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A woman in Fort Worth, Texas, makes funeral
fashions. Dresses and suits made in case you come to your final resting place with nothing
to wear. Mind you, these clothes are nothing to write home about. But you won't be doing
that anyway. These are conservative, laid-back, suits and dresses.
When I discovered that deathwear, as it's called, comes "one size fits all," it
made me think of the typical corporate dress code. Except for the fact that some men's
funeral tie in the back, don't have any pockets, and the pants
come with fake zippers, you might have trouble telling the difference between someone
dressed for success and someone dressed in peace.
As you might expect, casket fashions can sell for considerably less. Dresses from $40 to
$60 in as many as 40 understated styles. Men's suits for as little as $65 to $95, many
with shirts and ties attached.
Are we having the same brainstorm? If your company is cost
conscious and you've incorporated a conservative dress code, you could save a lot of
money. Why not call the lady in Fort Worth, or talk to your local funeral director?
But before you do, consider this. When people are having fun,
they're much more creative. And when creative companies do everything else right, they
don't just survive, they thrive. So why make it more difficult to be creative by dressing
like you're headed for a funeral?
How you dress for the office is your business. You can have fun while you still have the
chance, or you follow a corporate dress code. It's your funeral.
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