The Life-Changing Message of The Devil Wore Prada
New York, NY (ContentDesk) July 15, 2006 Theres a simple style message in this film that can change your life, asserts Susan Sommers, fashion coach and founder of Dresszing", a fashion coaching and visual communications company. People often overlook the potential power of their own personal image, asserts Sommers, adding that appropriate dress, geared for your job and lifestyle, can actually help you rise to the top. Studies indicate good-looking people get paid more and climb higher than plainer folks and
style and groomingand the confidence and improved communications skills that looking great gives youare essential components of beauty, she says to prove her point. The right image can validate and empower you, just as it did with heroine Andy Sachs at Runway, the fictional magazine in the film. A former fashion/beauty editor and stylist, Sommers warns that dressing like a fashionista isnt for everyone, only those in the worlds of fashion magazines, advertising and design agencies or other creative enterprises, although a divorce attorney might want to choose designer clothing to indicate success. You have to first figure out the impression you want to make and then determine if its suitable for your industry, company, location and/or lifestyle, she said. Here are a few of her guidelines:
"???Pay attention to your company dress code, which will probably spell out not only what business professional and business casual means, but also what you can and cannot wear where.
"???Follow your bosss lead if the dress code is limited or non-existent."???Dress more formally when meeting a client or contact for the first time. For some, this might mean a business suit (and tie, for men), for others, an unmatched outfit (a jacket over shirt or sweater set with skirt or pants for women; a sport jacket, dress shirt and trousers, with or without a tie, for men). "???Be guided by the attire of those youre meeting with on subsequent occasions. If they are dressed casually, you might want to forego a suit for a more relaxed outfit. However, make sure whatever you have on is a notch or two higher in quality than your client."???Consider what youll be doing during the day.
If youre an industrial engineer whos crawling around wires, jeans and a polo shirt might be most suitable, even if youre doing so for a bank. A litigator has to be very judicious about clothing choices for courtanything too trendy might be badly received by a jury."???Pass up provocative clothing. Whether working in the front or back office, baring a little too much can undermine a womans power."???Avoid sloppy, soiled or frayed clothing and scuffed, down-at-the-heels shoes. Whatever you put on should be cared for, clean, neat and pressedno matter what your title.Of course, clothes dont make the man (or woman), but they do help to tell the world who he is. And now, when snap judgments are the rule, you dont have a second chance to send the right instant message, says our expert.For more information about Susan Sommers and Dresszingand to sign up for her free monthly newsletter (that will ensure you never take another style misstep)please visit http://www.dresszing.com..
Long Skirts
Although a certain look is always a rage because it is a season signature, the long slit skirt is a classic gem that typifies elegant, understated glamour. Usually worn by women in their late 20s and 30s, long skirts are generally preferred by confidant, sophisticated women who can boast a life well lived.
Leaf through any fall-winter fashion glossy, and there it is-long, slim and, if one's figure is hourglass personified, slit to the thigh. Forget about the flirty floor-skimming skirts of yore. These new-look long skirts, slit to midthigh and snaking sinuously to the ankles in comfortable stretch fabrics, are a real class act.
The difficulty with this chic look lies in successfully putting it all together. If you want to wear long, narrow skirts, the jacket has to be just the correct proportion and you must team it with high heels, or the look simply will not work.
Full peasant skirts, on the other hand, flatter most body types but in particular, petite...
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Flattering Styles For Women With Curves
Are you one of those fabulous women that has curves, and you would like to know a fun way of showing them off?
There are several ways to make your figure look the way that you want.
It is all in the manner that you carry yourself.
Being confident and following a few basic rules on how to dress will make you look like the woman you want to be.The first rule is to go out and buy the correct size bra.
A good bra will make your outfits look the way that they should.
Having curves is a wonderful thing to have, but you need to know how to make them fit right with your clothing style.
It is amazing what a great bra can do for your figure.The second rule is buying clothes that are the right size for you.
So, go ahead and throw away all those clothes that are too baggy on you.
Say hello to a more fun, alive figure.
Stop hiding it.
Wearing sizes too big or small for your body frame will only accentuate your...
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