AIBU to think this is not appropriate for the office?

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One of my team wore a dress similar to this today:

www.asos.com/ASOS-Petite/ASOS-PETITE-Long-Sleeve-Bodycon-Rib-Mini-Dress/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=4948857&cid=8799&Rf989=5011&Rf981=3677&Rf1012=4458&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=204&sort=-1&clr=Black&totalstyles=187&gridsize=3

AIBU to think it's not appropriate for the office? I didn't say anything as we don't have a formal dress code and didn't know if I was just being a jealous old fart (she's 10 years younger than me and looked very good in it)

Tighter and shorter

That last photo is very short already, very long expanse of leg

I'd have thought anything with 'mini' in the description wasn't really office wear anyway

Is this a reverse?

Whilst I wouldn't wear it. I wouldn't be shocked if someone did in my work. It's figure hugging and short yes, but it's high necked, long sleeved, I really wouldn't have a problem with it.

Bare legs and high heels passthecake30

Shorter and tighter than a thigh length body con?

Still, as long as she could perform her job it is up to her really surely?

How often were things being dropped to the floor anyway?

I'm with Laurie

Admittedly I've never worked in an office job (uber attractive below knee polyester nurses uniform here) but that looks wildly inappropriate for work wear to me, unless you worked for a fashion/ music/ arty type place. Surely mini dresses and body con aren't standard office wear?!

I have quite erm strong views about office dress codes but I think this is ok.

grits teeth thinking about the woman in zebra print hot pants and 6 inch heels

No-one ever dropped dead in an office because they could see a few more inches of a woman's legs.

Worn with bare legs and stripper heels would be inappropriate I guess.

Worn with tights and nice shoes, probably not.

And no jealously here, I'm 5'10 and would look smoking in that top dress

I suppose it depends on the office. At my previous office, it would have been completely unacceptable (they actually had a book of photos showing things that were acceptable to wear!).

But at another office, the bosses would have just let it go, thought that it was inappropriate but no harm done.

It doesn't look like work wear and is very short. I wonder where all the above posters work as this seems acceptable in their offices. I've never worked anywhere where it would be ok.

I must admit the day one of the admin staff where I work came in with an equally short bodycon dress, a knitted jumper like thing with thigh high boots black suede boots, I did a double take. admittedly she looked great but it was an unusual office attire from my experience of office based work. I realised I was a jealous bitch and went back to hoping I would wake up skinny instead of having to work out to get there. If I am honest though I still think it was inappropriate

But why are legs without tights inappropriate?

If there is not office dress code then there is no 'inappropriate' as far as I can see really. It is taste and ability to perform the job surely

Ah okay, add opaque tights in and it's fine I think. I'm imagining bare legs/ heels as per model shot.

I wear bodycon to work daily. As do my colleagues. They wear minis. Can't see the problem. Better than frumpy dumpy stuff.

Depends on your workplace sector, surely? Would probably raise a few eyebrows if you pitched up wearing that at a a law firm, but no-one would bat an eyelid where I work (in the media).

if I looked like that id wear it too.

But why are legs without tights inappropriate

They are not, absolutely not. The question was are they suitable office attire and IMHO in many situations they are not.

Walk of shame. Bet she had a hot date last night and didn't have time to get changed this morning.

The question was are they suitable office attire and IMHO in many situations they are not

But why not?

I could understand if she was riding a horse, but working in an office?

High neck, long sleeves, Oof steady on...

Fair enough but I also wondered what 'appropriate' means for many.

I can completely see how if someone is constantly pulling or rearranging a dress to cover themselves that this might distract from work. If you were leaning across a classroom desk for example and having to hold it down or similar then ok.

If this person is sitting behind a desk all day I can't see where the harm is.

I'm wearing this to my council office job tomorrow

New Look

Office fashion for woman has changed, the rules have been relaxed and it's not knee length pencil skirts ahoy anymore

Yanbu, worked in an office and that would not have been acceptable.

I think about what people wear, and wish standards were higher (what's this with pepole thinking that leggings are trousers? Cover your bottom people!). However, I prefer Flops post so I'm going to pretend I thought something like that first!

Uhhhhh where the hell do you all work?

I don't personally have a problem with it obviously, but I've never worked in an office where this would be appropriate with bare legs and heels

It's a red herring to say, but did it interfere with her work? I'm sure I could do my job brilliantly in pajamas but those aren't acceptable either