Poland: Business Dress
From ExecutivePlanet.com
Guidelines for business dress
In small and medium-sized companies [excluding banks and consulting firms], executives wear rather casual, conservative clothes, such as cotton trousers or jeans, fine shirts, along with sweaters or jackets. You should dress well, but modestly. The business culture in Poland dislikes ostentatious displays of wealth. Your Polish counterparts will take notice if your clothing is clean, well pressed and in good condition.
In big companies, conservative suits and ties in subdued colors are the norm. Vivid colors are considered inappropriate.
Women should wear conservative suits or dresses. Vivid colors should be avoided. Preferred colors are black, gray, brown, beige and dark blue. A scarf or a tie expressing your personal style is acceptable.
The proper business dress for an interview is, for men, a conservative suit and tie in subdued colors (black, dark gray and brown) and, for women, a conservative suit or dress (preferred colors are black, dark gray or green, brown and beige).
T-shirts, sweatpants, shorts, and running shoes aren't acceptable--even if it is 30° Centigrade.
Perfume and aftershave should be used sparingly.
Men should wear suits and ties subdued in appearance to formal events.
When you are invited for dinner by your colleagues after work you are supposed to mix your wardrobe and wear a less formal shirt -- for instance a button-down collar and a single-breasted jacket without a tie.
When wearing jewellery, remember that it should be elegant but modest.
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