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when you're hosting, do you dress like a professional or do you slum it up or both?

I slum it up, sorry to say more often than not. Tee shirt and jeans. Every once in a while, I'll put on a nice polo and slacks to switch it up.

But our female KJs always doll it up real sexy and make me look like I'm homeless when I host.

I always just dress to the vibe of the venue.

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C Mc
KJ, FL

I typically wear jeans and some kind of wild print or Hawaiian shirt on. During winter more t-shirts.

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I used to dress up much more than I do now, but it really depends on where I'm working. I always make sure I fit in, or dress a little above.

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Birdofsong

i dress for the place. There is no reason to wear a tux for a little pub.

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I guess it depends on your definition of "dress up".

If wearing a nice collared shirt and big boy shoes means dressing up, then yes. I "dress up". When I am doing a private party, I always have a jacket in the truck, just in case. My motto is its always better to be overdressed for a gig/party/business event than under dressed. But that's just me.

Depends on the venue of course, but as the host I always wear something to look presentable.

I don’t dress to impress – but I do enjoy looking impressive!

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We always dress presentable and so we stand out...KjFlorida is known for his "wild shirts"...me for my "Bohemian style"

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I wear black jeans with a white short sleeve polo shirt with my logo embroidered on it. Nice look, very professional without being overly dressed and works at any venue.

Not only do I try to be professional, I try to look professional too. Appearance is everything and will set you apart from the rest.

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Dress to the venue/crowd but I default to jeans and a nice polo or button shirt. No A/C in the bar that I work though so during the summer I will even wear shorts occasionally.

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-Chris

Usually wear golf shirt with my company name or a Hawaiian shirt so I can be located quickly if I step out from behind the deck.

I normally wear a nice pair of jeans and a nice button up shirt or polo.
A decent pair of shoes (no tennis shoes) I always try to look professional.
If I am doing a wedding I have dress options listed so the customer dictates the look.

Except for specifically formal eve ts, I wear black jeans and a black dress shirt at all times. This seems to fit virtually every standard venue and still look professional.

One note: I ALWAYS wear sandals, all year long. Not just for comfort, but because they are a trademark of mine. I actually used to do business as Sandalman Karaoke & Entertainment many, many years ago...

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My stage name is "KJ Converse" because I always wear Converse tennis shoes for my shows (private functions excluded).

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-Chris

I am like you. I always wear sandals, or flip flops. I live in Florida. It is just too damn hot for shoes here!! Normally, I wear a black Tee Shirt or Polo Shirt with either Khaki shorts or denim shorts.

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I was asked by one place to show more cleavage but I declined as a public service.

As a female I try to look nice but not like bait. For one thing I don't want the females in the bar thinking I am trying to outdo them (at my age I didn't think I was in the running but I have had a few get ruffled feathers just from their dates making conversation). For another I don't need to be accosted in the wee morning hours when I'm loading out by myself. So I tend to be presentable yet neutral.

Sometimes I have theme nights where everyone wears tropical or the ladies all wear fine dresses so it is fun to mix it up a bit but the other consideration is some lady's outfits aren't very convenient when it comes to carrying heavy things or putting up speakers. Evidently at one place part of the entertainment was watching me crawl around under the table plugging in things before the show. I didn't know it for months.

As pretty much everyone has said, it's venue-specific, but I tend to split the difference by rocking nice jeans and some sort of collared shirt (polo, button-down, etc). Ever since finding out the bartender at my Thursday night gig is a fellow ex-Bostonian, we've taken to wearing Boston sports memorabilia, and it's become sort of a fun little gimmick. And it makes me easy to locate when I'm mingling. "Which one's the KJ?" "It's the dude over there in the Vince Wilfork jersey. Can't miss him."

I'm a chronic dresser-upper when doing private parties and weddings, though. Unless I'm specifically instructed not to dress up, I'm gonna assume I should look like a million bucks.

Western shirts like Scully...with lots of buttons and embroidery.

Hip beer shirts...with embroidered patches and the "delivery" guy's name over the pocket.

Always dress for the show!

Most of the time when I used to host it was casual because that was the type of atmosphere I wanted to project. It depends on the job, for weddings and New Years it was a full Tux, cumber bun, vest the works. For Halloween it was a costume of some kind usually a cowboy or soldier. Most of the time it was white tennis shoes, and Hawaiian shirt the louder the better with blue jeans. I have always played to the the crowd. It was lucky to be in California hosting, people are more casual in attire out here and don't dress up as much as back East.

Clean, casual attire for public shows.

We have 6 seasons up here in the mountains.

1. Ski Season (you know it as winter)
2. Mud Season 1
3. Short Spring
4. Short Hot Summer
5. Mud Season 2
6. Short Autumn

This effects footwear selection tremendously.

Hats. Hats are my thing. Fedora style, stingy-brim, ski caps, baseball caps, cowboy hats.
Hats can be conversation starters and often serve as mnemic devices.
I have to say that even though I don't mind it when a lady wants to "borrow" my hat, it kind of freaks me out when grown men ask to wear my hat.

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