It's probably still best to check which look your boss prefers before marching into an important meeting with a loved one’s name engraved on your knuckles. But office workers are now just as likely to have a tattoo on open display as wear a suit to work, according to a survey. Only one in ten British office staff still wears a suit to work on a daily basis, claims the study.

　前日熱播的影視劇作《杜拉拉升職記》算是近期主流媒體對于白領的職場生活受到輿論關注最多的一部影視作品，白領的影視代表徐靜蕾在劇中身穿的有型職業裝受到影迷的熱捧。而在現實生活中，職場白領上班真的都穿職業裝嗎？有調查顯示，只有10%的英國職業白領在上班時候穿正裝，此外，還有越來越多的“個性白領”在穿著正裝的同時故意露出自己身體上的“紋身”似乎在宣告：即使是正裝也能展現自己有個性、有創意的一面。

　Smart or casual? A new survey has confirmed changing attitudes to office attire Yet the same number go to work proudly showing off ­tattoos at least once a week. The study shows traditional formal attire is being replaced by much more casual clothing, with 37 per cent wearing a suit and tie only when they have an important meeting. Thirty-eight per cent wear jeans at least once a week, with only 18 per cent of workers regularly wearing a tie.

　有調查顯示，越來越多的白領“舍棄”嚴肅的正裝，更愿意在工作場合穿著舒服的休閑裝，甚至每周一次在工作場合中展示自己的個性紋身。據悉，有37%的白領只有在特別特別重要的會議、以及工作場合中穿著正規西服、和正裝，有38%的白領在工作場合每周至少穿一次牛仔褲，與此相對，只有18%的白領平日在工作中打領帶。

　It seems this trend is likely to grow over coming years, with two-thirds of us believing dress codes will continue to relax.Paul Say, head of marketing at online bank First Direct, which commissioned the study, said: ‘The research shows British employees are becoming ever more liberated in terms of their appearance.‘A third of workers say a casual dress code would boost productivity and nearly two thirds feel it would ultimately make them happier.’

　目前來看，這種拋棄正裝推崇職業裝的趨勢逐步在都市白領中蔓延，原本被譽為職場“穿衣法則”的老規矩逐步逐步被淘汰。一位網上銀行市場主導該調查的負責人Paul說：“我們所進行的調查表明在英國，越來越多的普通職工在對工作穿著的選擇上持開放的態度，有30%的白領覺得穿著舒服的衣服工作能提高工作效率，有60%的白領感覺穿著職業裝能讓他們更加開心！”