Monday, July 01, 2013

What to Wear When Conducting

A couple of points, regardless of your sex/gender.
  • If you're wearing black, but the top and bottom are not from a set, for heaven's sake, make sure the blacks match.
  • In no event should the audience be able to tell anything about your under garments because of the fit of your outer garments.

8 comments:

Elaine Fine said...

The second point is good advice for anyone, anywhere!

Lisa Hirsch said...

Oh....I've occasionally seen women dressed in ways that deliberately revealed a little something (bra strap, a bit of lace) that in the right context are quite appealing. OTHER THAN THAT, yes.

Patrick J. Vaz said...

Actually, I like it when the shades of black don't match.

Lisa Hirsch said...

I find it distracting, myself. I mean, it can work, but most of the time it doesn't.

John Marcher said...

Yes on both counts Lisa- and while we're talking sartorially, another pet peeve of mine are men who wear tuxes without patent leather shoes. That's just wrong, and I'm talking about 80% of the male members of the SFS.

Lisa Hirsch said...

I assume the situation is the same with tails? That's what the SFS men wear most of the time.

Anonymous said...

And if you're a conductor wearing a skirt or dress, try to make sure your slip doesn't show when you raise your arms.

John Marcher said...

Absolutely with tails- so much so we shouldn't even have to discuss it!