[Dixielandjazz] Re: Band Dress

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:37:02 EDT

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Possibly I'm just in the wrong league here, but if I was with Anne Davison 
and going out to a public event that I had any responsibility for (i.e. being 
on stage), she wouldn't have let me leave the house until I was dressed at 
least as good as or a tad bit better than what the audience was expected to 
be wearing. I must say I whole-heartedly agreed with her that one must gain 
the respect demanded by your dress on first sight..... ever notice that if 
you are wearing something nice (even just if it's just slacks and a nice 
shirt) that folks automatically assume you must work there? Granted, as has 
already been mentioned, the gig and weather determines the style of dress - 
doesn't even necessarily mean that everyone has to match exactly, either.... 
just my thoughts.

Regards,
April DeShields
"Straight Ahead and Strive for Tone!"

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<HTML>Possibly I'm just in the wrong league here, but if I was with Anne Davison and going out to a public event that I had any responsibility for (i.e. being on stage), she wouldn't have let me leave the house until I was dressed at least as good as or a tad bit better than what the audience was expected to be wearing. I must say I whole-heartedly agreed with her that one must gain the respect demanded by your dress on first sight..... ever notice that if you are wearing something nice (even just if it's just slacks and a nice shirt) that folks automatically assume you must work there? Granted, as has already been mentioned, the gig and weather determines the style of dress - doesn't even necessarily mean that everyone has to match exactly, either.... just my thoughts.
 
 Regards,
 April DeShields
 "Straight Ahead and Strive for Tone!"</HTML>

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