But there’s one section that stands out: my eight jackets with corduroy-lined collars. To me, the corduroy-collared jacket should be as much of a staple as any dark-wash jeans or white T-shirts.

Roughly 14,500 blue-collar federal employees will soon see their federal pay rates increase, as a result of a final rule aiming to bring the Federal Wage System’s pay rates more in line with those on ...