what to wear: Korean business meeting and dinner

hillview

I have a business dinner and meeting the next day with 8 sr executives from Korea (meeting is in the US). Anyone have experience in what to wear to this sort of event? Can I wear pants? Can I wear DVF dress to dinner? I will be presenting and am somewhat senior in the room (most senior from my company). The team from Korea is bringing a translator and they are a customer/client.

14 years ago

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crazyone

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From what little I know of Korean culture (and it's not much), I would wear a suit if I were you. I think the Korean business world is quite formal and if you're the most senior representative of your company you should be formally dressed as well.

14 years ago

missvee

Veteran

I would wear a pantsuit or skirt/ jacket combination. You could add some colour and pattern in your blouse or top. The key here is that it is a business dinner, not really a social occasion, so save the dress for another time.

14 years ago

Velma

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Wear a suit with a skirt, hillview--for both the meeting and dinner--nothing revealing. Think simple and powerful, and avoid the dress. If you wear a dress, Korean senior executives may well look right past you to the most highly ranked man on your team.

14 years ago

Inge

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I'm not sure about the appropriate dress code, hillview, but I don't think you can go wrong with a (skirt) suit (perhaps with a patterned blouse or top that feels very you) is always a stylish solution. It would work for both the meeting and the dinner.

14 years ago

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