As a cocktail server, we have a slightly different uniform...the shirt is black. Exactly the same....just black.
A few of the guys told me they think it looks a little bit better for the girls, but I have my doubts. Well, that is not the point of this entry.
This entry is about the hell I went through trying to find a plain, black button down shirt. Doesn't sound like it would be that difficult, but I almost gave up!
First, I tried Target:
1st location: 2 XL men's shirts
2nd location: 1 L men's shirt
3rd location: 0 black shirts
Then, I asked one of my co-workers...She suggested H&M. I decided to call first. The first location told me they were out. The 2nd location only had v-neck button downs.
I started to worry if I would find a shirt in time for my shift the next night! I called GAP. They have it, but it's $50! Yeah, I'm not doing that.
Final Stop: Kohl's!
Don't worry. I found a million different men's black button downs with stripes, ridges, designs, weird buttons and pockets, all before I found a PLAIN BLACK SHIRT!
They had 1 small....which is 15in, 32/33 aka still huge on me as a 5'3 girl, but I took it anyway. Hey, it says slim fit, right??
Moral of the story:
I still look like a linebacker, but now I'm wearing black instead of white.
does it have to be a man's shirt?!
ReplyDeleteI have a couple cute, plain, button-downs from Forever 21. Less than fifteen bucks!
I don't know if you shop at thrift stores or Goodwill, but they usually have a pretty awesome assortment of gently used clothing that people used for work uniforms. And yes it is cheap.
ReplyDeleteAnd definitely Forever 21 - perfect size for you.
Sigh. Restaurants and their sexless uniform or dress codes. I'm not a chic that likes to wear sizes to small or show off cleavage/buttcracks or anything...but why to employers demand that their staff wear potato sack outfits. What I REALLY don't get is when creepy guys still hit on ya when you're wearing them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great suggestions, everyone! I didn't even think to check Forever or Goodwill! And hooray for sexless uniforms! HA!
ReplyDeleteexpress, although they are like $30 each. but they definitely have small (me) sizes
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly the crap I have to deal with every time I need a new work short. Ridiculously hard to find a plain black shirt. Which is strange because it's a uniform for so many places!
ReplyDeleteblack shrt is my favrat color I love your article about Clothing & Laundry. It makes me think to buy some new clothes.
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