My kid looked at Ann Taylor (that’s where she purchased her black suit), Express, White House Black Market (they had separates when my kid was looking), Banana Republic.
She wears a size 2-4 and all these places had clothes that fit her.
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Mine has had good luck at Banana Republic for suits that still look relatively youthful.
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She has a year lease at her college and staying for the summer, but we will go visit at some point. Those shoes are cute, but she will not wear heels.
Thank you all for the suggestions on places to shop for a professional looking suit. I will look into them.
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My daughter doesn’t wear heels. She has Vionic black flats…these:
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Agree that asking is the best way to avoid making assumptions that turn out to be incorrect.
However, beware of the term “business casual” without further explanation or examples, since it seems to have definitions all over the place in terms of dressiness.
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Those are very nice flats!
My kid says they are very very comfortable too!
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Business casual has changed in many places over the past 2 years. Become much more casual. As part of bringing people back to the office, dress codes often have been relaxed. Thought was on a temporary basis but once the cats out of the bag… My office now allows jeans (less than 5 years ago we were suits and ties every day). Don’t see that going back at this point though.
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Part of the “relaxing” of the dress code since 2020 was that in my DH’s office…no one was coming other businesses were sending folks to their office.
And any “meetings” were done virtually so really, jeans didn’t show.
Starting about now, folks are doing visits with other contractors and vendors…so, what is worn will likely not be jeans anymore.
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I agree with the above advice to ask the employer about dress. My daughter’s engineering internship required safety clothing every day, which made the decision easy.
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My daughter is a civil engineer (traffic) and mostly works in the office. She wears black pants and a top most days, and jeans and a more casual top on Fridays. Usually when she’s on site, she’s still in a car so no need for special footwear (she is just checking stuff out, measuring mileage or counting cars).
If someone was shadowing her, it would mostly be in front of a computer for the day, learning about reports and calculations. Comfortable and neat would be the dress of the day.
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Offices are often cold so make sure she has a sweater or blazer to stay warm indoors.
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For one day, I was kind of expecting this type of indoor situation, but have suggested she reach out and ask and be prepared by bringing a bag along. Thank you! How did your D decide on Civil? What are her favorite/least favorite part of the career? Same question @ClassicMom98 . D is interested in electrical engineering but this was the only job shadowing she was able to get into. She really likes math, physics, took a coding class first semester (undergrad TA for the class this semester and has mentioned in the past liking the magnets/circuits part of physics. How do you feel as a female engineer? So far, my D has been the only female at certain events/clubs but other times it is a more equal male/female ratio and she is treated feels no differently which is good to hear.
She gets cold easily so have advised her to bring a jacket (50% chance of rain) and/or sweater. Thank you.
@1Lotus how many days is this shadowing thing. Is it going to be weekly, or just a couple of times…or what?
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Thermostat settings may be accidental sexism in historically or currently heavily male workplaces, since men tend to prefer cooler temperatures than women (and dressier business clothes for men like suits tend to be relatively warm to wear).
Oh please. My male husband always keeps a fleece vest or a sweater at work because HE is always cold.
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1 day job shadow over spring break
@1Lotus since this is a one day thing…have her call the she is shadowing and ask what sort of clothing she will be wearing.
In my husband’s office, even the Civil engineers don’t take someone out in the field on a one day shadow. But do ask.
Sometimes visiting job sites requires some sort of clearance which a shadowing student wouldn’t be able to get.
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