Wow, they have some pretty hideous clothing up for sale.

Stay Classy, San Diego.

can they sell me a suit so fine it makes Sinatra look like a hobo?

My boss recently told me what I wore to the interview was waaaay too casual (though I ended up getting the job anyway). Maybe I can finally invest in an interview suit - though I seriously doubt I could fit into any of them.

It's weird to me seeing someone I didn't know wrote for the Consumerist write an article and then thank one of Consumerist's editors for the tip.

So, where (on the body, on the map, and on the air) does a man acceptably wear the Jodi Jacket?

@Oranges w/ Cheese misses her boyfriend who's in michigan: Out of curiosity, what did you wear? I never show up to an interview in anything other than an interview suit or a combo of the appropriately muted colors.

@shepd: When the guy wants to outwardly display his feminine qualities!

I'd wondered about that because they don't get paid enough to really dress that way. A zillion other jobs are like that too, i.e. they don't pay you enough to dress the way they want you to dress, much less pay the dry cleaning bills.

@sicknick: You look like a blueberry!

@Pinget: I've watched the news plenty of times and can sometimes pick out what brand people are wearing. It's relaly not any more pricey than what other business professionals wear. I'm seeing a lot of Limited and Banana Republic. These things can get pricey, but can be very, very good deals when on sale.

Too bad Jon Stewart is a hobbit. I would have totally bought his jacket.

@Pinget: for all we know the stations get the clothes for free just so the on air personalities will be seen wearing them

@Oranges w/ Cheese misses her boyfriend who's in michigan: Hmm, I'm a size 14 (Gargantuan by television standards) but found one item in my size. Looks like a decent interview suit.

Only problem, the description gives the bust on the jacket as a 36 (Rather snug for a 14, especially a coat!) meanwhile the waist is a 38?! The photo certainly doesn't make it look wider in the middle--Those are the measurements for an Oompah-Loompah!

I think I'll continue shopping thrift stores for my outfits, but would suggest that this company, like all good news outlets, needs a good editor.

@Pinget: Also, most mid-level TV newscasters are paid very well, or at least well enough that they don't shop at TJ Maxx. They get paid more than I do, and I can buy Banana Republic. I wait for sales, but $150-$200 for a skirt suit isn't out of the norm.

@coren: I saw that, too. Welcome Carrie, who has probably been here for months, but I never bothered to read the by-line.

@Smashville: Seriously? She caused a shitstorm when she used the word "theater fag" and people found that deeply offensive.

Also, people hate her liberal guts.

@MostlyHarmless: That's because it WAS deeply offensive.

@pattiesmart: I never said it wasnt. I just found it funny how everyone was talking about that, completely ignoring the rest of the article.

I recall years ago reading that what looks good on-air is not necessarily what looks good in person. I don't know if that's changed with the advent of HD or not--it might have made it even more true, I suppose.

@Smashville: Only two weeks, so we're not completely unobservant!

While they may spend a l@Pinget: Most news anchors only have to buy the jacket. There's been several cases where it turns out an anchor is wearing shorts.

@pattiesmart: Nah, just unnecessary and inappropriate. It wasn't like she intended anything negative by it.

When people say stupid crap, it's silly to get offended by it. Save your offense for people who are genuinely bigoted, not people who type stuff without thinking it through.

@catastrophegirl: I always assumed that's how it worked. Isn't there a blurb during the credits about that?

@pattiesmart: Its only deeply offensive if you are easy to offend deeply. Normal human beings see words on a page, frantic PC fanatics see a shitstorm of human rights abuses. Get a little perspective please.

I find it funny they refer to the clothing colors like crayons such as "Crayola Blue" or "Crayola Forest Green". I guess it is perhaps helpful online to refer to colors as crayons so one can look at a box and compare, but never seen it done before. Interesting, and odd.

I bet they wouldn't have something that fit me in a billion years. Wait. Linebackers do sportscasting right?

@Pinget: As a formal local news crew person/floor director I can say that both times I worked for non-PBS stations the anchor was usually clothed by some sort of clothing boutique and they'd get a blurb at the end of the newscast. e.g. "Kelly Newslady's clothes are provided by Local Boutique".

