Nora, your message might have been laden with a bit of sarcasm, but (1) no
one really expects museum staff to dress expensively anymore, if ever,  (but
some persist); (2) outside the art museum field (and inside) there are lots
of well-liked and socially admired staff who go the blazer, khaki, &
sockless topsiders route and (3) discount merchants carry some fine labels
if it's essential.
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From: Nora Buriks <[log in to unmask]>


<lots of snipping>


  >Another very odd dichotomy was that although the pay
>at museums (and galleries) is low, one is expected to be not only highly
>educated, but also have a certain "look".  It is not easy to buy those
>Armani suits when you can barely pay the rent- yet you can't be dressed
like
>a slob when you meet trustees....