"Office Culture: Banana Republicans"
Magazine article
By: Laurie Sandell and Jessica Lustig
Date: October 23, 2000
Source: Sandell, Laurie, and Jessica Lustig. "Office Culture: Banana Republicans." New York Magazine, October 23, 2000, 20.
Introduction
Before the 1990s, every American worker, from veteran professional to entry-level office employee, knew how to dress for office work. Appropriate business attire meant one thing: a business suit. Both men and women typically dressed up for interviews and on the job. Some companies even required a prospective employee to wear a business suit when coming in to pick up a job application.
Business attire began to change in the 1990s in response to other changes in work and the workplace. Telecommuting became common, work schedules grew more flexible, corporate structures changed, and a less formal, more relaxed office atmosphere began to prevail....
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1990's Fashion Primary Sources
The 1990's: Primary Sources
