There is merit to both arguments: scrubs vs professional dress. I like scrubs, they are easy to clean, move about in, and comfortable, lots of pockets, and go with comfortable shoes. The prof. dress does seem to distinguish the LC and elevate him/her to a 'higher level.' To me, it would be difficult to carry out my duties as a mostly bedside hospital LC in prof. clothing. If I was mainly seeing clients in an outpatient setting, directing a program, doing committee work, and staff education I would wear prof. clothes. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ <b>Help protect your PC:</b> Get a free online virus scan at McAfee.com. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html