Women like to look their best when they leave the house, so it’s no surprise that they choose their outfits carefully. What might come as a bit of a shock, however, is how long it takes — an astonishing five months over their working life.

    They spend almost an hour and a half a week deciding what to wear for work, on weekends and on nights out, a survey has revealed. This amounts to three days every year, and almost 20 weeks between the ages of 18 and 65.

    It also revealed that 45 percent of women find the process of deciding what to wear to work stressful thanks to the fear that their outfit will be inappropriate for work. A massive 54 percent even lay their clothes out the night before to prevent a last-minute panic in the morning — which has led to almost a quarter being late for work. Some 15 percent have left the house for work, only to go home again to change. While one in 10 have even gone home at lunch to get changed because they weren’t happy with what they were wearing.

    A spokesman for uniform suppliers Simon Jersey, which commissioned the survey of 2,000 women, said, “Many of us have a huge variety of clothes in our wardrobes, and picking what to wear can be a nightmare at the best of times. Not only do you have to consider the dress code where you work or where you are going, you have to consider whether an outfit is practical and suitable for the weather.

    “Regardless of where you work and what job you do, if you don’t wear a uniform to work, picking the right outfit can be a minefield. You don’t want to wear something which is inappropriate or too casual, but at the same time you don’t want to appear over-dressed.”

    The study of 2,000 women found the average woman will spend more than 12 minutes each weekday morning choosing what to wear to work that day, and a further 10 minutes picking out clothes on weekends. On top of that, 55 minutes of each month is spent choosing and trying on outfits for two different nights out.

女人喜欢打扮美美的出门，因此她们对自己的穿着格外挑剔也就不足为奇了。不过，女人在选择穿什么上花的时间也许让人大跌眼镜：整个在就业期

间，她们花长达5个月时间选择着装。

一项调查显示，女性每周花90分钟左右选择工作、周末和夜生活时穿什么。这等于每年花3天、18至65岁期间花20周左右挑选着装。

调查还显示，45%的女性认为挑选合适的着装去上班是一个非常纠结的过程。54%的女性为了避免早晨过于匆

忙，甚至在前一天晚上就已备好衣服，否则她们第二天上班会迟到15分钟左右。

还有15%的女性会在出门后再回家换衣服。10%的女性甚至因为对着装不满意而在午餐时间回家换衣服。

这项针对2000名女性的调查由制服供应商Simon Jersey发起，其发言人表示，“很多女人的衣柜里各式各样的衣服一应俱全，即便在最不着急的时候，选择穿什么仍是一场噩梦。你不仅要考虑你工作单位、所在场合的着装要求，还要考虑衣服是否适合天气。”

“无论你在哪儿工作、在什么工作岗位，如果不穿制服上班，选择合适的着装都要十分谨慎。你不想穿得不得体、太随意，同时你也不想穿得过于正式。”

该研究发现，一般女性工作日早晨平均花12分钟以上选择穿什么去上班，周末还多10分钟挑选穿什么。除此之外，女性每个月为两次不同的夜生活花55分钟挑选、试穿衣服。

Words to Learn 相关词汇

【惊慌】jīnghuāng panic a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior

【噩梦】èmèng nightmare an event or condition resembling a terrifying dream