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The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

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The byword for dress in the Western business world is conservative. This means nothing too flashy, too provocative, too casual, too tight or too revealing. 西方商界对于上班着装的观念比较保守，指衣服不能太浮华、太张扬、太

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