Dress advice for interviews

I haven't read these discussion boards for some time, and I acknowledge many of the responses so far as from our seasoned and well respected HR professionals. However, I am struggling to comprehend why we are offering advice on what someone should wear to an interview?

Surely an individual should wear whatever they feel appropriate, be that a dress, suit, skirt, trousers, jeans or swimming costume - although if someone turned up for an interview for an office job, I would worry they may get cold in the latter!

Hi Linda
We are offering advice on what to wear to an interview because someone asked us for our advice. No one is arguing for HR to have a seat on the board to uphold dress codes at interview or that this is what the profession is for. One of our virtual colleagues has simply come to his network for a bit of advice for his daughter. Not every post on here deals with obscure legal points.

Hi Linda
We are offering advice on what to wear to an interview because someone asked us for our advice. No one is arguing for HR to have a seat on the board to uphold dress codes at interview or that this is what the profession is for. One of our virtual colleagues has simply come to his network for a bit of advice for his daughter. Not every post on here deals with obscure legal points.