My 2 cents on the DRESS CODE topic.

[caliwriter]

It is the general ideal that working writers in the business wear jeans and flannel shirts , messy hair and stuff like that.

Well yeah i guess if you are an established writer making the big bucks then you can dress however you want.

BUT dude,If you're pitch to the BIG WIGS at the studios you better not walk in there looking like a bum!

Personally i think a nice suit well dry cleaned is appropriate
not jeans not flannel and not a baseball cap.

If i were an Exec and some guy walked in looking like Forest Gump i would not take him serious and i would probably laugh.
this is a business and you have to treat it as such!
you are what you wear.
====================================

And for the LADIES:
You guys should dress sexy as you can, it doesn't matter if its a dress ,skirt or pants.
jeans are ok as long as their nice and clean.
stay away from silly designs.
wear jewelry and make up.
Laugh at all their jokes even if its not funny and lie about your age! I'm just being honest
It would help too if you could write a great script.

[googoo]

"You better not go in there looking like a bum."

- Why not? It's one of the few perks of being a writer, don't take that away from us.

[Mompboken]

I can count on one hand the number of people I've seen in a suit on a studio lot.

Example---watch The Matrix Revisited. There are interviews with Lorenzo DiBonaventura, who is the head of Warner Brothers Studio. He's the big cheese. What is he wearing in his office in the interview? Jeans and a shirt and a tie.

[StoryTeller79]

Yes, but cut back to when he just started out and wasn't in that lush office...do you think he was as casual as he is now? Fact of the matter is simple:We all have our styles. I personally follow Coppola and Hitchcock and will (as a Director) wear a suit or at least along those lines. Look, we know not to over dress when first starting out, but as many said, once your in, your in. I met A.C. Lyles a few times, and he mentioned trends in the business. Said that the old days of Hollywood are gone, but not for good. He said, he personally likes it when "young men" wear suits, etc. So wear what you want, but as it has been stated, don't over do it. Come on, your meaning to tell me that if you walked into Brian Grazers office, with the next Academy Award winning script, but had a suit on, he'd 86 ya? No way!

[Megamoze]

There's nothing to do but let them learn the hard way.

[sidneyfalco]

...watch what happens when they walk onto the lot. other writers will think they're agents and will be pitching them projects.

[CRASH]

These people who have never been into a pitch meeting, never been on a studio lot, are trying to tell others how to dress? Please.

2 cents, indeed.

[Mompboken]

Look, as a writer, you can wear whatever you decide. But if you walk into a pitch meeting wearing a suit and tie, and the execs there are wearing jeans or shorts or are barefoot, they are going to be focused FIRST on how out of place you look. When you are Coppola, or Hitchcock, or Sonnenfeld, then they won't care. Until then, why stand out in an obvious and odd way?

[dclary]

Is this the kind of thing you could ask your agent?

"Yo, dclary, some guyz down at the WB wants to look at yer script"

(I don't know, my fictional agent's a chicago gangster?)

"OK, Guido. What should I wear?"

"I think a polo and some dockerz'll do ya good, kid. Don' wanna scarez 'em wit da zoot suit, yaknowaddamean??"

"Um, yeah, Guido. Thanks."


Seeing as my personal hygiene idol is Peter Jackson, I'll probably have to dress up (from my normal writing attire) anyway!

[warmgoodness]

SCREENWRITERS DO NOT WEAR SUITS TO MEETINGS EVER EVER EVER EVER!!!! ( Unless they want to look like pretentious a**holes and have studio execs laugh at them after they leave). What do I wear to meetings? Whatever the hell I happened to put on when I got up in the morning: Jeans, a shirt of some kind and clogs or sneakers.

[StoryTeller79]

Where the f*** was this rule posted? Did I miss a memo? My argument is dress code, period. Like I've stated, I'll wear casual to a pitch, but I will not wear jeans and a flannel (I'd never wear that anyway, I'm not stuck in the past). All I am arguing is, wear what you want to wear. F*** those that say otherwise, and there's no point in arguing I guess, because everyone thinks they are right and others are wrong. Thus, I will be the one in my bath robe and Twinkie PJ's from Target, not to forget my Van's with palm trees on them!

FYI - I have been to a studio before, and I have seen all kind of variations of dress. Then again, theres no love for me, so I could tell you I have been to the moon and saw Elvis making out with Tootie Fields.

