besides, it doesnt really matter what i look like, i wear what i think is comfortable and looks nice, do you think people want to see a tall, skinny, scott van pelt look-a-like on tv? until my bosses implement a dress code i'll keep looking like i "work in a saw mill" and continue to make the lens meat look as good as i possibly can.
Remember, you're a representative of your station. You're drving a marked van, carrying a camera with the big flag on the mic. What you wear directly reflects back on your station.
I worked at a station where one of our photographers ruined it for all of us and made the Chief institute a dress code. (Female photog who showed up for work one day in flip flops, board shorts and a tank top. She got sent home. But it wasn't the first time she dressed like that.) After that, we had to wear collared shirts, jeans, shorts only on dayside on days over 80 degrees. You say you'll wait till your bosses institute a dress code. Let me tell you, it sucks when they do.
Personally, I like to dress somewhat nice every day. It's rare that I show up without a collared shirt (I did at my last station before the dress code anyways) and while I'll wear shorts on a warm day, they're nicer cargo shorts, and I'll only wear long pants on nightside. If I indeed wear a t-shirt, it's a single color plain shirt. I do stand out at my station at times unfortunately.
Sometimes I kow what we're going to be doing for the day and I can dress appropirately. The B-17 ride the other day, jeans and a black t-shirt becuase I knew I'd be climbing all over the inside of the plane and probably getting dirty. Today, we're going on a sweeps shoot, and have a nice set of clothes set out for it.
Either way, I always carry extra clothes with me. If' I'm in shorts, I always have a pair or jeans with me, and if I'm in a t-shirt, I have a dress shirt along for the ride. (I've been sent to a "last minute" funeral once, thank goodness I keep a set of dress clothes in my car at all times)