DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
that are great for your company and “breathe” professionalism throughout
your whole person? To achieve these objectives it’s not enough to only be
as competent and informed as possible , you also have to win your
credibility and to impose yourself 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 pieces 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 be the image of an adorable person on which you can reply on
at all times. The classic deux-pieces are not fit here because you are not
after imposing over your interlocutor. 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.