[poorscribe]

For me, the last thing I'm worried about is what to wear to a meeting. My primary worry is creating a script that'll get me a meeting. I deal with hypotheticals in my writing and reality as it happens. Best of luck to all whether in jeans, flannel, silk suits, or polyester.

P.S. Elvis and that chick from Facts of Life, whoa.

[Janks16]

I have sat in on hundreds of pitch meetings and I've seen many writers' dressed in suits or nice casual. Many of these folks were well known, highly paid writers. But in general, most come in dressed in jeans, nike's and a t-shirt. I have personally written two assignments for different studios and been on close to a hundred meet-and-greets, and I have usually worn a suit or gone nice casual. No one had ever complained to my former manager about my dress code. Writers rarely have a sense of style or flair, and I refuse to be one of those jerky louts who looks like he can't get a date. Perhaps many of those who protest don't understand the dynamic involved in sales. There's something very powerful about someone who walks into a room for the first time who looks, acts and behaves like they're well-paid, successful individuals with status and taste. And if you think otherwise, perhaps you should brush up on a few book by Charles Darwin.

[StoryTeller79]

Not Tootie from the Facts of Life, the comedian from the 60s/70s!

Amen to the comment about worrying more about the script then the suit!

[Mompboken]

If a suit makes you feel successful and comfortable, go get em.

[StoryTeller79]

Something nice came my way? You're on to something Momp

[Mompboken]

Did the 78 StoryTellers before you survive?

[Dignan1]

Has anyone ever worn chaps to a pitch meeting? They're quite comfortable and provide a nice breeze on those hot days.

[StoryTeller79]

I hope! I actually have a serious question for you, so I will email you, regarding Escape & Hollywood Lit and an email I got from Lindsey Fox.

[ChrisGervalian]

Forrest Gump didn't dress like a bum.

[dclary]

Has anyone tried selling like "braveheart 2" dressed in kilt and sporran and sheepskin boots?

[daviddog]

What a lot of silliness.

It doesn't matter what you wear, as long as you leave them with, "That guy looked great."

(Put another way, I don't want people to notice my clothes, I want them to notice me.)

Why anyone would go out of their way to look like crap in a business environment amazes me.

If you have the gig, then by all means show up on a skateboard with a backwards baseball cap and you'll wow them, but if you're selling, attention to your clothes shows respect for the buyer.

Oh yeah, polish your shoes and you'll get better tables at restaurants.

Momp... you just made me laugh out loud with your reponse to ST. That now puts you on par with Joseph Heller and Jerome K. Jerome.

My fashionably-raked-to-one-side hat off to you, Sir.

dd

"Say Violet, that's some dress."
"This old thing? Why I just wear this when I don't care how I look."

[StoryTeller79]

dclary is on to something I think. Dress the part!

[warmgoodness]

Hollywood culture is a great deal less formal than other business cultures. When I first started out, I tended to 'dress up' for meetings (although I never wore a tie). My agent and several fellow writers told me to stop dressing like a producer (thus my comment above about suits). Impressions are very important -- but -- you're a writer. You have a little more leeway than most. Your mind is supposed to be on the script, not on looking like you walked out of the pages of GQ (Details is another story). A great script, or a great take on a problem script is going to make a far greater impression than whatever it is you're wearing...as long as you don't smell funny. And no one...myself included...EVER suggested that you dress like a bum.

Comme des Garcons shirt from Maxfield - $350
Sneakers by Marc Jacobs from Barneys New York - $200
Diesel jeans at Fred Segal - $150
Getting the Assignment - Priceless.

[StoryTeller79]

Good thing I'd never wear a shirt from Maxfield or Jeans from Diesel, the shoes however, are tempting.

[StrayGatsby]

It's beyond me how anyone could ever wear jeans that cost more than 50 bucks. It's like paying for a double wide trailer. It's still a friggin' trailer.

[StoryTeller79]

Amen...but if it makes the person feel important, they have the right to waste big bucks on Cow ass!

[Daphne Charette]

Well, they're going to have to take me as they find me. I wish I could afford new clothes, but I can't. So the options become- my hiking boots or my cowboy boots, the least worn pair of jeans, and umm... I'll wear a sweater. Yeah. No I won't, it's LA. Oh, hell.

[Gaijin Samurai]

dignan,

those chaps - are they of the buttless variety?

