Why is it that teachers wear things to our jobs at school
that we would never wear anywhere else?
Today I discovered a dirty secret about teachers,
particularly but not limited to female teachers, and our work wardrobe: We own multiple versions and colors of
cable-knit cardigan sweaters.
My friend has many black cable-knit cardigans. Her friend has many gray ones. I have rust-colored ones, black ones, gray
ones, blue ones, pink ones, green ones, and multiple shades therein. I have pull-overs, button front, zipper front,
handmade, man-made, factory-made, long-sleeved, short-sleeved, medium-sleeved…
I think about the fantastic women with whom I work, and I
realize that they wear a lot of cable-knit cardigans, too. An impromptu
poll reveals that this is some sort of unwritten Teacher Dress Code
requirement:
In cold weather, all
teachers must resort to wearing cable-knit cardigans over otherwise stylish
clothes. These cardigans can be any
color, but they must bulge awkwardly at the belly to accentuate the teachers'
already self-conscious areas. The uglier
the sweater, the better, especially if these sweaters are extremely ugly
non-holiday themed garments.
We are all members in the Sisterhood of the Cable-Knit
Cardigans, and we totally rock the sweater sets. Rock on, twisted cable-knit sisters, rock on.
