h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I have a job interview - in this weather! Are they mad? Don't they know I melt at over 25 degrees C, and have to be carried about in a bucket? What I want to know is, is my silver-grey linen trouser suit with scalloped edgings appropriate, or will I look like an escapee from a Las Vegas wedding, and therefore should be risking heat-stroke in my blizzard-proof plum-coloured tweeds? The only other options are jeans and tee-shirt, jeans and flannel shirt, jeans and rugby top, cordroy skirt and any of the above, track-suit bottoms and any of the above, red dress with iced-coffee stain. (I am not smart by nature)

What's the interview for so I can see how classy you have to be.

The trouser suit sound fine...better to risk looking a bit wedding than spend the interview sweating over everyone. With a nice simple top and some dull-ish shoes to tone it down no problems

Or how about the trousers from the suit with just a smart top?

I have fished out my most boring shoes and put them by the suit. Hmmm. Suit legs very long and trail on ground. Fish out high heels. Hmmm. Las Vegas. Fish out black loafers. Fish out red sandals. Put all shoes I own in a line and kick them repeatedly.

Perhaps if I do something incredibly dull with my hair...

Oh sod it - go glam...always better to overdress than undress for interviews and first days - after that we all revert to natural scruffbag status.

Either that or buy some new shoes...I've got some very dull looking loafers with a whacking great heel that would be ideal.

The interview is with a literary agency - to be their assistant.

Have found a navy silk shirt, which looks acceptable. And now I will retreat to the depths of my bedroom and have an earring crisis.

Thank you everyone for not telling me to wear the plum tweed. I go a complementary shade of fuchsia just thinking of it.

That would be bad

Sounding good. Did you find earrings? I'm sure they aren't the end of the world anyway are they?

Good luck.

If its for a literary agent dress Vegas. You should blend right in.