Dress Etiquette

The way you dress communicates to the people around you. It tells them what you thing about yourself, weather you feel attractive, how you feel about a man, how you feel about sex, how much you respect your body and probably what kind of person you are.

Your choice of clothing also shows your attitudes and thoughts towards events, person and activity. Just a quick example, how different would you for a queen and maybe a supermarket trip? A person who dresses sloppily to work will make her boss think she does not think her job is important. And it's a good bet that she probably doesn't.

So let's start with personal grooming!

 Personal Grooming

Personal grooming is the first step of dress etiquette and to dress elegant. That means a clean and clear face, with make up applied elegantly if you need it. Your hair should be neat, with eyebrows tweezed. Hair removed in areas to give smooth legs, arm, upper lips and underarms. Nails should be clean and polished. If you are not comfortable with long nails, I suggest you keep them short and natural looking.

There should be some colour on your cheeks or lips, and a little eyeliner enhancing the natural lines of your eyes to have a radiant look.

Clean and neat attire which include shoes, appropriate to the activity or event.

 

Elegant Posture

Dress etiquette also means to have good posture.

It is a challenge to look elegant with poor posture, despite being immpeccably groomed.

Good posture contributes to poise. Don't we all always admire a lady with perfect poise? Elegant and perfecly poised - instant sophistication. 

What is Poise?

The Dictionary.com - Poise is graceful and elegant bearing in a person. I paraphrase, 'it's like graceful movement of your body, but with a lot of style".

Why Should We Develop Poise? It is another measure of self confidence. To know what to do in every situation.

How to Develop Poise is simply gaining self-awareness.

I often wondered how celebrities always carry themselves well all the time, and with that kind of pressure - you know everybody's looking! When you compare their before (they were famous) photos and now a veteran dealing with paparazzi, I can only conclude is because they now have more self-awareness. They probably correct themselves by looking at their pictures in media. They quickly learn what looks good.

Developing A Refined Taste

Much of dress etiquette comes from learning to be sophisticated from shopping and choosing what to wear and when to wear it. A refined taste helps you better construct elegant outfits. The choices you make reflects your taste. The elegant sophisticated woman is the result of her refined choices.

To dress elegant, it takes a series of choices.

"Select" is such an important word. Why? It is actually the root word of 'elegance'.

To become simply elegant, simply sophisticated, you'll have to literally choose your way into elegance.

 

 

 

Elegant Wardrobe

Dress etiquette means we always have an appropriate outfit for any occasion. That also means respecting the dress code. We have to be ready with whatever event comes by. To avoid rushing, which is not elegant at all, we have to build a wardrobe that works.

To gain an elegant wardrobe, you have to begin by taking an inventory of your current wardrobe. Be ruthless and chuck out things that are not elegant. You cannot improve what you don't measure.

Next, we plan. Planning is essential to an elegant woman's wardrobe. An edit should also be done every three months.

The best dressed women are often those who devote the most thought to how they want to present themselves. That does not mean they spent the most time or money on their clothes.

 

 

 

Professional Dress Etiquette

Have you heard that clothes makes the woman?

Be professional in your dressing at all times according to the company's level of 'professional appearance'. The professional image of a company is reflected on your professional dress. The way you dress communicates to everyone around you, your clients, coworkers and boss. It says how you feel about yourself and how you want them to feel about you. Whatever you do must reflect your professional status.

Professional Dress Guidelines

clean, neat. wrinkle free clothes

Minimal perfume

Appropriate length of skirt

Depends on the industry you work in.

Never go over the top. Too much hair, make up, jewelry, too casual, too low cut.

Alright, I hope you've gleaned some things on dress etiquette. Remember that an elegant lady is always appropriately and elegantly dressed. All the best!

 Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
 

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FASHION AND IDENTITY

WHAT FASHION REALLY MEANS TO WOMEN

 I admit that i go clothes shopping when I'm down or not feeling confident I now realize that fashion plays a big role in my life, and serves many purposes.

Even as a history major I was exposed to fashion: the red coats of the British army during the American Revolution, the Sans Culottes (the poorer class in France who wore pantaloons instead of the popular culottes in the 1790s). I would have looked very poor in 18th-century France because I wouldn't be caught dead in culottes.

This is what fashion means to me.

Confidence

 Everyone has that outfit that gives them confidence. We all want to make that grand entrance into a room and own it.  

Expression
The right threads can portray intelligence, funkiness, spontaneity, or whatever. Successful women use fashion to complement their personality. You can say a lot with the right shoes or crazy accessory.

Freedom
Fashion is a visual way to exercise your right to choose. It's easy to take this freedom for granted when you're picking out whatever you want to wear every day. I observed one of the few private schools that didn't mandate uniforms, and the kids at the other schools used to envy them for the right to choose thier clothes every day.

Beauty
Fashion accentuates beauty. Fashion, itself, is also beautiful. So, one might aim to adorn themselves with a beautiful print, material, texture, or shape (cut). It can work hand-in-hand with your natural looks to create a statement.

 

Change
I remember when a girl at work dyed her hair and another girl at the office said it was "the only way she could change because she wants to break up with her boyfriend but she can't." Hopefully most of us don't change our look for that kind of depressing reason, but fashion does provide another lever to pull if you want change in your life. You can change your style any time by cutting your hair or revamping your look.

 

Attitude
From Marilyn Monroe to James Dean to Madonna, people have used fashion to create a persona and attitude. Are you someone who kicks butt in leather and fur, or are you a preppie? I like to mix my looks: part preppie, part hipster (I suppose). And, of course, there are always those looks that we wish we could pull off but don't have the attitude to make it work.

