What not to wear: lab edition

An image showing a researcher dressed in sandals and wearing shorts, pondering at a sign on a laboratory door which shows that shorts may not be worn

Source: © M-H Jeeves

Your health and safety advisor is not your personal stylist

I’m not usually someone you would come to for advice on what to wear. I discovered the walking shirt and chinos combo in 2009 and haven’t looked back since. Yet every year, people come to me seeking my expert sartorial advice on one particular matter. ‘Can I wear shorts in the lab?’