professional street clothes ??

[Athenas83]

really quick question because first day of school is tomorrow. By "professional street clothes" what does my school mean? I know what "professional clothes" means, but the whole "street" thing throws me off.

I bought some professional pants from New York and Company, and I'm wondering if they are too dressy??

[AprilRNhere]

business casual, non scrubs...NO denim

[AngBthatsme]

If they didnt give you a description, I would wear casual. To be on the safe side, no jeans and tshirt. Good luck in school.

[Athenas83]

Thanks!

[Jen1228]

They used the exact term at my school. We usually wore khakis or any type of pant that wasn't denim with a non-T-shirt top. Nothing too dressy or casual. I'm sure your pants will be fine.

[sharann, BSN, RN]

No sandals or thongs(footwear!), and I would not wear any shoes I couldn't run in or skirts that you can't bend down in easily.

Good luck on day 1:)

[woody62, RN]

I know what it meant in my much younger days but now????

We couldn't wear any slacks, let alone jeans, not even when there was four feet of snow outside. We couldn't even wear slacks to the dinning room. But of course that was back in 1964. I would guess as long as you wear neat, ironed slacks, with no T-shirts you would be all right.

Good luck in school.

Woody:balloons:

[llg, PhD, RN]

I pretty much agree with what other posters have said -- but I would lean toward being a little more formal on the first day just in case the school culture tends to be on the "dressy" side.

The term "street clothes" means "not a uniform." So, the expression "professional street clothes" refers to clothes that look professional that are not a uniform.

[elkpark]

Check your student handbook to see if there is further definition of what they mean -- at the school I taught at, we told students whether they were to wear uniforms or street clothes for specific events (clinical experiences, etc.), and the student handbook defined in v. specific detail what was allowed and what was not re: clothing, accessories, and grooming. You were expected to abide by the specifics in the handbook, not draw your own conclusions about what we meant, and you could be sent home and receive a "0" for the day for violating the dress code. (I doubt your school would do that anyone on the first day of school, but there's no point in getting off on the wrong foot if you don't have to. :) )

[Beary-nice]

To me it would mean no jeans or T-shirts, no pajama pants, ball caps, sweatpants, sweat shirts, flip-flops, mini skirts and various other similar articles of clothing that I saw in my classes the last three and a half years.

I would say business casual as someone else mentioned. I like nice khaki (sp?) pants myself. I am glad to see there are still a few schools out there that emphasize professionalism.