when men wear dress shoes, pants, belt, shirt and tie, what is the equivalent on a lady?

i could see a conservative business suit in the category, but what else?

does age make a difference? the age group is 17-26ish. maybe more like 18-23 years old.

occasion? i am supposed to speak(with powerpoint) to a group(maybe 30 or so)

ps it is not a real presentation, but a class assignment.

the male prof says, men wear this, tie, etc, and then doesnt say anything about women, because since hes a man he says he doesnt know. fair enough, but i dont want to be underdressed since its for a grade.

i was thinking dress shoes, suit pants and a button up. all non crazy colors and styles. appropriate enough or not enough?

also if anyone could recommend a book about ladies formal/business attire that i could get at barnes and nobles. com or something, thatd be great too

I have some vintage suits from the 40s that are just really gorgeous and extremely conservative like this one (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:l9KZ0FTni4oJ:www.etsy.com/view_listing.php%3Flisting_id%3D37582051+handmacher+suit+etsy&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca). Is there anything wrong with wearing business formal with hose and pumps?

My new job says the training is business casual and the job is business but you don’t have to wear a suit. What do I wear?
This is for or women.

My new job says the training is business casual and the job is business but you don’t have to wear a suit. What do I wear? I’m Female.
Business casual is not allowed.

My sister just got a job where they said business casual for the interview but then said “dress appropriately for business but you don’t have to wear a suit. She’s confused as to what she should be wearing. Any tips?

My cousin (from Ireland) is marrying a Polish girl. We’re going to the wedding next month (August 07) but are unsure what to wear. We don’t want to be under or over-dressed. I was going to wear a business suit and my wife is trying to pick her outfit at the moment. Any help on what to wear at contemporary Polish weddings would be appreciated (bride and groom are both in their late 20s so there will be a mixed-age crowd there).

Also, if you have any tips on Polish wedding traditions that we should observe these would be welcome.

No facetious or racist answers, please.

I have a interview this Friday with the NBA store in Manhattan, and the lady told me to wear business casual. At first i thought she meant a business suit but someone told me its not a business suit and for every company its different attire so if someone can give me some links or pictures for a business casual attire to wear to NBA store interview i will greatly appreciate it. thanx in advance

A debate is raging in my office regarding a magazine that we are putting together. An article was written by an African-American so I chose to use a clip art cartoon of an African-American business woman to accompany the piece. A couple of people in the office are saying that she might be offended, but I cannot see why since she is a black woman and the clip art isn’t at all offensive. It is simply a black woman in a business suit.

Are there any opinions out there, especially from African-American women? Thanks for your help!

I am to attend a company annual meet, I do not have any business suits like pants and shirt.

I borrowed a friend’s business suit and had it dry cleaned prior to returning it. She left me a message saying that she tried the jacket on, and she thinks the dry cleaners may have shrunk it. Not sure what to do now? Do I offer to pay her for the jacket? Do I take it back to the dry cleaners and complain?