Formal outfits have shone by their absence during these months of pandemic.With the closure of the offices and the inclination for teleworking, costumes, ties and heels have remained at the bottom of the closet.On the contrary, in video calls they have peeked sweatshirts, bare feet and pajamas.But, with the return to offices and gradual recovery of normality, it remains to be seen if the work clothing will also return or if, on the contrary, the costume codes will be further relaxed, as it had been happening in recent years in recent years.

For Rebeca Ávila, Vice President of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility of Accor for southern Europe and founder of Working outfits, clothing will be adapted to each context: “Fashion does not cease to be a reflection of what happens around us.It is normal that in a moment of confinement and teleworking the codes have been relaxed to adjust to the specific environment ”.Even the people who always wore formally proven the advantages of opting for more comfortable garments, recognizes the expert.

But not the old customs are going to be lost.“It is not the same to go to a face -to -face event than to an online: for a conference through zoom the codes can be relaxed, but not for an auditorium in an auditorium.In the future, we will get used to dressing in a hybrid way, ”continues the expert.Nor Pedro César Martínez, director of the Master in Human Resources of Icade Business School, is in favor of lowering the level that is required when working, especially now that it begins to return to the offices.“Although there is relative freedom, there must also be some codes, companies should not be afraid to establish protocols.It is also a sign of respect for the rest of colleagues, ”he says.

In this sense, Martínez remembers that neglecting the personal image was precisely one of the problems derived from the first months of confinement."Now we all have to correct certain habits.In fact, many of them have already been corrected during this time, even with teleworking, ”says the expert in relation to those who, especially the first days, did not leave the pajamas.

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An idea with which Ávila coincides, who forecasts the effect contrary to the happened during the first months of the pandemic."Being so long locked up, now any occasion seems to us a good time to fix ourselves," he says.Thus, the expert believes that formal clothes will return to the streets, but with an extra comfort.Something they are already observing from the brands themselves."During the confinement she raised sportswear.Then there has been an adaptation period, which was previously more formal is now having more casual variants, ”supports the Corporate Director of Tendam, Ignacio Sierra Sierra.From the brand they bet on formal garments but somewhat unstructured and less rigid for the return to the routine."You can dress up correctly, but more comfortable," says Ávila.

The relaxation or not of the codes will be subject to the range, the sector and the agenda of the day in any case."With our clients, our image must be more careful than what we can maintain with our colleagues, which can be a more relaxed point," says Teresa Coelho, responsible for KPMG Human Resources in Spain in Spain.Ávila also goes in this address: “I, for example, that I dedicate myself to public relations, I am aware that I must convey a certain image, but when I go to more informal events I adapt to the wardrobe of the attendees so that everyoneFeel comfortable ".

The key is, therefore, in the ability of each one to know how to adapt to different environments and concrete situations.This is also seen by the Corporate Director of Human Resources and General Services of IMF Smart Education, Ana Abril, who advocates fleeing unified norms in the corporate field.“The key is not in the codes of the clothing, but in the use of it: for what, when and with whom.If you open the code, you get the teams to mature when it comes to understanding and deciding each situation, holding the impact of their actions, ”he concludes.