually have to do laundry. She also included a black leather bow around her neck to add flair to the ensemble.
The outfit was a success, with hardly any of her coworkers caring what Kahl was wearing. “I’m happy to say we don’t talk about it much, which was the whole idea behind the uniform,” she said. “To take focus away from the wardrobe and lay it on the work instead.”
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Not Guilty!
Id hit it.
LOL. I know other women who do this — its called wearing a uniform.
I love the amazed tone of the article when she’s just doing what millions of people who wear uniforms to work do.
We have a guy at work who does this. He wears grey pants and a white shirt every day. Has four or five of each, and has his wife lay a fresh set out every morning.
I used to have a time obsessed manager who had the same 5 sport coats and black slacks and white shirts, the same black tie, and black shoes/slacks.
He claimed it save him several minutes each day not to worry about what to wear or pack for any business trip.
Later he got fired for misuse of those minutes he saved each day.
Looks fine to me.
Not a bad idea, but couldn’t she have mixed some different colors in?
Heck, I did that for FOUR YEARS!............
with news like this, I can take the rest of the week off.
I've been wondering for many years when women are going to figure this out.
Wasn’t this the premise of a “Seinfeld” episode?
Those little orange tags do add to the price.
Not to mention:
They are even more amazed because she is attractive and would look good in stylish clothes. Many people resort to a virtual uniform when they are too large to fit available clothes or not happy with their appearance. Not her. I can understand why she’s choose the practical method.
Nonsense, it’s not the same outfit, everyday.
Only Hillary! wears old crusty every day.
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