First day, new job - wear suit?

[CoffeeMummy]

Is it the 'done thing' to wear a suit on your first day of a new job?

I want to make a good impression, but also don't want to looking like I'm trying too hard

I have a lovely dark blue suit and smart white shirt which I wore to interview, I wear it with brown heels.

Other outfit options:

Plain black jersey dress, dressed up with nice jewellery/belt/possibly pearl collar + heels

Black cropped slim fit trousers and lovely blouse + loafers or heels + black jacket

What to wear?? I'm stressing about it a bit - probably am channelling too much thought into this so I don't have to think about everything else that stresses me out about a new job!

I'd not wear the suit. Either of the other two sound lovely.

What is your job?

I think the dress option sounds good, smart and approachable. Good luck in your new job.

Sorry, I should have said - it's an external communications role - PR basically. And first day is tomorrow!

I'll be a one-woman band most of the time in the local branch, so I'll pretty much set my own agenda clothes-wise I think but it's training at HQ this week, so I want to make sure I pitch it right!

I'd go for the trouser combination.

Good luck. Tell us how it went.

I think the dress or the trousers sound absolutely fine. I can't decide between the two!

Thanks everyone! I'd prefer not to wear the suit I think as I'm not a very 'dressy dressy' person anyway and I want to make sure I feel comfortable and therefore confident.

I'll probably do another last minute try-on tonight before I lay clothes out for the morning - the other aspect being I have to travel in the outfit too - a short plane journey early-ish in the morning, so this outfit has to do me for quite a long day!

One other additional question - I have black tights to wear with the black dress but it's supposed to be quite warm for the next couple of days. Acceptable to wear without tights - yes or no?

I'm not exactly super-tanned, so I'm concerned about the black dress/white skin combination - but I also don't want to swelter in the heat?!

I think dress without tights is fine and us what I do. Only on MN have I seen it said it's a no-no. Depends on industry. PR is probably fine.

Thanks again for the style advice ladies! Have survived first day - went for the cropped trouser/lovely blouse combo but my feet are killing me after a day in heels! Will be retreated to comfy loafers tomorrow methinks .

No, no, keep up the style. Tomorrow you're meeting the people you'll actually work with, you need to keep making a good impression. You can relax a bit after a few weeks. No comfy loafers yet, although kitten heels or similxar Are OK :) good luck and enjoy your new job.

BTW. I thought you were CofMummy :)