I came to Syd from USA and back there, several people would wear different colored jackets and trousers, but I dont see much of that in Sydney.

So I was wondering what is the optimum number of business suits guys who work in a fairly formal work environemnt own. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.

PS: The birthday suit is a given so but no one wears that to work so what else have we got?

Cheers

Hi Artilect,

Thanks,thats very helpful. Moving to Syd has been quite a bit of cultural shock to me, with men wearing pink shirts and ties and all that. I have never seen anyone wear a pink shirt in over 7 years in US (well the men that preferred same-sex partners did).

My partner, who has what I suppose you would call a middle management job in a government department, only wears a jacket in the colder months - and yes, he has a pink shirt too that he sometimes wears to work.

I suppose whether you wear a jacket or not depends on what you do for a living. Solicitors and accountants seem to wear them all the time.....