2020 Dress Codes for the Office
2020 brought us all a lot of change. Let’s take a look at how dress codes evolved.
2020 brought us Covid-19, and Covid-19 brought us everything terrible in this world. At the end of a horrific year of no travel, working from home and dealing with all sorts of anxiety, it’s time to reflect on the consequences all this had on fashion.
Socks and ties are now ancient artefacts, pants are optional, and humanity has comfortably transitioned to living in pyjamas. Let’s take a look at the redefined work dress codes.
Business formal
What used to be a pants-suit, a tie, a conservative dress with a blazer and neutral-coloured accessories has evolved into simply wearing clean clothes.
Put on a t-shirt and some jeans or slacks, wash your face and brush your hair and you’re good to go.
A dress shirt is also acceptable if you have an important Zoom call or an online job interview but honestly, at this point nobody cares.
Finish your look with a necklace and slippers and you’re good to go.
Business professional
Forget about proper-length skirts, modest colours and pressed suit trousers. 2020 has brought us a new definition of the business professional dress code. Just wear clothes and a bra if you’re a lady — no need for them to be clean or freshly pressed. Smell doesn’t travel through video conferences, and wrinkles can be explained by low-quality video connections, plus your boss is probably not wearing anything different anyway.
Business casual
Pyjamas, dressing gowns, flip-flops and unbrushed hair now pass for business casual.
Pants and bottoms are completely optional, and a suitable backdrop for your Zoom calls is your bed, the kitchen counter or a home office with children running and yelling behind you.
And don’t even think about brushing your teeth!
Creative
Tailored denim, fitted t-shirts or statement jewellery? Nah, that’s all in the past now. The beautiful, comfortable past when we still went out, met people and spent time at the office.
The new creative dress code is anything you want it to be: a sports bra, your Halloween costume or a duvet that covers the fact you’re butt-naked on the couch is acceptable apparel; Doritos in your hair are trendy accessories, and a face mask (the one that cleans your pores, not the one that protects you from Covid) is a statement piece.
Don’t let anything restrict your creativity. Go nuts. We’re all gonna die anyway.
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