Courtroom Fashion

I just returned from court. I had just one call to check in on today, and I was just there to confirm that an order went through. Going to court is nothing like the average person thinks it is. 95% of the time, it is just boring. A room full of lawyers just sitting there waiting to say hi to judge, bitch about something pointless that the other side is or isn't doing, get a date to return, and bill twice the time that this all takes to their clients.

However, you can at least look at a room full of lawyers. Not to get into fashion, as that is not my forte (I'll leave that to my cousin-in-law who runs one of the major fashion blogs on the Internet). The range of fashion is impressive. Not so much on the men, as they are either "suit" or "sports jacket". Not much else going on, unless you really like to debate ties. For me, as long as your tie points to the right area, I won't give you much gruff.

The ladies on the other hand, they are all over the place. You have the ones who are trying to be young and girly, and wear multi-colored outfits. You have the ones that are trying to be as good as a man with a power pants suit. You have the ones who apparently only dress like sluts, with short skirts and fishnets. Today I saw one that I swear was just wearing a male suit jacket, a wrinkly shirt and a skirt. I'm not really sure what the ladies are doing sometimes.

As for me, I fall in the "sports jacket" group usually. This is because I go to court randomly, thus don't need to wear a suit everyday. Therefore, I just keep a jacket and a bunch of ties in my office and put them on as needed (court or clients).

As for my preference with the ladies, I prefer the classic skirt suit. When done right, it is powerful and still attractive. It makes them look good, professional, and doesn't distract in inappropriate ways (I'm looking at you, pants suit, and the way you fit some asses so nicely). Also, not all lawyers are physically beautiful, so it helps that the skirt suit fits more variety of bodies.

Of course, as I have sworn off female lawyers, this is all just eye candy.