[SteveC]

Originally Posted by tgrayson

Remember that you're not dressing to meet your own standards, you're dressing to meet or exceed the standards of the person who is interviewing you. Unless you know exactly what those standards are, your best bet is to assume they're very high.

You can determine what "high standards" are by looking around at the wealthiest, most powerful, and best educated people and emulate the way they dress. This will inevitably be dark suits and white shirts. Sure, this may be overkill for some jobs, but almost anyone will recognize class when they see it.

Deviating from this uniform will really stand out to someone familiar with business etiquette. Look at almost anyone professionally giving advice to job seekers and they'll say pretty much the same thing.

A gray shirt is a faux pas.

White shirt is the best bet. Conservative and classy. Always appropriate.