From Tokyo to London, heatwaves send men to work in shorts
- Major retailers said linen shorts and suits were flying off the shelves in BritainWARSAW/LONDON: Scorching summer temperatures have done what decades of dress-down Fridays have failed to do — get men to the office in shorts.
- This year the metropolitan govt’s long-standing no-tie, no-jacket “Cool Biz” campaign took a step further by encouraging its staff to ditch long trousers, and even try T-shirts and sneakers.
- As heatwaves mounted across Europe, other workers followed in Tokyo’s wake, sometimes with the encouragement of authorities and management, sometimes without
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- Major retailers said linen shorts and suits were flying off the shelves in BritainWARSAW/LONDON: Scorching summer temperatures have done what decades of dress-down Fridays have failed to do — get men to the office in shorts.
- This year the metropolitan govt’s long-standing no-tie, no-jacket “Cool Biz” campaign took a step further by encouraging its staff to ditch long trousers, and even try T-shirts and sneakers.
- As heatwaves mounted across Europe, other workers followed in Tokyo’s wake, sometimes with the encouragement of authorities and management, sometimes without
Sources: Times of India