Estate agents and any dress code

It’s so very sad when someone feels entitled to ‘dish it out’ but clearly can’t cope with any perceived criticism aimed at them.
The use of blusher was clearly mentioned by this person, hence my mention of its use. 🤣

Doodledog

Gosh. How someone overweight with pale skin, curly/wavy hair, no make up, an 'uninteresting face' and a bohemian style of dress can be deemed incapable of selling houses is beyond me. All a man has to do is put on a suit, however, and his selling skills aren't questioned. We haven't come far, have we?

Heavy boots and an untidy pre-raphaelite hairdo (long hair and tight curling, no make up and a pale uninteresting face

When in a hole M0nica it is generally considered wise to stop digging.
The pre-Raphaelites clearly rated pale skin and a certain type of hair do.
Boots or trainers with a dress are far from uncommon.

Let’s face it, how she was dressed was not to your taste - that’s probably a generational thing. It doesn’t necessarily do to apply septuagenarian or octogenarian standards to younger people.
I trust she was not so rude as to judge you on your appearance?

Doodledog

Gosh. How someone overweight with pale skin, curly/wavy hair, no make up, an 'uninteresting face' and a bohemian style of dress can be deemed incapable of selling houses is beyond me. All a man has to do is put on a suit, however, and his selling skills aren't questioned. We haven't come far, have we?

You understand my point.

I believe if I rate agents I want one who does the job well, has a good attitude. I don't care if they are a professional, a good solicitor and surveyor will sort the details, or have with all my/our purchases.

However, we all find different looks appealing - shallow, I admit. I prefer slim, trim athletic type build, lots of thick hair (I happen to have fine thin hair), no facial hair, no tats - I'm equally picky for women and men!

Disappointing to see people, in this instance estate agents, judged on their physical proportions and specific dress code, no, we haven’t come far have we Doodledog

Gosh. How someone overweight with pale skin, curly/wavy hair, no make up, an 'uninteresting face' and a bohemian style of dress can be deemed incapable of selling houses is beyond me. All a man has to do is put on a suit, however, and his selling skills aren't questioned. We haven't come far, have we?

Doodledog

What has their slimness to do with their ability to sell houses?

Nothing.

I personally value slimness, knowing slim may not be possible for all people all of the time (illnesses etc).

The post was about what appeals to some. The "not just rolled out of bed look" being mentioned as not appearing very professional.

If I were to rate estate agents on looks - I'd select slim, trim people in jeans and white shirts, jackets, mules/loafers. I live in the country. However, I tend to rate estate agents on their work attitude and knowledge, not sartorially.

What has their slimness to do with their ability to sell houses?

Steelygran

I'm a fan of The Parisian Agency on Netflix. The agents' style is usually smart casual, sometimes trendy. I like Sandrine Kretz' working wardrobe, although I realise that some of the styles might work in Paris and other large cities, but not so well in a smaller towns and villages .
I've noticed that younger professionals in real estate, and other occupations, dress more casually these days. I think it makes them more relatable. As long as they're reasonably smart, I don't see it as a negative thing. As others have mentioned, their attitude is just as/more important.

I had a look to their page. their team appear slim, well dressed, and relatable. Wearing my favourites, jeans, open white/light shirts. Would sell here, as long as the attitude to work was present.

I always think how much easier it is for men generally. If they want to look professional they can wear a suit. If they want to look casual it can be trousers or jeans with a t-shirt and jacket. Simple. Much harder for women particularly as I find a lot of clothes are cheap and badly made. But I would be totally put off if a female estate agent was not well-dressed.

Since you do not know me and have not seen me, your remarks can only arise from your fevered imagination because I have made no claims about myself at all.

Every so often, in all aspects of our life we some times meet someone whose representation and attitude for the position they are filling, whether estate agent, doctor, shop assistant, or any other role where they need to liaise with the public, is quite inappropriate, and leads one to doubt their professional competence.

As we are house hunting at present. We have been shown round a number of houses by a variety of estate agents and this is the only one who has led me to make any comment, because she was so inappropriately dressed for the job she was meant to be doing.

Sad to read such judgemental comments from a woman who clearly deems herself to be of superior intellect and obviously superior fashion sense to this EA. I would love to know what the estate agent thought of you, because I suspect that your carefully applied blusher cheeks and animated face said it all!

