Victoria Croog, 39
Clinical director of radiation oncology at Sibley Hospital
“I work with cancer patients. I choose not to wear a doctor’s coat because I want to be there for them as a human being.”
Ron Akins, 45
Manager of retail programs at the National Retail Federation
“Bow ties are one of my signatures—I have over 80. We have events around the country, and people look for my bow ties.”
Meaghan Moynahan, 28
Program analyst at the Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service
“If you feel like it’s not appropriate for the workplace, it probably isn’t. Two huge things I see are too short and too tight.”
Joseph Nicynski, 33
Business manager at Apple
“Men wearing pink. It’s not a good idea or a bad idea—it’s just an idea.”
Arienne Thompson, 34
Director of PR at MoKi Media
“Think of work as an extension of your life—you still need to be yourself. If your friends walk into your office and don’t recognize you, something is wrong.”
Victor Nguyen-Long, 37
General manager of experience innovation at Audi of America
“My favorite thing to wear to work is shoes without socks.”
This article appears in our April 2016 issue of Washingtonian.