{"id":5091,"date":"2017-11-01T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/career.utk.edu\/?page_id=5091"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:53:12","slug":"professional-clothing-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/students\/develop-career-tools\/professional-clothing-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Clothing Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are working a part-time job or trying to find an internship at a job fair, a professional outfit in your closet is a must. There is a difference in business professional and business casual clothing, but it can be hard to define. In fact, standards of dress may vary between industries and companies. The Center for Career Development &amp; Academic Exploration encourages students to understand the difference and always ask for clear clothing expectations for an interview, class presentation, work, and more. At UT, we have resources to help you dress sharp and feel confident in all of your professional environments.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.candidcareer.com\/embed.php?vkey=9979b8de601f81461032&#038;shared=UnivTennessee&#038;uid=472\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"box-light card orange tx brd-\"><\/p>\n<h2>Business Professional Clothing<\/h2>\n<p>Business Professional Clothing is usually used for attending job fairs, interviews, and certain networking events. There are some select industries and companies that wear Business Professional clothing for every day work wear. The Center for Career Development &amp; Academic Exploration recommends that if there is ever any doubt on attire expectations students should wear business professional clothing. Business Professional attire includes a full matching suit typically in neutral colors like black, navy, or gray.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-light card orange tx brd-\"><\/p>\n<h2>Business Casual Clothing<\/h2>\n<p>Business Casual Clothing is usually used for class presentations, information sessions, and certain casual networking events. Business casual clothing is utilized as every day work wear for certain industries and companies. Business Casual attire includes a dress shirt with dress pants or skirts.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-light card legacy tx brd-\"><\/p>\n<h2>Rocky Top Boutique<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9487 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/Process-Image-300x290.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/Process-Image-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/Process-Image.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>Rocky Top Boutique provides all students access to rent or purchase high-quality professional clothing at a discounted price for job fairs, networking events,<\/p>\n<p>internships, presentations, and more. You can rent ($60) or purchase $200) a box of professional clothing and speak to a stylist to prepare your professional look.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myhyde.com\/uni\/university-of-tennessee-knoxville-mcc\/\">Rent our purchase your items through our webpage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-light card legacy tx brd-\"><\/p>\n<h2>Smokey&#8217;s Closet<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7740 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/Smokeys-Closet-Logo_RGB-300x300-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Smokey's closet logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/Smokeys-Closet-Logo_RGB-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/Smokeys-Closet-Logo_RGB-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><em>Smokey&#8217;s Closet provides free, gently used professional clothing and accessories to ALL students (including undergraduate and graduate) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Location: <\/em><\/strong>Student Union Room 376C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"smokeyscloset@utk.edu\">smokeyscloset@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Phone Number:\u00a0<\/strong>(865) 974-0858<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information regarding shopping hours and how to donate on the <a href=\"https:\/\/dos.utk.edu\/smokeys-closet\/\">Dean of Students website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-light card legacy tx brd-\"><\/p>\n<h2>Local Clothing Options<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/Clothing-Options-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professional Clothing Options in Knoxville<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/Alterations-Options-2021.pdf\">Alteration Options in Knoxville<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are working a part-time job or trying to find an internship at a job fair, a professional outfit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":1275,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5091","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Professional Clothing Options - Center for Career Development &amp; 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