I've noticed that younger professionals in real estate, and other occupations, dress more casually these days. I think it makes them more relatable. As long as they're reasonably smart, I don't see it as a negative thing. As others have mentioned, their attitude is just as/more important.

I quite agree, but take exception at someone looking as if they have just got out of bed and haven't yet washed their face or combed their hair.

I'm a fan of The Parisian Agency on Netflix. The agents' style is usually smart casual, sometimes trendy. I like Sandrine Kretz' working wardrobe, although I realise that some of the styles might work in Paris and other large cities, but not so well in a smaller towns and villages .
I've noticed that younger professionals in real estate, and other occupations, dress more casually these days. I think it makes them more relatable. As long as they're reasonably smart, I don't see it as a negative thing. As others have mentioned, their attitude is just as/more important.

AlpineGranny

Anyone watch Buying London on Netflix? Those Agents are very well dressed!

Yes, I saw that, and was going to comment about it, then I saw your post . There is well dressed and then there is dressed to the nines!

Personally, I wouldn't mind about how an EA dressed. I would care if I were selling a house and their attitude was slipshod, and I would care if the vendor's agent messed me about by being late or cancelling an appointment at the last minute. Otherwise, I can't really see that it matters, really. They are just showing you round a house, and it's the house that matters.

If that's all you have to moan about, lucky you.

The description of the female estate agent sounds as is she really wasn't very well. She is probably aware the job was not for her.
I have to say sometimes I am very aware of people being very smartly dressed and it being a facade.
I remember seeing a lady at my DH hearing aid place and she was very well dressed and very friendly until he said no he wasn't buying new aids and then her attitude changed completely.
I find what people say and eye contact is the most important thing.

Primrose53

I know a qualified Speech Therapist who visits people looking like she has just come out of some dodgy backstreet nightclub.

She wears scruffy, grubby trainers, those ribbed trousers which flare at the bottom, a grubby looking top and an old jacket. She has a pierced nose and her hair is greasy and lank. Urgh!

Is she any good at her job?

I know a qualified Speech Therapist who visits people looking like she has just come out of some dodgy backstreet nightclub.

She wears scruffy, grubby trainers, those ribbed trousers which flare at the bottom, a grubby looking top and an old jacket. She has a pierced nose and her hair is greasy and lank. Urgh!

Interesting observation- I also think that there are quite a number of quite scruffy looking female MPs. When you look along the rows of them sitting down, the men generally look smarter - mostly in suits- and apart from a few notable exceptions- the women look untidy and fairly sloppy. Does this reflect the standard of their attitude to work?

Probably the younger people who think she looks the height of fashion won’t be the ones paying for her professional services.

How judgemental people are! These comments are mainly made by older people. Maybe, in the eyes of younger people she looks the height of fashion.

I wouldn't be that bothered about her appearance but I would be bothered about her seeming lack of interest.

Some years ago, when we were thinking about selling our house (we stayed where we are in the end), we were very impressed with our (male) estate agent's smart, professional appearance and what appeared to be his knowledge of the market. We chose him, and what a difference once we had signed up! He was never available to speak to, and on the rare occasions that I got through to him, he was obviously too busy trying to get more business than to speak to existing clients.

To be honest the attire is not what concerns me but the lack of knowledge. We had several TPOs on trees in our garden and wanted to stay in the house whilst the estate agent took potential buyers around. The estate agent claimed she had been doing that work for over 16 years but knew nothing about TPOs. As we lived in an area obsessed with trees, i could not believe she had never come across a property with at least one TPO. the potential buyer asked who would be responsible for the maintenance - she replied the local council. Hogwash! I also heard her replies about what you could do to the trees - load of rubbish. A good job we were there to provide the correct information .
When we sold a previous property the estate agent had very odd shoes and suit choice ( fashionable?) yet he was persistent in getting us a sale.
So attire is certainly not one of the criteria I would go by.

I have never been required to wear stilletos Scotgirlnick, but as a solicitor I always had to abide by a dress code and it didn’t bother me in the slightest. It certainly wasn’t ‘demanding’. The secretaries etc didn’t have a strict code but had to look smart so as to give a professional impression to clients. Denim was banned. I don’t think it’s ‘old fashioned’, it’s called looking smart and looking the part.

Re dress code of professionals and those aspiring to be professional who influence our precious children.
I feel teachers dress code must be professional at all times. Hair groomed, clothes clean and tidy is the basics before teaching. Why is this even questionable?