Desi Attire at Work

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How many of you have worn desi clothes to work?
Why type of work do you do?
What type of clothing did you wear?
What made you decide to wear desi clothes to work?
Why would you not?

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I use to wear desi clothes when i worked for a travel agents once on a voluntary basis but that was because it was owned by Asians and all staff were asians, so it was more for respect reasons.

However, since then i have never wore desi clothes to work as the type of desi clothes i wear are way too funky for work and will not look professional for the role i work in.

I think there is nothing wrong in wearing desi clothes to work, but it would depend on d type of designs/clothes u wear and where/who u work for.

Good topic btw,,,

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In my current role I have worn desi clothes to work...at first i used to just wear them on Fridays, but then since I went to umraah and began wearing hijaab, I totally altered my general dress, so used to wear them to work more.
What did I wear? Trouser suits in sobre colours mostly. Nothing spangly etc. Stayed away from cotton and linen as they would get crumpled too much.

The general dress code here is Business dress, so had to make sure it was smart all the time - hence the dark colours.
What job do I do? I work in International HR for a Multi National company. So lots of meetings etc

In my previous role in Retail management, I only wore desi clothes once - but felt that as I wasn't in a suit I wasn't taken seriously enough by staff and customers alike.

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well, i definatly wear scarf at work - with knee lengnth kameez and black trousers.i wanto stay as modest as possible.boss doesnt mind - she respects my desi style and happy with what i wear as long as its smart & with companys colours.

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  • I wear it on n off. Used to wear it a lot more than now.

  • Senior consultant

  • Shalwar / pants, Qameez and dupatta. Used to wear dull colors like black, brown and white. Now, I wear any color.

  • Hmm desi was more natural then western, I decided to go more western some years ago, when I understood what kind of signal my professional cloths send to management.

  • The whole package should be in sync, imo. If you believe ppl around you are ready for a change, go for it. If you believe you'll have to fight harder to prove yourself, be sure that you want to invest time in that battle.

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a couple of times i had to go straight to a desi/family thing after work...so i woudl wear a short kameez (with karhai on it)...with black dress pants...sometimes i would wear a belt with the kameez....
i would leave the duppata in the car....hehe
but now i wear a scarf...and if i had to wear the desi clothes again, i would use the dupatta as my scarf...

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I have, :smiley: To work and uni both. I couldnt care less about what people say. They need me anyway so :smiley:
I was fired once though but again, i didnt care for it was a parttime job :smiley:
And it was a plain shalwaar kameez, nothing fancy. Flowery shalwaar kameezes dont look good on guys :hehe:

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^^
lolz

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i did once but it was global fest and everyone looked weird anyways :cb:
my co-workers loved it though..

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I never wore desi attire at work but I gave kameez shalwar to this gora friend and he wore it to work. :cb:

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i lov desi styles in dresses n asa far as possible to me i wear it...i hv always many many dresess of latest styles..i myself bought from pakistan.

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I used to work at the international office of my university and there everything went. Actually we were encouraged to wear traditional clothes. It was fun but I don't think you can get by that anywhere.

Since I have been working as an Engineer, I have worn on an occasion or two malmal ka kurta and my jeans to work. I know desis at my work who wear kurtas all the time to work. I just one and its hardly ever that hot here.

My wife who is also an Engineer wears her desi long qameez to work almost everyday. But she works with hippies, who think weird/different is cool. But engineers by in large get away with a LOT more than any other profession, as far as dress code is concerned.

People should wear what they feel comfortable in and what is required for the job. For example, you can't wear shalwar qameez if you are a car mechanic, or any sort of machinery operator where lose clothing might be hazardous. Like a person who has to stay standing for most of his work day, shouldn't wear khussay.

"I dream of the day when people will be judged by the quality of their work and not by the clothes or calone they wear" - ahmadjee

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I wore shalwar kameez at work only once and it was on eid day coz i had to come to work because of deadline...it was the 1st and the last time now i'm taking a day off on Eid and Bakraeid.

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"did you mean the cologne they wear or calzone they wear?
sala fob..." - Pir Fraudia

Sing a Song according 2 Ur Mood !!!!!
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Fraudia Bhai, I am sorry, I meant to say Kalone!

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I dont know, Myself, I wouldnt feel comfortable wearing that in a proffesional environment except of few of the classic looking pieces sans the heavy chamkily embroideries and stuff:)...
I know of one girl that worked in a corporate environment. I was amazed to see that she was always dressed to the par in Chamak Challo with the Jhumke and kamar tak baal open. She walking across the room with all that lash pash stuff...Parandeh ke alawa everything was there with the small (wat r they called bells..I dont know lekin they make the tinkle noise when she walked)...She did land the boss pretty soon (who btw was desi):D

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haan haan, maaf kiya, aindah naheen karna :)

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No, never. I only wear desi clothes to desi parties. I wouldn't wear them to work because it would be so random! Why should I? That's like me wearing a kimono to work.

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I wore a kurta wiht jeans during casual dress day n my school. This was in 6th grade, and EVERYONE made fun of me :grumpy: I tried it on at home and i thot i looked great but then i got to sch and everyone was lookin at me like.. eww :naraz: THe next year i wor ea blue shirt wiht a brown skirt and again ppl made fun of me :naraz:

I used to be soo in fashion.. :hinna:

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i’ve worn trouser kameez to work at my last job. at the time i ran a small helpdesk and we were in the tech section, and dress code was lax. never wore them for client meetings though.

i wouldn’t wear desi clothes to my current job as i feel it’s not appropriate for the corporate atmosphere on wall street. i am one of two desis onsite, and my mgmt comes from towns in america i’ve never heard of… someone told me as an aside that they’re not exactly used to desis :confused: so i stick to business attire now as i feel more comfy in it.