So I’m an anti-suitist
Who would have thought the question of suits could engender so much passion — not least in me?
The running argument I’ve been having with people in the comments section of my last post and at Peter Shankman’s blog (I’m cranking up the nerd levels to Orange Alert) have been fun, but tiring. Some people have said things that have made me change my perspective very slightly — but only in the context of what is ‘realistic’ in today’s business environments — and others have reinforced my arguments, either consciously or inadvertently. In most cases, I’m swimming against the current, which is fine by me — I’m not going to sacrifice my arguments just because they run counter to the ‘accepted’ thinking.
In any case, I’ve invested so much energy in the topic that I think I’ll now start a campaign against the suit. I’ll consider it my contribution to addressing climate change. Here are some slogan ideas, to be printed on t-shirts (copyright):
- We canned the corset — let’s screw the suit
- You look stupid in a suit so why the fuck are you wearing it?
- Can you see my outlines in this?
- No suit suits me
- Yes, your ass looks fat in that suit
- I went to Shenzhen and all I came back with was this lousy suit
1 comment July 13, 2007