[Daphne Charette]

All chaps are of the buttless variety- unless they're English.

[7oak]

I once had a bet with my little brother:

If I was the first one to finish one of our prospective literary productions, he'd have to wear a pair of assless chaps and buy a copy of Blueboy from our local newshop.

If he won, I can't even tell you the horror of what I'd have to do.

We decided on a draw.

[phoenixwriting]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> WHEN<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> I write my breakthrough script, and
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> ONCE<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> I've re-written it, fixed it, polished it, and
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> AFTER<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> it's created an absolute storm of activity in LA, and
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> IF<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> an agent thinks it's so good they'll take a chance on an unknown, and
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> ASSUMING<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> said agent can get a studio interested, and
<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> AFTER<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> I've flown across the world at the studio's expense to meet the "bigwigs"...

...well hell, I'll probably wear a loincloth and flog myself repeatedly across my back with a briar stick throughout the meeting.

No promises, though. I might wear a suit... naaah.

:)

[Dignan1]

The floging thing has worked in the past. This is how Damon and Affleck got "Good Will Hunting" made.

[phoenixwriting]

You mean I'm on to something?

:lol

[dclary]

Daphne, wear the hiking boots... It'll strike a subconscious "This person cares about the earth" tone.

And yech on the sweaters? CHEESE AND RICE it's been hot this weekend. In the 80s up here by Magic Mountain!

[Daphne Charette]

Ye Gods. Eighties is August weather around these heah parts. My body's going to be in shock. They may be stuck with t-shirts.

[kklstef]

EDITED TO CLARIFY MY POINT (I admitted I was only running on one cup of coffee at the time).

Think of every meeting as an audition, and every producer is a casting director, and when we walk in for the "part" of the writer, and we're dressed like a producer, their first reaction to us is going to be that we're not what they're looking for.

It may even be defensive, as if we're competing for their part.
And that makes them feel as though they would be constantly butting heads with us.

If we come dressed like their expectation of a creative-minded person, we can get past the "look" and start getting into what matters for a writer.

Now, if someone has it set in their mind that anything other than a business suit is dressing like a slob, and is degrading, then I guess you have to go with what you feel (what do I know, I live in PA and have never been near L.A.).

But I can definitely see the psychology behind NOT dressing in business attire.

[dclary]

kklstef, let's talk more about this over lunch.

I'll wear my Oscar Dela Renta...


:p

[kklstef]

Oscar who?

never heard of him. (I like those JCPenney suits...)

Can I wear my favorite Penn State sweatshirt? There's a hole between the P and E, I think, if you get the right angle, you can see some cleavage.

[Janks16]

Kklstef -- so what you're saying, then, is that we need to "dress down" in order to fulfill the low expectations that producers and executives have for writers. Perfect, that's just the kind of empowering attitude a writer needs when he/she goes into a meeting. You go girl! Imagine if every salesman thought that he was selling only his product and not himself. What a world, what a world.

[kklstef]

Low expectations, no....expectations, yes.

I'm saying that if you want the part, dress the part. They're not looking for a businessman, they're looking for a writer.

How do we dress like a writer? However we want, as long as we're not dressing like a businessman.

That's what I'm saying.

Now maybe some of us have been in the business world so long that we believe that the only "good" way to dress is businesslike. And that anything else is being a slob.

That's not what I see. I think business attire is just one choice, not any better or worse.

[dclary]

I think kklstef has a valid point here.

Remember, you're dealing with a bunch of people who deal with the business of ACTING every single day, every minute of the day.

The actor's gotta look like an archeologist. The director's gotta look like Cecil B. DeMille. The producer's gotta look like he's presenting to the board of directors.

You're not just the writer of a screenplay. You're a player in the industry, PLAYING THE ROLE of a writer -- auditioning for the part at every pitch.

You walk in to audtion for Shakespeare in a tux, yeah they might hear you if you, and you might get the part if you're Kenneth Branagh. You want to play Sandy in Grease but you're dressed like a lumberjack, folks might not give your performance the best score. But you dress the part, without being gaudy, and you audition the role of writer and you look the role of writer... by golly, maybe it's true that you'll have that much better a chance of getting the job of writer.

[kklstef]

Thank you, dclary, that was exactly what I was trying to express.

Also to add: the suit is a wonderful look, shows you care. But I don't know the producers want the writers to care too much. They care too much, they may prove to be difficult while defending their "baby".

