Suits: Wearing black suits is restricted to funerals and evening activities. The colours of business are dark grey/charcoal and dark navy blue. If you must get pinstripes, please get very thin ones. Make sure your suit jacket is double vented at the back lest you look like a bible salesman
Shirts: Two colours only: White and light(!) blue. Blue with white stripes is also ok. By all means steer clear of any “smart” colours like purple, pink, green etc. if you can’t pull it off properly (if you are an intern you can’t do it by default). Grey and yellow/beige shirts are hideous to look at when combined with a suit (usually without a suit as well). Don’t buy a shirt with a button-down collar if you plan on wearing a tie with it. Barrel cuffs are ugly, but I reckon wearing french cuffs with proper cufflinks might alienate a few guys on the street when worn by an intern. Get the french cuffs when you are promoted.
Ties: When combining patterned ties with a patterned shirt, you quickly look like an optical illusion. Can’t go wrong if you only purchase solid ties (very very small patterns look solid from further away).
Shoes: You forgot a key ingredient of adequate “white shoe firm” footwear: A leather sole! Stop bitching about expensive shoes. You pay for what you get, good ones will last you a long time. But thanks for helping readers to stay away from those square-toe, rubber-soled abominations by Kenneth Cole et al.
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