Interview suit too blue?

[Winged Scapula]

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This is true as far as it goes, but black can most certainly be worn "IRL" in non-funeral and informal settings (this works best in bold, form-fitting cuts). I happen to not like wearing black very much, as blue goes far better with my coloring, but people with certain skin and hair colors do look better in black than in blue. Of course, gray is a better and more interesting option for these people.

Of course it "can" be worn but if we are sticking to the fashion rules (which most naive young students should since they lack the confidence and style savvy to break those rules), then black is not appropriate for interview. In addition, for many of us it is oh so boring seeing the masses of ill fitting black suits that come through our doors every year.

 

[Dave89]

Of course it "can" be worn but if we are sticking to the fashion rules (which most naive young students should since they lack the confidence and style savvy to break those rules), then black is not appropriate for interview. In addition, for many of us it is oh so boring seeing the masses of ill fitting black suits that come through our doors every year.

You know you can't wait for someone to show up in this!

(See 10:35 here for context.)

 

[Psai]

Of course it "can" be worn but if we are sticking to the fashion rules (which most naive young students should since they lack the confidence and style savvy to break those rules), then black is not appropriate for interview. In addition, for many of us it is oh so boring seeing the masses of ill fitting black suits that come through our doors every year.

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medical school didn't teach me a thing about fashion

 

[Winged Scapula]

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medical school didn't teach me a thing about fashion

Not surprised.

There are few physicians who are presentable, let alone fashionable.

I come by it via family connections/genetics.

 

[Apoplexy__]

As a black suit wearer, this thread makes me feel bad

Aye.

Can people really blame us for going conservative? I looked into a number of navy and gray suits but they all had some subtle thing like pinstripes that I thought would upset the almighty fashion gods.

I swear, I even read that interview attire thread on here thoroughly, chose to spend a couple hundred extra dollars on a Brooks Brothers suit, etc. Can't win.

 

[FlowRate]

I've been alternating between a darker charcoal and blue. The blue looks closest to the blue stripe in the pic with the inside label--probably lighter than yours. I think the blue has been a hit in a sea of dark navy and black/dark charcoal.

 

[jl lin]

The blue looks great. Good luck with interviews.

Agreed. Looks good. Just try not to wear sneakers. 😉

 

[jl lin]

This is true as far as it goes, but black can most certainly be worn "IRL" in non-funeral and informal settings (this works best in bold, form-fitting cuts). I happen to not like wearing black very much, as blue goes far better with my coloring, but people with certain skin and hair colors do look better in black than in blue. Of course, gray is a better and more interesting option for these people.

Yea I love black. Don't know why it gets such a bad rap, other than perhaps people are sick of seeing it.

Who doesn't look good in black if it is done well?

There is a reason everyone woman needs more than a few little black dresses. 😉

Seriously, I think people on adcoms have just tired of seeing so much black. But if someone tastefully spices up a black suit with the right tie, why not?

 

[jl lin]

Of course it "can" be worn but if we are sticking to the fashion rules (which most naive young students should since they lack the confidence and style savvy to break those rules), then black is not appropriate for interview. In addition, for many of us it is oh so boring seeing the masses of ill fitting black suits that come through our doors every year.

See, there you go.

 

[FlowRate]

Aye.

Can people really blame us for going conservative? I looked into a number of navy and gray suits but they all had some subtle thing like pinstripes that I thought would upset the almighty fashion gods.

I swear, I even read that interview attire thread on here thoroughly, chose to spend a couple hundred extra dollars on a Brooks Brothers suit, etc. Can't win.

There should really be a PSA by medical schools (because not everyone reads SDN) to purchase a 2-button, notch lapel, patch pocket, flat-fronted pant, slight break at the hem, suit in solid, dark navy or solid, dark grey with a white button-up shirt with a mid-spread collar, black lace-up balmorals, a black belt, and a solid tie in Blue or Navy. People who know what they're doing can ignore whatever parts of that they want.

Yea I love black. Don't know why it gets such a bad rap, other than perhaps people are sick of seeing it.

Who doesn't look good in black if it is done well?

There is a reason everyone woman needs more than a few little black dresses. 😉

Seriously, I think people on adcoms have just tired of seeing so much black. But if someone tastefully spices up a black suit with the right tie, why not?

There's always the guy who argues that fashion standards don't exist. They do, they might change, but they will be there whether you choose to ignore them or not. Black suits are for funerals.

 

[jl lin]

Are people just scared to look different so they conform to the standard or is there an unwritten rule that it's in your best interest to where black suit white shirt for interviews? It's crazy to me seeing 4th years walk through now and they're all wearing the exact same thing.

Haha, like Men in Black.

 

[jl lin]

There should really be a PSA by medical schools (because not everyone reads SDN) to purchase a 2-button, notch lapel, patch pocket, flat-fronted pant, slight break at the hem, suit in solid, dark navy or solid, dark grey with a white button-up shirt with a mid-spread collar, black lace-up balmorals, a black belt, and a solid tie in Blue or Navy. People who know what they're doing can ignore whatever parts of that they want.



