Article: Business Attire Goes More Casual but Most Office Workers Embrace Dress Codes.

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- At one time, wearing jeans to the office was considered a special privilege or part of a weekly "casual day," but jeans today are considered acceptable "business casual" attire, according to 45 percent of administrative professionals responding to a survey by office product company Quill Corporation. In fact, only 35.6 percent of respondents work for companies that still have a designated casual day. The survey was conducted among 407 administrative professionals.

Not surprising, the most common attire regarded as business casual are khaki pants (78.4 percent) and polo/golf shirts (76.2 percent). For women, Capri pants also scored high as ...

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