Fashion for Shows: Capris or Dress Pants?

[Paige Dixon]

I wear jeans, my pink HWC/PC polo shirt and sometimes my name tag. I have never worn my apron! Don't tell anyone...

The apron is pretty nerdy, I admit. Once I was doing the "Ask me any question about my job" game and one young lady looked at me funny and asked, "Do you actually like wearing that?"

 

[Paige Dixon]

I had an awesome host who had a gigantic (I think around $1500) show, and she called me and told me about an incentive she was working towards for Mary Kay. I agreed to let her come make me over and even told her I'd invite a friend, too.

This was the most gorgeous young lady who was very fit. Well, she showed up for the Mary Kay demo in a blouse, suit jacket buttoned up, suit skirt, panty hose and high heels. My friend and I were wrestling kids and very casual! She looked like a complete idiot in that stupid suit and pantyhose!

 

[amya]

Since starting this thread, and reading that most people do wear capris, I have started wearing them and am soooooo much more comfortable I have been wearing sandals with mine. I am a sandal-freak, so I have plenty to choose from.

 

[erinyourpclady]

On the shoe front......after living in Japan for many years, my family does not wear shoes in the house! Anywhere we go, my kids take off their shoes at the door and line them up if there is not something to put them in.
Doing shows in Japan, I almost never wore shoes during the shows.
Since we have moved back to the states, I do wear shoes at shows but I generally wear flip flops, dressy sandals or wedges but nothing with a back. Can you imagine how hard it was for me to wear "real" shoes with backs and everything for my first winter EVER? By the way, apparently Southern Virginia is not really all that cold but my family froze!! LOL!

 

[Kathytnt]

My director told me business casual so khaki's always work for me. I rarely find any shoes I live for a dressier capri look so I don't to them. I usually wear a polo or 3/4 sleeve shirt.

 

[heat123]

For summer I switched to Gauchos (cause it's do darn hot to wear long pants out in CA)! And a Dressy T-shirt. For winter I was wearing black or grey dress pants and a button up long sleeve black, blue or white blouse. Hair always back to keep from falling in my face while doing the demo and to keep myself cool.

So I guess more along the business casual side overall.

 

[Koolotus]

My favorite thing about this job is I can be myself! I'm doing Pajama shows in the fall, with cocoa and hot mulled cider. My entire town knows I wear my pJ's everywhere so it fits. I even wore pJ's to walmart to do my christmas shopping! I am so looking forward to fall right now it's 95 degrees here
Anywhoo, I usually go casual, jeans or capris and either my PC sweatshirt or a local town themed t shirt. I always wear my apron! I say it's my business uniform. I also always have my hair in braids lauara ingalls style. I try not to be any different than I am in real life, I am approachable and easy to talk to the rest of the time if I changed my look I feel like I wouldn't be comfortable.

 

[jessica_momof6]

I wear nice capris or gauchos...like a heavy cotton/khaki (not just the plain cotton/knit kind) and a button down shirt with some dressier sandals (like with a small heel)