'New Smartin Lewis: buying new clothes for Daybreak ' blog discussion

flapjack_2

Just a thought... if you can't beat them, undermine them. Why not make your costume change into an item about picking up bargain suits from charity shops and second hand stores (how long would it take to find one of reasonable quality in your size for less than £20?) or maybe get one from George at ASDA. There are so many ways to stay on message with this. Maybe get Gok to help out!;)

irrelevant

I've not watched the programme yet, indeed I hardly get the chance to watch any morning/daytime TV, but any new show takes time to get established, all these new people trying to work together with unfamiliar routines: think about how anybody feels starting a new job!

What I wanted to point out, though, was the incredible difference a change of clothes can make. I used to be a field support tech for a small IT company. When I started, we had to wear a suit, at our own expense. A year or so before I left, we got issued with company polo shirts (mit logo yet) and could wear jeans. Initially we thought this was fine - jeans knees lasted longer when you spend a lot of time under desks disconnecting faulty PCs. The difference in how one was treated when walking into a customers, though, was amazing: before, people were deferential and polite, after, we were just another tradesman.

ThinkingOfLinking

That's true, Irrelevant; I got more respect from customers and clients when I was promoted at work and rather than wearing a polo shirt, was allowed to wear a blazer, blouse and cravatte.

Pendle_Gazza

MSE_Martin wrote: »

Why not give it a few weeks and see how you feel

Martin

Because I suspect the suicide rate in this country would go through the roof!

Giving it two days was too generous. It's all but as bad as the "entertainment luvvies" dross that preceded it.

bubbles0169

but why do they want you to smarten up?
i hate being dragged into the day kicking and screaming, but i have to and want something on the box to ease me in gently(like gmtv did) not slap me with a wet fish ifyswim (lol fish swim)

IL2L

I agree. You should represent your own personality through your style! Daybreak needs to also find it identity and its feet I suppose! They shouldn't be making their staff dress smarter if their not on camera! It is like they are trying to be the BBC team.

poppy10_2

Looks a bit odd without his stripey shirt:

http://www.itv.com/daybreak/money/countdowntochristmas/

martin71

kezbabybabe wrote: »

Pants! Are you American? Trousers, Martin, trousers, you're British after all.

Erm, no.

In England, it's mainly southerners who use "pants" to mean "underpants". Northerners (like me, and Martin) say pants rather than trousers. Under your pants will be your underpants - nice and logical, see?

Nowt to do with America.

poppy10_2

martin71 wrote: »

In England, it's mainly southerners who use "pants" to mean "underpants". Northerners (like me, and Martin) say pants rather than trousers.

I think that's just you. I'm oop north and have never heard anyone refer to trousers as pants, unless they were putting on an American accent.

martin71

Nope, not just me.

When I was growing up in Bolton, all of my friends, family, everyone at school, etc, used the word pants to mean trousers. Clearly this stretches as far as Manchester, otherwise Martin :money: (who's a Manc) wouldn't have used it as he did.

This topic also came up with colleagues in our Head Office in Sheffield, all of whom agreed that they used the word this way, too.

So, clearly not just me.