Trust marketing professionals to come up with business out of nothing. Wiki claims it happened in the fifties to raise worker morale. For the sake of drama, I'd rather that it all started like this. When after a long fight to rein in the followers of the hippie culture, the corporate world finally firmed down the rules of official dressing, some bright young (assumed) lad dressed in his casual B-school things sauntered into the office of an informal clothes manufacturer, a shrewd old (again, assumed) baldie snapped his fingers and yelled in a fully dressed state, "Eureka!"
And so it is that once every week now we have the dolled-up aunty, the younger-looking uncle, sweet memories of college for the tweens, the Jeetendra-white sneakers (white leather is Out), the reassurance of denim, the absence of starch... going hand in hand of course with the discomfort of a body-hugging fit when the body isn't fit, the suppressed snigger when you recognise person Unknown as casually-dressed Next-Cubicle-Neighbour, and the unfortunate events when you dismiss your boss mistaking him for a pesky little intern.
Friday Dressing is here to stay. Thank God it's Thursday today! AbNQ
3 comments:
Why on earth were you looking at the not-so-young uncles and aunts, mate? Surely, there must have been younger things to look at! It is them that make Friday dressing a blessing!
Was a general commentary, dada. When did I ever say it was based on my personal observations at wherever I am. You'll get me kicked out of the place! :-)
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