TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY THOMAS URBAIN- "Less formal, more comfortable: pandemic transforms work attire"
A man wearing a facemask walks past a men's clothing store on Madison Avenue in New York on February 15, 2021. - Suits and tailored shirts are out, sweatpants and pajamas are in: teleworking is changing clothing habits and even if vaccines bring back some formalism, professional attire is expected to emerge from the pandemic less strict and more comfortable. "For the last year, everybody has just been dressed from the waist up, wearing a nice short for Zoom calls," quipped stylist Sascha Lilic. Many workers who have already returned to offices notice a new relaxed vibe. "I saw someone wearing just their socks when they walked through to get something from another department," recalled Deanna Narveson, a journalist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)