Attention
It's never a good idea to go over the top to get attention through fashion but if you can pull it off by rocking an amazing look that everyone loves, then you've got it. I've always wanted to be one of those people that get their picture taken on the street (the Street Style genre). People on blogs comment on them: "Absolutely stunning." I could never pull that off.

Do you agree with my list, and how do you use fashion? What does fashion mean to you?

The fashion industry is not interested in making women feel better about themselves. Fashion is about making people want something they are unlikely to get ... and any satisfaction achieved is fleeting and faintly disappointing.

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WHAT YOUR DRESS SAYS ABOUT YOU

The way you dress speaks volumes about who you are as a person and as a business communicator. Let's face it, clothes talk. Whenever you enter a room for the first time, it takes only a few seconds for people you've never met to form perceptions about you and your abilities. You don't have to utter a word; people peg you one way if you're dressed in black leather, another if you're squeezed into gold lamé, and yet another if you're sporting a classic suit. Regardless of who you really are, your clothes and body language always speak first. 

No, one need not be a "slave to fashion" to be a Christian. There are no "wardrobe police" in the kingdom of God. Modest clothing, coupled with a sincere heart, is acceptable before God and all right thinking men (1 Tim. 2:9). Your clothing may signal your honor or dishonor of another. When Joseph was told he was to meet with Pharaoh, "he shaved himself and changed his clothes" (Gen. 41:14).

How would you dress to meet the president of the United States? How would you dress if you knew Jesus were going to be at services this Lord's day? (He will be there - Matt. 18:20; Heb. 2:12!)

Your apparel may show whether you are mourning or rejoicing. That was so in the case of David. His servants knew the difference in his behavior after he changed his clothes, went to worship God, and then ate (2 Sam. 12:20, 21). Note that how he was dressed while he mourned and prayed for his ailing child was different from that which he wore to go to worship. He "changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshiped." How do you dress to worship God?

Your attire may reveal your moral character. "And there a woman met him, with the attire of a harlot" (Prov. 7:10). "What," you ask, "is the attire of a harlot?" If a movie or a television show were going to portray an undercover police operation to catch men who solicit prostitutes, can you picture in your mind how the ladies would be dressed? You just answered your own question!

Men need not go to the beach to see undressed women. All they have to do is go to Wal-Mart or the mall. Our society, in general, has lost any sense of modesty and decorum. Sexual enticement is the dress of the day. "Look at me and lust" is the purposed array of many. They have no shame, neither can they blush (Jer. 6:15).

Your adornment may show your level in social and civil affairs. Haman knew how to arrange the finery of one worthy of respect and honor (Esth. 6:8, 9). When the wandering, squandering, prodigal son returned home, they put a ring on his hand, shoes on his feet, and covered him with "best robe," the finest garment (Luke 15:22). Ever heard the statement, "He dresses like a bum?" Ever have any trouble figuring out what was meant by that question? I didn't think so. Today, it seems that dressing like a bum has become a national obsession. Many dress like a rumbled, shabby hobo when they go to a funeral visitation or a rehearsal dinner. Even some churches are beset by dingy, scruffy looking folks who apparently have never been schooled in how to "dress for the occasion." (Yes, I know James 2:1-5 is in the Bible, and if that is your lot in life, we are honored to have you with us.)

• What image do I want to project?
• For my company?
• For my department?
• For myself? 

 
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FASHION AND PERSONALITY

 A woman's fashion personality says who she is, and it's expressed by her style. Most of us lean toward one particular type of fashion personality, although we may sometimes wear styles that are more closely related to another. What's your fashion personality? Do you view yourself as having a classic, romantic, trendy, or casual style?

What is PERSONALITY? A brief definition would be that personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make a person unique. In addition to this, personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout life.

The personality of a person is reflected by the clothes he or she wears. Not only clothing, but there are so many factors which affect your personality. There are so many things that affect your personality including clothes, shoes, and accessories, etc. Your attire has so much power that it can make or mar your personality. Although its' good to follow fashion and trends, but one shall not loose his or her individuality and personality in the race of fashion. Lets' discuss a few factors which shall be kept under consideration with regards to fashion and your personality.

Develop your own style: Do not rely entirely on fashion media. Stay aware and in touch with latest fashion styles, but don't follow them mindlessly. Decide what suits you best and choose the best one from the prevailing fashion trends. If you buy an expensive short dress just because it is in style, and unfortunately it doesn't suits you, all your investment goes in vain.

Choose Proper Fit: This is a very important factor. Buying branded or expensive clothes not at all guarantee that they will make you look great. An expensive branded jean which is ill-fitted is never going to make you look good. Always buy clothes which fit well on you. They shall neither be too tight nor be too loose. If you are fat, make sure that you don't buy too short clothes which may show off your bulges. In case you are very tall and are not able to find a shirt with appropriate sleeve length, don't buy a ready-made one. Buy a good fabric and get it stitched properly just as according to your length.

Maintain a clean closet: Plan your wardrobe just as you require. Don't over-stuff it just for the sake of fashion and habit of buying clothes. Buy only that you actually need. An over-sized wardrobe is always a headache. Make a complete of things that you require in your closet. Always keep few basic clothes and accessories such as a plain black and basic blue jean, a pair of black trousers, a nice white shirt, a blue casual tee, a nice short black dress, etc. in your wardrobe.

Upgrade your style: It's good to develop a style of your own, but it shall not be like that you will go on with the same for the next three-four years. It will rather make you look boring with always a same style. Keep on buying some fashion magazines and extract out something nice for you from them. You can spice up your existing wardrobe by combining them with latest accessories, such as shoes, handbags, jewelry and even a new hair-cut will work out!

So, transform yourself according to current fashion trends, but develop a style of your own, so that everybody gets attracted towards your     mesmerizing look.

 

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