Corporate Attire (?)!

Adopting things from the west and adapting to western culture can't be blamed altogether; until they benefit us and improve our status quo, at least to some extent.

We switched to shirts and trousers from our age old dhotis. The reason is ‘convenience’. We are no longer going to step into a paddy field and sow or reap. We do not have a compelling reason to fold our dhotis to our knee height to avoid mud and dirt. Time and professions have changed. Shirts and Trousers are perfectly suitable for Indian males. Logic holds good!

But when it comes to corporate attire (those suits/blazers tightly knotted with ties), I could not get the logic behind adapting to those kind of dressing. We are not in a land where snow falls or prickling cold waves pierce our body. Surely it is not an ideal one for our climate. Leave those Executives who travel in an ac car, work in an ac room and sleep in an ac room. Perhaps they may need this attire. But why are you forcing the same on other employees (especially Sales guys) who ride their bikes in scorching sun in Indian roads?

Some may argue that in this globalised world, we have to adapt to the west in order to survive. Learning English and working in nights are okay. This kind of adaptation is necessary. But dressing is our right. We have to choose our dress which is convenient for us and not for someone else’s sake who is sitting in some other country. We should not do this just because he is paying us.

In Gulf, males are still sticking to their customary dress even for International meets. I am not saying that we have to go for our traditional dhotis. Pants/Trousers and shirts are convenient for us in all ways. Why to cover that with a blazer/coat and further knot with a tie?

Won’t we feel comfortable and relaxed without that tie and blazers?