Hi All: I have scheduled to travel to US and present my work to clients. I have travelled before to US and did presentations but that time it was for our own company. Now I am in service company and first time to present for clients. I was not bothered much about dressing earlier as y earlier company was very good about inclusiveness. I went on my churidhar. Do you think wearing a neat kurta is ok for presenting to clients? I don't mind buying a pair of formal trouser but you know I really do not carry them well. Instead of looking like clown in those dress I am thinking being neat in mild coloured neatly ironed kurta. I will also be not concious ...and I can re-use that dress. if trouser..I will not use them again. what do you think?
Dressing style in US is quite casual but that depends a little bit on the business you are in. Banking, financing, legal professionals tend to be more formal. IT more relaxed. East coast more formal than west coast. I think you can wear ethnic wear but if the clients are more formal then it would be safer to wear a pantsuit or dress/skirtsuit.
Thanks Crayo. I am in FMCG field. I will check what I could wear. I am not thinking of jingbang ethnic wear...may be a plain one collored/ close necked with 3/4th arm kurta with chudidhar without dupatta.....Does that dont look formal??
I am in the NE and frankly I think you are going to freeze in a cotton kurta. Also, for a business presentation it is not a good choice unless you were going to do some heavy raw silk or other dressier choice. Also, you wear it once and then how are you going to launder it? I would suggest a nice sweater and pants and then wear really good jewelry with it in tasteful amount. If you wear a sweater, it will be warmer and you can put something under it that doesn't show and then change that so you don't need to launder the sweater. Nice dress pants.
I think it would be fine. It would look exotic but on the other hand everyone is aware of that you are not from the US. I am always trying to comfort myself (visiting India often for business trips and never know what to wear) that I am anyway this weird lady from abroad so it does not matter what I wear. I will look strange anyway ...
Even in the West Coast where dressing is a lot more casual..Kurta for business meetings is typically not recommended. No matter what ur ethnicity. For NE I would seriously re-think. Formal trousers + blouse+ a nice sweater a colorful scarf to cut the monotony of blacks and grays + shoes + very light jewelry(pearl /diamond )would be my choice.
Thanks for all your replies...i will go for shopping this weekend... My only concern is I should not feel concious....and definitely I will not carry that costumes well with my hairstyle . I will definetely go for formal trousers than any skirts/dress. Thanks for the tip of sweater. I would not just make me warm and also comfortable that I am not wearing anything new.. I used to wear formal trousers and shirts before marriage for abroad trips...I was very thin that time. Now I am fat and long gap wearing those...
