I'm a new hire and have no idea what to wear for the office holiday party. Any (serious) thoughts?

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Wear your best evening gown

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10 gallon hat and cowboy boots

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Ugly sweater! :)

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Bolo, nut huggers, and some shit kickers

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Are you a man or a woman? For a man I’d recommend a suit with a tie you remove if you’re looking too formal. For a woman, I’d go cocktail dress. Generally dark colors or evergreen/red if you’re feeling festive

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Haha you guys are the worst. Just go for a suit and tie optional 👍🏼

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A guy here

Show skin. I hear only young people on the prowl show up!

Pleated dockers and off the rack blue button yo, it's the EY uni

Dress like a hipster, everything’s in these days

Did the invite say what the dress code is?

Invite said “business festive.” Not very helpful on the one hand, lots of leeway on the other. I’d suggest just wearing what you might ordinarily wear to the office.

Thanks for all the help guys!

where's my invite 😐

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