She added that "dress-down" Fridays were believed to have reduced absences on that day.
The point of turning Casual Friday into Dress-Down-Month-of-Sundays is to be more comfortable.
Before that he'd spent three years at Bologna's Ducati Motor Holdings, the renowned motorcycle maker where every day is casual, dress-down Friday.
She attributes fancy menswear's growing sales figures to the fact that many men are now experimenting more with clothes--trying on new looks at a time when the old dress-for-success rules have broken down and new rules have yet to be written.
Banana Republic calls the collar that resulted its "signature" collar it is the collar shoppers will find on most of its non-button-down dress shirts.
WSJ: Guide to Men's Shirt Collars: Which Styles Go With Which Occasions and Flatter the Face
The group has held smaller dress giveaways in recent years to help kids from down-and-out families afford prom night, but this year's event took on new significance after the storm damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of homes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
While Ms. Acra likes having some bling in her dress, she believes in toning down her accessories for warm-weather evening events.
"What it comes down to is -- may the best dress win, " said Chavez, whose clients include Rachel Bilson, Kristen Bell and Katherine Heigl.
"It looks an old woman with a white dress and a long white cape down her back, " said 17-year-old Ryan Bell who claims to have seen the ghost at least six times.
Earlier, as playwright Suzan-Lori Parks walked down the red carpet, her black Jean Paul Gaultier dress flowed perfectly.
"Why are these so-called rebels who are really criminals and thugs riding up and down the streets of Port-au-Prince in their old military dress, " she asked.
Coincidentally, the two sides met in league action on Tuesday, a dress rehearsal that ended in a 2-2 draw after the Tynesiders bounced back from two goals down to level in the final moments.
Although Fletke joked about walking down the aisle in jeans and a T-shirt, she knew she needed a wedding dress.
应用推荐