[wasup jude]

Actually kk is onto something here...

Everyone has preconceived notions of how others in the business are supposed to look. From executives, to agents, to actors, to writers - everyone has a kind of look that falls into a category.

Now, if you walk into a meeting and are dressed like an executive, you risk the possibility of people in that room thinking, on a subconscious level that maybe you cannot write - since you don't look like a writer.

Hollywood is all about perception. If you look and act the role, people will take you seriously. If not, well then....

Of course, These rules ONLY apply when one is starting out, like myself, and it is important on how others perceive you. After you've made it, whip out the Boss suits and dress however you want. They'll already KNOW you can write.

WJ

[Megamoze]

The original point was not whether or not you CAN wear a suit, but whether or not you HAVE to wear a suit.

The original poster, by all accounts a newbie who's never sold anything or been to a meeting, stated emphatically that, dude, you'd better dress up for the big wigs. This is OBVIOUSLY not the case, and anyone who's remotely familiar with Hollywood would know better. Bad advice from someone who shouldn't be giving it at all.

Personally, I would regard any new writer who went into a meeting wearing a suit as a rube, a woefully naive beginner who took lessons on what to wear from his mother. Not only would I not regard this person as confident or powerful, I would feel that I could pretty much take advantage of him on any kind of deal.

If your goal is to be judged on your writing and not on what you're wearing, then a suit is exactly the wrong answer. A suit will draw much more attention to your clothes than jeans and a t-shirt.

[caliwriter]

Calm down !
Chill out!
Have a beer or something......lol

This post is not directed to everybody, only to the posters (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)who had something negative say.

1st of all, You don't know me from Adam and have no way of knowing if I've sold anything or been to a meeting or what! So why make snap judgements against me?

C'mon now, it aint that serious...it's only dialoge, no point in getting all pissed and upset about it....lol!


Why all the animosity , dude wear whatever the hell you
want ok?
it's cool with me, i dont care.......chill the F!@# out!

If you want to dress like a bum at a pitch meeting then dress like a bum. If you want to dress in a suit then wear a suit!

If you want to wear a thong thong thong and zebra print cowboy boots then wear it.

If you want to wear a dirty wife-beater t-shirt and faded jeans with the butt cut out then by all means do so!
It doesnt matter to me, whatever floats your boat.

It's a free country and you've got your opinion just like i've got mine, no right or wrong answers here just a matter of personal taste.

CW :)

too bad this aint the 1940s or we would not be having this wonderful discussion

[briadear]

You have a Penn State Sweatshirt too?!!!! Course, after last season, did you still wear it in public?

You know how everything in PA (well, central PA anyway) is Penn State oriented? Go to LA...you won't find a PSU sweatshirt, bumper sticker or whatever within miles of LA! Nittany Lions are no where to be found! It's like no one's even HEARD of Penn State!

Anyway, when I worked out in Hollywood....the dress code for writers coming to pitch stuff was nice casual. Jeans were the most common thing I saw worn. Women usually dressed up a little more than the guys...with a jacket over their shirt/blouse/t-shirt. What people wore really wasn't an issue. In fact, I loved being able to come into the office wearing jeans and a sweatshirt/t-shirt (not all the time, but I still could). It was great. Back east, you come into work wearing that and it's either "casual day" at the office or you're coming in on your day off.

Bri

[kklstef]

Bri--little Penn State secret. Penn Staters in L.A. should call the Orange County alumni association if they're looking for a place to watch the game. Rumor has it they throw some kick*** game-day parties...friends of mine that have been in L.A. on game days have gone, said they rented out the back room of a bar/restaurant and about 150-200 Penn Staters showed up.

As long as you were a member of the PSU Alumni Association, all you can eat, all you can drink.

I've never been to it myself, but I used to say I'd never move to L.A. because I wouldn't be able to watch PSU football, and I heard about the Orange County Alumni Association parties from multiple sources.

Last season was sad, but I still my wear my shirt with pride. It's never about one season.

(this year's going to be much better, Mill in #1 quarterback spot, some good recruits from the previous year's class. Next year, we could--I say could--have a great team again.)

[copywriter1]

Listen to this! I was just visiting the Studio Executive Message Board and their latest thread is about what they should wear when screenwriters come to pitch! Some feel like they should wear suits; others think they should dress down. Michael Eisner said he likes to wear only his Pluto boxers and Mickey ears when female writers come in -- just to see if he can throw them off. Harvey Weinstein said he likes to dress like a Hasidic Jew to see if he can weed out the anti-semites. And on and on. Isn't that a wild coincidence? Apparently the execs are just as insecure as writers!

[bezane]

copywriter....please give me the url on that thread....PLEASE!!!

without a doubt...the silliest of topics. wear what you're used to. if not your focus will be on the clothes and not the business at hand. i personally opt for the fatigues, tight black T (tatoos showing), and the boots of course. i hope if they're a bit nerdy they will feel cool if they hire me, or if they're candy-a$% they'll be frightened.

Okay....here's one. Just in case they're watching out the window....what do you drive up in? Rent a 930? I go for the bike....for the same reasons stated above about the clothing. A moped goes along way in Hollyland.

[Olga]

Michael Eisner said he likes to wear only his Pluto boxers and Mickey ears when female writers come in -- just to see if he can throw them off.

--- Why to take Mickey ears off? :rollin

[KD The Wubat]

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Harvey Weinstein said he likes to dress like a Hasidic Jew to see if he can weed out the anti-semites.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

That was rather excellent. As were the mouse ears.

The only person I've met here who wore a really really really nice suit was sketchy (albeit in a successful, legit way) and after he didn't hire me, was all "Hey, let's have sex" and I was like- "Um, you look like my dad, man." Creepy in the extreme.

So I guess my advice is, don't offer to have sex with people unless you're sure you don't resemble their parents, because that's just gross.

Yeah.

[Jami]

But it's totally OK to proposition people after you've said you won't hire them?

Lemme write that down. In D.C., you only get propositioned after you've been hired.

Jami

[bezane]

kd....something tells me i don't resemble your pop......so........how about it? (no jobs to offer either)

c'mon. names. we want names. or am i just being lazy by not spinning around town to find the only suit. i hate cinderella stories.

[daviddog]

...combining the two pressing issues of recent days.

Everyone start dressing like Rob Gallagher.

dd

[StoryTeller79]

And how is that? How does he dress?

Wow, why can't female agents, producers and directors proposition me for sex to get a writing gig? It's not equal justice!

[VM]

you should dress however you want, theres no rule that says you shold or should weara suit or cres. I would rather wear a suit than jeans and a flannel anyday but hey thats just me, my personality.

i didnt grow up in the Sout or the Midwest so you wouldnt catch in in tight jeans , cowboy boots and at shirt but it doesnt mean anything.

that has noting to do with my writing skills but i do know that 1st impressions are important.

Guys have it harder. The ladies have got it made!
A female writer should wear a short mini skirt, sexy garter belts and silk stockings to a pitch meeting, that'll get you noticed!

[ZODITCH]

Old thread, but how in the world did this ever get to 56 posts?

Never mind.

Bill Martell wrote an article that included this subject. The bottom line that he had was to wear something that becomes a "style", an indentifiable marker for you. And it shouldn't be something outlandish (he used the example of wearing a hat). For me, I have always, even when starting out, worn casual clothes. What a lot of people refer to as "safari" style. But I have never seen anyone pitch in a suit. Doesn't mean you can't, but don't do it just because you think you should or because you want to create a false impression. Comfortable is the word.

ZODITCH

[malibum]

the first few meetings I took when interviewing agents I was dressed up way too much. In fact, one guy even told me I didn't look like a writer. After the first couple I got into the swing of things and went casual.

[April Hamilton]

Since I've started having meetings, this topic is finally relevant to me and I finally have some actual experience to draw on! :)

IMHO, the main reason why it's a good idea to dress funky/casual for meetings is that you're supposed to be a "creative type", and a very nice or conservative suit or dress does not broadcast 'creative' to the room. Suits and conservative dresses broadcast things like "tax attorney" and "accountant".

And you know that old saw that goes something like, "If you want to become X, then act, speak and dress as if you already are X"? I think that getting people to mentally lump you in with the established pros they already work with is a good thing, and if the established pros mostly show up funky/casual, it can't hurt to follow that pattern.

[A Nonny Moose]

You nailed it, April.

And despite what some people here might tell you, established pros don't wear suits to meetings. In fact, I've been to a lot of meetings and the only time anybody in a meeting was wearing a suit, he was an agent.