And it is true. Our sports guys never bothered with pants unless they did stand-ups. It was a dress shirt, tie, suit coat and basketball shorts. The anchors had less leeway because we always did the 'show the whole studio' shots coming in and out of commercials.

I used to work in television news and I started out making $18,000 a year in a mid-sized market (95 out of 210). Thankfully I wasn't on air so no one cared what I wore. But my roommate was in a similar monetary position and she was an on air reporter. She worked hard to look professional on a tiny budget.

I can't access the site in this article at work (out of tv now, thank god), but I can tell you that a lot of reporters just starting out or in small or mid-size markets would really appreciate this.

@floraposte: HD has made things worse. Things you could hide with make-up with SD you can't anymore. It's way harder to pull off the 'make-up hottie' look.

And news anchors (especially in the field) that look fine on camera can look totally weird and alien in person; it's along the same lines if you've ever seen a theater actor fresh off the stage before they get cleaned up.

@Pinget:
I always thought they got a clothing budget. I have no idea why I thought that, but apparently I was wrong.

@MostlyHarmless: I clearly missed that article.

@intellivised: Wouldnt it be making it better if HD gave a more realistic view?

@Radi0logy:
Normal human beings see that words on a page have meaning. Words are offensive when their intent is to offend. People misinterpreted Carrie's words to be offensive when they were not.

@Smashville:
You're not missing much unless you care about non-contender NYC mayoral candidates who happen to have an opinion on consumerism.

@MostlyHarmless: That's what I'm wondering. I remember that there were issues with stripes and checks (anybody else watch enough Mary Tyler Moore to hear SueAnne saying "strobing and bleeding!"), and that some people had silk that looked horrible on camera and pure polyester that looked wonderful.

So this is what happens to the clothes once the cookie crumbles. Damn you Bruce Nolan! Damn you! I now have cookies on my clothes.

@PLATTWORX:

The color you see on your monitor can be quite different from what the color actually looks like, because most consumer-grade monitors aren't capable of displaying highly accurate colors, and most people don't have them calibrated properly anyway. TV is an industry where color really matters, so they use Crayola color names so the buyer can be sure about the color of the product they're buying.

I take it they aren't going to have used hairpieces.
Back to you Chuck and Sue in the studio.

If I can get a brightly colored blazer and a microphone with a matching logo, I can get into all kinds of places I wouldn't be able to otherwise.

@shepd: Not just wear it, but wear it as pants.

@Cant_stop_the_rock: Depends on their stance on the excessive number of homers hit this year in the New Yankee Stadium.

@Cant_stop_the_rock:

Bingo! Cheaper than making people buy a pantone book. They can just bust open a 128 crayon set and choose the colour they like and know it'll be the same as their suit.

@shepd: To the theater of course!

@Pinget: Dry cleaning is mostly a myth, depending on what you buy. Almost every kind of dry cleaning item only clothing can be washed by hand or machine. Get 100% material(silk, wool, cotton, rayon) rather than a blend and you'll probably be able to do it yourself. Blends tend to really need dry cleaning. Things like jackets aren't easy to wash yourself, but you can, I guess.

The Dryel spot remover liquid has never let me down, but test it first on a seam, because it can take the color out.

I also make my own starch for ironing. Empty spray bottle + 1 cup warm water + 1 tbsp cornstarch.

Yeah -- Halloween is coming!!!

It's either newsperson or dinosaur - same difference.

@MostlyHarmless: Nope. Acne pits, blemishes, yellow spots on teeth, make-up lines, tiny scars... all of those things are WAY more visible with HD. SD has a bit of softening/blurring effect since the resolution is so much lower. We're used to seeing made up faces and now with HD you can actually make out clumps. For a super pro (think top ten market) it's no big deal but there is a whole cottage industry developing of HD specific make-ups and techniques/education

@floraposte: This is very true. It has something to do with the fabrics reflectivity and refraction. Strobing/bleeding usually means when something is too bright, if it goes too far beyond white it bleeds into the audio signal and makes some not so fun noises.

@pecan 3.14159265: I wore slacks and a button up blouse. Unfortunately I couldn't wear the jacket because my iron was MIA :(

I didn't feel it was omg super casual, but apparently my fashion sense is out of whack anyway. Sorry I'm a tomboy, world.