http://www.prudentialuniforms.com/services/uniforms-and-apparel/career-and-casual| Dressing for success at business conferences, events, and casual occasions is important to your image and to your employer’s branding. See how uniform styles have kept pace with today’s dress for success trends.

1. Dressing Your Best at Business Events, Conferences, and Casual Company Occasions
Business attire is your personal branding, whether in work clothing on the job or at outside
meetings. Dress to the level of success you want to achieve; don’t sell yourself short by dressing
down. It helps to have a wardrobe ready in the closet at the start of each week to save time and
avoid the stress of a last-minute rush when getting ready for work. If your employer supplies
uniforms and expects you to wear one at every event, count yourself lucky, especially if they
cover the cost of laundering or dry cleaning.
Depending on your job function and company culture, you may be expected to attend business
conferences, company seminars, or other more casual events. What you wear in each setting
telegraphs volumes about your company and about how you see yourself.
Why wear uniforms?
You gain significant savings over buying and maintaining a typical work wardrobe, not to
mention the time saved on shopping for work attire. Note: with all the time and money saved,
you have more of each to spend on fun clothes for after-work hours! Smart employers
understand the benefits of a uniformed workforce, with options that match each job’s functional
needs, while still allowing for some individual choice.
What should I wear?
● Formal conferences
If you are representing the company at a conference with clients or an industry meeting with
other companies, the dress code is likely to be more formal. An understated suit always conveys
professionalism and eliminates complicated wardrobe questions. Companies that supply
uniforms for their workers may offer a choice of men’s and women’s Oxford dress shirts that can
be worn with a conservative suit, blazer, skirt, or slacks. The image is clear, and any question of
taste, status, or budget is eliminated, leaving everyone focused on the business at hand. If you
feel the need to express your own style, try personalizing your look with an accessory or favorite
piece of jewelry.
● In-between occasions
A business conference does not always call for the formality of a suit. The setting of a meeting
suggests what atmosphere to expect and how to dress. If your meeting is at a golf club, for
example, the mood is likely to be more casual, and a suit would be overkill. Still, a professional
look is important, even in a casual location, and the company logo on a polo or denim shirt is
easily paired with khaki slacks or shorts.
● Casual occasions

2. Casual company occasions expand the wardrobe options, almost always allowing for truly casual
dress. Clear guidelines should be offered to let employees know the boundaries. Cut-offs and
tank tops might work at the beach, but almost anywhere else a company polo shirt with shorts,
slacks, or jeans achieves a professional look with a relaxed, comfortable feel.
Jobs that require some level of physical activity, or where employees mix with large numbers of
the public and need to stand out are ideal for uniforms. Companies like Prudential Overall
Supply offer a selection of apparel that is appropriate in a variety of work environments, along
with regularly scheduled services like cleaning and delivery for clients. Uniform styles have kept
pace with changing trends while maintaining crisp, professional standards.
Company Bio
Since 1932, Prudential Overall Supply has supplied top quality uniforms for sale and rental in all
kinds of settings, from medical to industrial. They began as a uniform laundry and rental service,
then went on to develop the first contaminant-free garments used by NASA for astronaut John
Glenn’s 1962 mission to orbit the earth. They next developed an industrial cleanroom garment
service. Currently, they serve more than 25,000 customers, including 110 Fortune 500
companies.