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Re: What to wear to grad audition?

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2015-01-21 18:54

>Someone told me not to wear a dress because no one will take me seriously in one. >

Then that's a good reason to wear a dress, as a weed-out, because studying under or working for anybody with such a grossly sexist attitude would be total hell.

Only slightly kidding about that.

The last two weekends, I judged high school Public Forum debates (teams of two against two), in a large, invitational forensics tournament at George Mason University and at a smaller regional forensics meet at a nearby high school. Suggested attire for students was similarly vague: "business" or "business casual (but not too casual)." Most of the young men wore either suits and ties or slacks and sports coats with ties. Most of the young women wore either trouser suits, slacks with sports shirts or simple black or dark-colored dresses with flats or low heels. The length of the dresses ranged from just above the knee to mini. Either way the young women looked (and sounded!) as if they expected people to take them seriously. I think judges and fellow students did indeed take them seriously (and anybody who didn't would get no respect from me).

I did think the mini dresses weren't the best choice, though, because when the young women sat down, facing the opposing teams, they had a squirmy time keeping the clothes under control. The potential for unintended exposure is a distraction you don't need if you think you might need to sit facing an audience or judges at any point. And heels -- yikes, they're so uncomfortable that I've quit wearing them altogether, but even back in the days when dinosaurs ruled the earth, I never tried to play a clarinet or a sax while standing up in high heels.

Lelia
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Post Edited (2015-01-21 18:56)

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