'A lot of it depends on who your clients are. My brother works at a financial firm in town and they can wear shorts to work, so showing up in a three-piece suit would be a little odd. You want to try to dress equal to your client. It's not good to overdress, but certainly worse is underdressing."
Cindy Jordan
Account manager
LP&G Inc. (public relations)
400 E. Toole Ave.
"We've actually gotten a little more relaxed in the last few years because it is warmer. Flip-flops? No, too casual. Shorts? We just don't go there. Our girls don't wear shorts to work, but they do wear short skirts. They need to be somewhat fashionable, because we work in the fashion industry. They can wear what we sell in our own store, which is casual but professional-looking."
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Barb Gaffney
Vice president
Eileen's of Tucson
7747 E. Broadway
"With our company, our dress code is basically slacks and a button-down shirt. Tie, if you're with a client, is required. For the women in our office, they're not as standardized as the men, but it's still professional dress. But no, we don't require a tie at all times. We don't require a suit or anything during the summertime. … It's definitely a little more casual town."
Taylor Davidson
Insurance division manager
DeBenedetti & Co.
1609 N. Wilmot Road
"I really think it depends on the job you have. Here in this office, we call it casual dress. We can wear open-toed shoes but no flip-flops. We can wear Capri-type pants but no shorts. We don't wear spaghetti-strap tank tops. You don't have to be in the high heels and the pantyhose, but you do want to look clean and look nice. We can wear jeans, but we don't wear tennis shoes."
Sherilyn Stockert
Office manager,
The Choice Care Agency
1595 E. River Road
● Compiled by Joe Barrios and Becky Pallack
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