There's a new trend growing among young Chinese workers: wearing only clothes they normally wear at home, such as pajamas, tracksuits or slippers, to work.
It is called a concept Total clothing (Horrible clothes, in a free translation) It appeared after Kendo S posted a video clip on Douyin (Tik Tok), at the end of last February, in the clothes he chose for the work day. He chose a long waterproof coat, pajama-like plaid pants, slippers, a hat and some kind of mask to protect against the cold.
According to the New York times, On video The woman reveals that her boss told her several times that the clothes she wore were “horrible” and that she needed to improve her wardrobe to respect the “company image.” The post received 753,000 likes, 136,000 comments, and was shared more than a million times. Besides this, it served as inspiration for other videos Hashtag #grossoutflitwork or #Ugly clothes should be worn for work It was posted on Chinese social networks Douyin and Weibo.
For young people who follow this trend, wearing the worst clothes in their wardrobe at work is a form of silent rebellion against their bosses and the lack of working conditions in China: For those who have jobs, overtime is part of their daily lives but the majority of young people aged 16 And 24 year olds don't even have a job.
According to data revealed by the Chinese government in January, the youth unemployment rate in this country in December 2023 was 14.9%. However, according to CNN, this is not a real value since it was only revealed five months later. In addition, write differenceChinese women's work clothes are more restrictive than men's.
“I just want to wear what I want. I don't think it's worth spending money to dress nicely to work when I'm just sitting around,” Cindy Loh told the same newspaper. designer Interiors in Wuhan. That's why she usually wears a nightgown over her pajamas, a coat, and sometimes sneakers instead of slippers.
Favorite clothes can't “smell like work”
Guiana Chen, who works as a translator at a beauty clinic in Hangzhou, only wears pajamas to sleep, but she also prefers to wear comfortable clothes on a daily basis.
He is 32 years old, but says he no longer has the ambition to advance his career or the desire for a pay rise. Instead, it puts physical and mental safety first – a term known as… Quiet ambition.
One workday, he describes New York differenceHe chose a long yellow coat with cow patterns on the sleeves, a cardigan covering his ears, black pants, and colorful socks and slippers.
“Guess how long your boss will take to talk to her,” wrote one co-worker who posted a photo of Guyana on social media.
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The woman revealed that, as expected, her boss went to talk to her and, as had happened other times, he again asked her to wear “something more casual.” SexualThe translator refuses to do this, and does the same thing when she is asked to perform tasks that she does not want to do.
In addition to their desire for comfort, CNN explains that there are workers who prefer not to wear the clothes they prefer the most so as not to end up… com. banwei Which in Portuguese means something like “the smell of work.”
The Chinese press criticized negligence in clothing, as well as a lack of professional ambition and a desire for a more relaxed lifestyle. Hey People's Daily newspaperOn the other hand, a state media outlet called the trend “ridiculous” and “self-deprecating,” but added that as long as workers behave properly and “don't hurt others,” they are free to wear whatever they want. .
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