To all the business men and suit wearers

condorman

I keep my shoes and suits at work and bring in a clean shirt, pants and socks each day. I've not seen the penrith survival gizmo and have always used an Ortlieb A3 waterproof map holder to carry my shirt, pants and socks in my rucksack. I have a locker where I keep my shower stuff and hang my towel and cycling gear on and near the office radiator to dry. As previously mentioned, if you fold your shirts properly they'll travel well and won't look creased or cycled in. When my suits need cleaning it's just a trip to the dry cleaners near the office.

Top tip: treasury tags make great cufflinks when you've left yours at home.

claash

Tarquin-Foxglove:

You obviously don't work in an open plan office with minimum space requirements! That is fanastic. I wish I had the space for one of those!!!!!!!

I use our coat stand for keeping my jackets/trousers/skirts on. Has raised comments of "are we opening a shop" "is this a jumble sale??" :roll:

I have my shirts in the filing cabinet........ All of my files are now distributed around the office in various other cupboards..... I need my space. I tend to bring in enough clothes for 2 weeks (done by car on a Sunday usually!!)
deo/make up etc in the drawer!
Oh yes and the bottom shelf contains 3 pairs of high heels and 2 pairs of boots.
Doing the commute keeps me sane: but at work, style is everything!

Ngalbrai

My main tip is to not get shirts of too high a quality, ie not 100% cotton as they crease like mad no matter how you fold them. Little bit of polyester really helps.

minus

I use a Muji (A4 and about 2" deep) plastic box in messenger bag to protect my shirt/trousers while commuting. Then put wet towel in it on way home.

Works v well.

Kieran_Burns

Ngalbrai wrote:

My main tip is to not get shirts of too high a quality, ie not 100% cotton as they crease like mad no matter how you fold them. Little bit of polyester really helps.

I use Matalan for ALL my work suits and shirts

The quality is fine and a jacket with two trousers for £60 cannot be sniffed at

DonDaddyD

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Ngalbrai wrote:

My main tip is to not get shirts of too high a quality, ie not 100% cotton as they crease like mad no matter how you fold them. Little bit of polyester really helps.

I use Matalan for ALL my work suits and shirts

The quality is fine and a jacket with two trousers for £60 cannot be sniffed at

<< Adopts LiT's accent >>

For work, I only wear Primani!

"Daaahhhhhllllliiinnnnggggg!"

tarquin_foxglove

Roastiecp wrote:

Please don't tell me you get changed at your desk! :shock:

No. I pick up my stuff & then wander to the 'locker room' (with no lockers) to get changed.

claash wrote:

You obviously don't work in an open plan office with minimum space requirements!

I work in a 4 person office but there is a wall by my desk that I put the suit stand against. With a suit jacket on it, it just looks like an elaborate way to not crease your jacket by leaning on it when it is on the back of your chair.

We move to new open plan offices next year and I will be in the centre of the room, so I am concerned that my current system will be frowned upon then.

Hence my recent query about Good Practice for cycling facilities.

secretsam

Interesting

We recently moved to larger smarter offices where people dress very smartly (our company 'merged' with a much larger one)

They have large cupboards on each floor but the facilties Nazis are clearing them out, so option of storing jacket/shoes there is out, will have to get a locker in hte basement (there are showers there too, but a) I only do a couple of miles and b) I have the physique of a publican and c) there are gurls down there (catering laydeez from Poland all very nice I must say))

Flippin flip what a flip

il_principe

Kieran_Burns wrote:

What's the lightweight towel that people use?

I'd like to be able to ditch the full cotton one I have and maybe keep the towel in the office to dry as well

I use a Carbon Fibre one, 'natch.

Christophe3967

Ngalbrai wrote:

My main tip is to not get shirts of too high a quality, ie not 100% cotton as they crease like mad no matter how you fold them. Little bit of polyester really helps.

My dear boy. No one would speak to you if you tried that in the City.

il_principe

I know, all this talk of Matalan and Primani, are there any gentlemen left?

Kieran_Burns

jashburnham wrote:

I know, all this talk of Matalan and Primani, are there any gentlemen left?

Such a snob. I bet HE shops at Aldi 8)

il_principe

George @ Asda I'll have you know! :shock: