Kendra Doing Disney: Disney Traditions and Classes: For the Guys

I know that there are lots of posts for the women who are shopping for Traditions and classes, but I have yet to see a post for the guys. So to even the playing field, here's one for you.

While we are in Traditions and Disney classes, we are inside the Non-Costumed Guidelines. Here's yours:

Guidelines for Non-Costumed Men

To maintain the Disney image of excellence, clothing should be classic in style, clean, neatly pressed and creased, and fit properly. Clothing should not appear too tight, too baggy, faded, or in need of repair.

Business Attire

Dress trousers and a short- or long-sleeved professional-style shirt are required. Shirts must be tucked in, with the exception of camp style dress shirts and sweaters specifically tailored otherwise.
A tie, sport coat or suit may be required at certain times, depending on your work location and the nature of your role. Check with your area leader for more information.
Cotton twill trousers (i.e., Dockers®, khakis) are permitted only if they are neatly pressed, creased and appear to be professionally laundered.
Non-costumed cast members are permitted to wear a short- or long-sleeved oxford style dress shirt with property-specific embroidered logo. Sport coats, blazers, and ties are optional.
In addition to the options above, non-costumed men in Sports and Recreation at Walt Disney World® Resort are permitted to wear dress or golf-style shorts no shorter than three inches (7.6 cm) above the top of the knee. Shorts may be paired with a professional-style shirt (as detailed above) or with a neat, well-maintained polo or golf-style shirt. Shorts are not permitted for men in Golf Operations or for office-based cast in this area.
Clothing not permitted includes polo or golf-style shirts (except for Sports and Recreation cast), cargo-style trousers, t-shirts and garments made of denim fabrics.
Winter jackets and coats should also present a professional appearance and should be made of fabrics traditionally acceptable in business. For example, wool, leather and micro fiber offer good choices. Denim, nylon, satin and other casual fabrics would not meet these professional guidelines.

Fabrics and Patterns

Fabrics should be those traditionally acceptable for business, such as tweed, wool, cotton, polyester, silk, linen, rayon or blends of these fibers. Unacceptable fabrics include spandex, metallic fabrics, sheer fabrics, clinging knits, denim and chambray.

Patterns that are large graphics, large company and non-company logos, and styles that suggest extremely casual sportswear are not permitted.
Headwear

Non-costumed cast members, while working outdoors only, may wear hats made of natural materials, such as straw, with a small brim for protection from the sun. These should be a simple, classic style, solid tan or brown in color. Hatbands must be a solid color similar to the color of the hat. Baseball caps and visors are not permitted.

Jewelry

Lapel pins, tie bars or clips, collar bars, cufflinks, rings, a bracelet and a business-style watch are permitted.
One bracelet and one necklace, in good business taste, in gold, silver or a color that blends with your clothing is permitted. The width of the bracelet and necklace may not exceed one-half inch (1.3 cm). Ankle bracelets are not permitted.
Jewelry may not be worn in any visible body piercing. See previous section on "Body Alteration or Modification".
Only one ring on each hand is permitted. A ring may be worn on any finger

Footwear

Dress shoes and socks in good business taste are required. Western boots and deck shoes are not permitted.

There's a lot of info here, so let's break it down one section at a time.

Business Attire

Shirts

So basically, you need to get button downs. If you didn't see it above, polo shirts are a no-go. Your shirt has to be tucked in, unless it is very well tailored. Here are some options:

Notice that the collar is crisp and it is tucked in. Here are some links to men's shirts:

http://www.hm.com/us/subdepartment/MEN?Nr=4294956433#Nr=4294895776

http://www.jcpenney.com/men/dress-shirts-ties/cat.jump?id=cat100250013
http://www.dillards.com/shop/Men-Dress-Shirts/_/N-m0i8

The key elements of your shirt is the collar, the fit, and the material. Avoid breast pockets unless it's easily pressed or ironed.

DO NOT WEAR:
Denim, Polo Shirts, Tshirts, Cargo Style Trousers, Golf Style Shirts,

When you're trying it on, ask yourself if you would go interview for your dream job in it. If you would, it's perfect.

Ties, Sport Coats, Suits

These largely depend on if your role requires them, if it does, your leader will give you the specifics.

Ties

Some of you may want to wear ties. Probably not, but if you do here are some good criteria:

THE BASICS The tip of your tie should always touch your belt line.
THE SKINNY ON TIES Keep it skinny(ish) if you want to look modern. Too wide looks comical and too thin looks like you play in a band (not necessarily a bad thing).
GO FOR TRADITIONAL Your tie knot should be what we call a four-in-hand. Not too big, not too small; just right. Master the art, because it goes with every kind of shirt and every kind of suit.
DITCH THE DISNEY CHARACTERS A plain, solid color tie is a fail-safe move. Opt for subtle patterns if you must, but steer clear of novelty prints.
RULES FOR WEARING A TIE BAR Invested in a tie bar but not sure where to clip it? It should always go between the third and fourth buttons of your dress shirt.
LIKE WITH LIKE Match your ties to your suiting fabrics - pair cotton ties with cotton suits in summer; wool ties with wool suits in winter.
BOW TIES Bow ties are back in vogue. Opt for a self-tie version or go the whole hog and learn how to tie one yourself. You can pair your bow tie with a dress suit and with an Oxford shirt, pullover and chinos if it's more fun.
(http://www.woolworths.co.za/store/fragments/five-ways/fiveWays-index.jspcontentId=cmp101133)

Trousers/ Pants

Cotton twill trousers (i.e., Dockers®, khakis) are permitted only if they are neatly pressed, creased and appear to be professionally laundered.

From what I understand, only certain roles in Recreation allow shorts. If you're not sure and really want to know, I'd suggest emailing recruiting.

For most of you men, you will need dress pants. Listen carefully: dark wash jeans do not count. I'm sorry, but Disney says no. You can say Yippee Ky Yay Motherhugger all you want, but if you want to stay an employee, them's the breaks.

You guys have it harder than us chicks with dress pants, for you they need to be neutral colors.

I know it's hard, but find a pair that fits well. They can't be tight and there should be a break in the front. If the pants have cuffed bottoms, they should be a slimmer fit. If the pants aren't specifically styled to cuff, DO NOT CUFF THEM YOURSELF. Just trust me.

Jewelry

So tie pins/clips, lapel pins, collar bars, cufflinks, rings, bracelets, and a business style watch are allowed.

Examples of what is and isn't professional watch styles:

The material of the wristband makes this unprofessional. No business watch should have a fabric wristband.
The face of the watch is digital, which is a design factor of a leisure watch.
Remember: just because a watch is expensive doesn't make it professional.

A professional watch will have same qualities as professional men's jewelry. It will be monochromatic, with a clean design. Usually it'll be one type of metal, for example the Burberry watch above. It is all silver with a classic and modern design.

You can wear one bracelet and one necklace. They need to blend with your clothes, not stand out. So no statement jewelry. The width of the bracelet can be up to one-half inch, or 1.3 cm.

Jewelry may not be worn in any visible body piercing (See previous section on "Body Alteration or Modification").

Only one ring per finger per hand is allowed. That's a total of 2 for those of you who are to lazy to think about the sentence structure.

Footwear

Dress shoes and socks in good business taste are required. Western boots and deck shoes are not permitted.

So your typical dress shoes will look like this:

Personally, I consider the classic Oxford to be a good choice. Make sure that you bring shoe shine with you, with Florida's weather you're going to need to clean and shine your shoes at least once.

So here is what I would consider to be a professional men's outfit: