Dungarees for the office

[dungaroo]

Faux pa or inspired choice?

It depends on your office, I guess.

Could you wear jeans, or combat type trousers, or a pinafore dress?

I wouldn't and I love dungarees.

Depends what they look like. A colleague has what are technically dungarees but are fitted and made of black material. She wears them over a smart shirt and looks great.

'i don't think they would be appropriate for many places, but obviously you know your office culture better than anyone here.

You know the flow in your office.
You could in mine but not in my sister's.

Are you on 'Playschool?'

Is the business agricultural?

I have a colleague who has space print dungarees, she looks great and obviously wouldn't wear them on a day she was due in court

I wouldn't.
My office is "dress for your day" and plenty of people wear jeans, trainers, shirts. I don't like being quite that casual. I could wear leggings but I don't. I wouldn't wear dungarees. I'm still in a professional environment and like to appear as such even if I'm casual.

I have some black twill wide leg ones that I wear to work, get lots of compliments

I sometimes wear mine on days when I am just sitting around the office. It depends on where you work.

Depends on the dungs and depends on the office. PPs twill ones with a blouse sound lovely.
Lucy and Yak in a law firm might be pushing it.

Black/navy/ dark green cord or cotton with a printed shirt and boots/ brogues can definitely be a smartish look. Even Lucy and yak might work if you unpicked the label.

I wear my Yaks to work but it’s verrrrry laid back in my office. We can wear whatever we want as long as the directors from head office aren’t visiting.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. I'm tempted on my casual days but it might give off the wrong vibe

That's the sort of vibe I was imagining

No

My daughters teacher wears Lucy and Yaks - the cotton ones, no denim or cord but she has many many pairs…

Lots of offices no but some yes!

I wouldn't on the basis that they make me look like an elderly teletubby.
YMMV.

Nope!

I wear corduroy dungaree dresses to work (back office, education) but would not have dared when teaching.

I agree that they can look great - dressed up or down - but entirely depends on the vibe at work.

My uni lecturer had many a pair of Lucy + Yaks

I have some fabulous dungarees in "ecru" that i could wear to work but they'd be so noticeable. I'd like a darker pair for this purpose but it is hard to find the right pair.