There's always the guy who argues that fashion standards don't exist. They do, they might change, but they will be there whether you choose to ignore them or not. Black suits are for funerals.

I think most people look good in black, if what they are wearing is tailored and they have accented it well. But really, all clothing should be tailored well, but if your not living in Italy, who has time for all that all the time? 😉

I just think that is what comes to people's minds: funerals (to which I've rarely worn black) and formal occasions.
But I can definitely seeing it become tiresome viewing all the people dressed mostly in black on the interview.

 

[Cytarabine]

What's been even more appalling to me is the lack of people who dress appropriately to the pre-interview dinners. At every one so far, I have been the only one, the residents included, to go in an appropriate dinner jacket. This is a wonderful opportunity to really show some flair before toning it down in a more conservative outfit for the interview day. Here's a great deal on a Kiton dinner jacket very similar to what I've been wearing, if anyone is interested!!

http://ehaberdasher.com/index.php/kiton-dinner-jacket-38r-sale-3214.html

 

[Dave89]

What's been even more appalling to me is the lack of people who dress appropriately to the pre-interview dinners. At every one so far, I have been the only one, the residents included, to go in an appropriate dinner jacket. This is a wonderful opportunity to really show some flair before toning it down in a more conservative outfit for the interview day. Here's a great deal on a Kiton dinner jacket very similar to what I've been wearing, if anyone is interested!!

http://ehaberdasher.com/index.php/kiton-dinner-jacket-38r-sale-3214.html

I don't know where you get the idea that it's inappropriate to go without a jacket to some meetup in the back room of a bar.

 

[FlowRate]

I don't know where you get the idea that it's inappropriate to go without a jacket to some meetup in the back room of a bar.

Click the link. I read "sport coat" in my head and then realized he said "dinner jacket." It's a joke.

 

[atomi]

What's been even more appalling to me is the lack of people who dress appropriately to the pre-interview dinners. At every one so far, I have been the only one, the residents included, to go in an appropriate dinner jacket. This is a wonderful opportunity to really show some flair before toning it down in a more conservative outfit for the interview day. Here's a great deal on a Kiton dinner jacket very similar to what I've been wearing, if anyone is interested!!

http://ehaberdasher.com/index.php/kiton-dinner-jacket-38r-sale-3214.html

Oh for crying out loud, I'm assuming this is a joke, but based on some the ridiculous **** I've seen people wear recently, I can't be too sure.

Look, now that I'm on the other side of this, interview dress is really, really simple.
Black, gray, or dark blue suit with conservative tie. An off the rack suit is fine, fits close enuf is fine. Depending on suit color, brown or black shoes with matching belt.

Anything other than this, you are overdoing it and risking standing out, and the ONLY way you want to stand out is in how personable you are.

This is a common sense test. When we talk about applicants, you don't want to be the guy referred to as "the one in the three piece suit, the one with the bow tie, the one with no socks on, the one with the neon pink shirt, the one with cowboy boots, the one with the pocketwatch, etc." If you don't have the common sense to wear the "monkey suit" for just one single, freaking day, then it brings your judgement into question. It's like drug tests for new jobs. They test you one time, you know they are going to test you, and if you don't have the common sense to put down the bowl for a couple of weeks, well... It's not about whether you use drugs or not. It's about whether you're actually stupid enough that you use them right before a scheduled drug test.

You have literally the rest of your life to wear whatever ridiculous flair you want to, socks with bright purple cartoon characters, skull and bones cuff links, bright orange pants held up with $500 suspenders that look like they are made of hemp. Whatever, go for it. But if you can't dress plain and boring for a single day, it just screams "this job means so little to me that it's not worth stifling my vestigial teenage desire to express myself through my clothing for even a single day, so f--- it"

 

[atomi]

FYI - being thru several interview seasons as a resident, nearly all people wear black.. i'm not sure why. I wore gray when i was a student, and i even had an interviewer say verbatim "thank you for not wearing black". just an FYI... but it gets old fast when everyone is wearing the same color all the time every year

Because it's safe and formal and the official "monkey suit" color. You can debate whether or not it's a fashion forward faux pas until you are blue in the face, but the truth is no one ever did not get ranked for wearing a black suit with a plain tie, black belt, black socks, and black shoes. Also, FWIW, due to threads like these, gray suits are now the new black. Everybody wears them. Few people wear black anymore. Not that anyone cares.

 

[jl lin]

Seriously though I do find more people look better in black or blue more so than certain shades of gray.
I mean some people are totally washed out by a gray suit.

 

[username456789]

Seriously though I do find more people look better in black or blue more so than certain shades of gray.
I mean some people are totally washed out by a gray suit.

There is not one person on this planet who is more washed out in a gray suit than in a black suit.

 

[FlowRate]

Seriously though I do find more people look better in black or blue more so than certain shades of gray.
I mean some people are totally washed out by a gray suit.

We get it, you own a black suit. Relax, your poor color choice won't affect your place on any rank lists.