MEN-How To Dress For Success

I used to think that I was just a sloppy dresser by nature. I never really understood issues of how to dress for success, and I did not think it was that important. Whenever I had a job that required me to dress professionally, I would do my best to fulfill those requirements, but would always seem to fail. My suit would be rumpled, or my tie would not quite match my shirt or my shirt would not be the right color and style and my clothes did not seem right.. Sometimes I would be too conservative, or at other times not conservative enough. In short, dressing well was beyond my ability.

Finally, I made an appointment with an image consultant. I explained that I have always been a hard worker, and a good worker as well. I am friendly, and can get along with almost anyone. But still, no matter how hard I tried, it seemed like I could not get ahead in the office. It seemed like I was getting passed over for promotions, and stagnating in my work.

Well, the image consultant took one look at me and told me that I needed to learn how to dress. He took me step by step through every part of fashion accessorizing, wardrobe selection, personal grooming, and attitude. He also told me that that I was not interested in projecting the right professional image, and as a result I came across as a slob no matter what clothes I put on. Understanding how to dress wasn’t so much a matter of selecting the right clothes but having the right self image. If I could project an image of confidence and self reliance, my knowledge of how to dress would naturally follow.

Well, it did work as well as he said, he was right about the basic principles of dressing for success, now I have embraced the “clothing consciousness”,and I have an effective and artistic appearance. I’ve started dressing well, I feel smart and confident about how I look and it sure has changed everything around for me! I am doing better than ever in my job, and have been promoted and received a pay raise since first learning how to dress. The clothes really do make the man!