Things I want new employees to learn about professional dress codes: Part 1, The 'X' Tribe

Well, last week, while saying ' a little knowledge is a dangerous thing,' I declared that ' I want to write about what I have to say regarding new employees' dress sense!.' Yes, I have a mountain of things to say (lol).
As I wrote last time, I want to dive into everything from things that will be pointed out and corrected by senior staff within just a few weeks, to things that continue to be done incorrectly forever because even the essential seniors and bosses don't understand them—there's no end to it if you start worrying.
This is, without a doubt,
while gently saying it's aimed at new employees, it's full of things I also want to point out and instruct to mid-career and older people who have built up a decent amount of experience.

What kind of mistakes are these that I want to write about?
Let me list them as they come to mind.

If I take up one per week, it will last for three months (lol).
However, I'm sure trendy topics and other things I absolutely want to write about will come up along the way.
I don't know how it will turn out, but for now, shall we go in order from the top?
So, let's quickly start with the first installment,
' I want to eradicate the 'X' tribe!.'

The 'X' tribe is a sight often seen around November every year, when it starts to get properly cold and people begin wearing their brand-new coats.
On a newly purchased coat, there is often an 'X'-shaped basting thread sewn onto the slit at the hem (called a vent) to prevent the fabric from curling and getting a strange crease. This thread is strictly for preventing creases during display and shipping, so you should remove it before wearing, but a certain number of people forget to cut the thread (or don't even know they should remove it) and wear it as is.
Basting threads are sewn in an 'X' mark using a thread color different from the fabric to make them easy to notice, but some people even mistake them for an accent color and leave them on.

A while ago, I wrote a column titled ' Tagging is prohibited! (lol),' but in the end, the mindset is the same. They don't know if it's okay to throw away the tags and threads attached to the clothes they bought. The idea of 'I'll just leave them on since I went to the trouble of buying them!'

The same kind of ' forgetting to cut' happens in the spring when people buy new suits or jackets, which is the ' Spring 'X' Tribe.'
These are the new recruits who bought a black suit for job hunting in their student days, but when they asked their seniors, they were told, ' That's only for job hunting; you need to buy a navy blue one for the entrance ceremony.' Although they bought a new suit for their first day of work, just like with the coat, there are always a few new recruits who don't know to remove the basting thread on the rear slit and show up to work with it still on.
Recently, double-breasted suits aren't in fashion, and I don't think many new recruits wear them, but since double-breasted suits have slits on both sides (in this case, they are called center vent is not used, but rather side vents in the plural), they end up showing up to work with two 'X' marks left on.

Basting threads aren't limited to just the vent.
Depending on the item, side pockets and breast pockets are sometimes sewn shut, and you might even wonder if it's okay to cut them. It seems that basting threads for pockets are often made with the same color thread so they aren't noticeable, which makes it even more confusing.
Ultimately, the only thing that should be put in the pockets of a suit or jacket is a pocket square, so while the basting thread on the breast pocket should be cut, it might be better to leave the basting thread on the side pockets to prevent the jacket from losing its shape.
For people who want to throw everything—handkerchiefs, pocket tissues, receipts, and even coins—into any pocket they see, it might actually be more convenient to have them closed with basting thread.

By the way, when you go to dinner shows for celebrities, especially Enka singers, there are ladies who approach the singer as they walk through the audience while singing and try to stuff tips(often ten-thousand-yen bills?) into their pockets. The suits that singers wear, which are often flashy with glitter or sequins, are strictly costumes and are not practical or functional, so the pockets are often just decorative dummies. Not knowing this, they try hard to push the bills in, but since there is nowhere to put them, the singer ends up accepting them while looking confused (bitter laugh).

Now, here is the lesson:
Before wearing a newly purchased suit or coat for the first time, check carefully to see if there are any basting threads, and remove them carefully and cautiously so as not to damage the fabric.
Surprisingly, even mid-level employees make this mistake.

*The image was borrowed from bearpond's blog on Hatena Blog, dated 2018/03/02.