Just try to blend, okay? "Blend" meaning, wear what they expect writers to wear. Which means, don't dress up.

[HConn]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote>Quote:<hr> "If you want to become X, then act, speak and dress as if you already are X"? <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END-->

This is why I wear sweat pants to my day job.

[screenGEM]

Okay, so dressing up sends out red flags that you're inexperienced and/or not that good. But when you're a minor.. and you look it.. you're pretty much a walking red flag. So what would you advise for a first-time, young writer who's meeting with a big five agent? I'm thinking that too-casual attire would make me look like I didn't respect the agent or the business... but dressing up might say I hadn't done my homework. I know this is a petty matter and the writing is far more important than the clothing, but still... I have to take every precaution necessary to not blow this. Thanxalot!

[A Nonny Moose]

Something tells me you're not going to believe me, but I'll go ahead and try.

I recommend what I'd call "European casual." You'll see it on the streets of Milan where they are extremely fashion conscious, and all over LA. Wear jeans, a knit shirt or round-necked t-shirt, and a jacket.

I've worn this for meetings at expensive restaurants with guys in Armani suits, and for casual meetings at the Coffee Bean. I've had meetings at numerous production companies, at CAA, ICM, Endeavor and William Morris. I am with one of the major agencies now.

And sometimes, you'll find you're overdressed and will shed the jacket.

By the way, I'm female. This goes for males and females both.

Good luck.

[BoonHogganbeck03]

I've never worried about the dress code. I have size 14 feet, I wear what's comfortable (and can find) - I don't worry what someone else thinks. My wardrobe consists of comfortable shirts and relaxed pants.

I had a meeting last week, and I wore a Stevie Ray Vaughan tee-shirt. The response I got, was a giddy: "We've shot two movies outside Austin. Stevie Ray Vaughan is huge there. We had so much fun!"

To which I replied, "Yeah, ain't 6th street a blast?"

Boon

[Taotropics310]

The fact is, that as a writer walking into a professional environment, you are expected to be more right brain than left brain. You are expected to be like a mad scientist. A creative type who locks themselves out of their house a lot. There are no rules, but anyone who wore an actual suit with a jacket or a tie to a meeting as a writer would be hanging a sign on their neck that said "desperate neophyte with no experience with Hollywood culture". A suit gives the impression of applying corporate culture to Hollwood culture. Put it this way - it would be as unusual and bizarre as wearing a T-shirt and jeans to a first interview to work as a senior level sales manager at General Electric.

As to agents, they are used to dealing with 16 year old rap singers in baggy pants and jerseys and are more comfortable with this kind of out there look than they would be with the look described above.

[shybladder]

I agree ... no suits.

On the dress topic, don't, repeat DON'T go dressed as a character from one of the studio's/producer's movies. It's not as funny as you think it's gonna be ... I know weird, right?

I went to a meeting with Buena Vista as Encino Man and they said they never wanted to see me again ... ever ... under any circumstances.

[annz71]

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[scriberlyLA]

NEVER WEAR A SUIT. If I wanted to wear suits I would've gotten my MBA.
The whole "jeans and sneakers" routine may be fine for men -- but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that as a woman, unless I golfed or did stand-up (if you know what I mean). BUT -- I think the great thing about being a chick writer is that I don't have to wear a skirt or dress -- I'm not an actress. I agree that business casual or artsy or whatever you're comfortable with is the best thing.
I went to a meeting on a hot day in LA and wore black pants, open-toed sandals (because I love them) -- with pedicured toes, of course, and a nice blouse with funky jewlery. I didn't know where we were going for lunch so I figured that would cover it (and it did). Hope this helps!
PS -- rarely do I see women wearing jeans in LA, unless they're under 25 and the trendy variety. Many people around town wear workout pants and sweats and I wouldn't recommend that.
Once you're established you could wear fruit on your head, if you desired.

[KinTar]

"I went to a meeting with Buena Vista as Encino Man and they said they never wanted to see me again ... ever ... under any circumstances."


Please, please, please tell me you're joking about this. Yes, it had to be a joke. Right? Yes, of course it was. ;-)

[VanillaJudas]

Nappy casual is what I've always heard.

Now, anyone care to explain that to me?

[fwuffykosak]

just remember: shirts with cows are BAD.

[annz71]

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[VM]

What the heck is Nappy casual?

[AGhost]

Seems most of the people dress like .commers.