Dress for Success

Isn’t it true that you want to impress your clients, win contracts that are great for your company and “breathe” professionalism throughout your whole person?

To achieve these objectives it’s not enough to be competent and informed, you also have to win your credibility through a proper wardrobe - which by the way has different rules, depending on the work area.

Working in a corporation

If you are working in a law company, a bank or a consultancy, the best is to pick classic and stiff clothes, two piece suits with pants or skirts, which would have to come in neutral colors like: black, grey, military green or different shades of brown.

Working in a looser or modern environment

Are you working in publicity, journalism at a newspaper, radio or television? Then you probably want to have an apparition as distinctive as possible, less orotund and to be, at the same time, wearing comfortable clothes. With all these said, it is still important to remember that you have to wear decent clothes, adapted to the requirements of your profession. The so called “casual - elegant” style is the best choice in your case. You can wear here jeans, a blouse or a coat as long as they are a little formal and the colors not too bright.

Working in service industry

If you are working in a hospital, restaurant or beauty salon, your image has to that of a friendly person on whom you can rely on at all times. The classic two-piece suit is not fit here because you aren't looking to impose over your customer. However, if you like wearing a suit, pick happy pale colors or even red can be worn in this case. Also, you can wear sweaters, shirts and blouses with funny drawings or designs on them.

No matter what your working place is, sometimes you might find yourself holding in your hand an invitation to a rather select and pretentious event, an on that invitation you can read the words : black tie. Don’t know what that means?

Actually it is all about a dressing “code” which in our present day is not as strict and rigorous as in the past centuries. This means less rules but because of this the borders between formal and casual are very subtle and there can appear confusions. Here are the most important three styles included in this code when it comes to party invitations.
 
Formal

This term says basically that we cannot wear jeans. The formal code applies to events like cocktails or parties, and we will dress accordingly. Black makes an excellent choice when faced with this situation. For men, tie is a must, even if they don’t like wearing it.
 
Black tie

Any evening dress and assorted purse for women and for men dark suits with ties assorted.

Casual

In this situation, you can wear something less conventional - still you have to be a pleasant and carefully arranged apparition, especially if it is a work party. A suit is ideal both for men and women, regardless of the moment of the day. Jeans are to be worn only if they are simple, without any “fashionable” add-ons. Men can wear the pants from a suit and a colored shirt.

If you wish to appear professional and polished you must be aware of your wardrobe and Dress for Success.

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