Dressing Skill

Subject: English Communication and Life skillCourse: B.Sc

Sem: IIUnit: 5

Dress for Success – Dressing Skills

Dressing is a way of life! Explain.

Yves Saint Laurent“Dressing is a way of life” is a popular quote by designer Yves Saint Laurent.Looking good and dressing well has now become a necessity.If beauty is ten, nine of it is dressing.What is important in a dress is also the person who is wearing it.

Dressing up well certainly/surely makes us more confident. It also helps create a favorable first impression. Whether we are going for an interview or a party, good dressing does help create a lasting impression on others. Clothing is the primary instrument in creating positive first impressions. Even after the first impression is over your clothing can help improve people’s reactions to you. Society is very visually-based, and better-dressed men routinely experience better treatment and service than others. We feel good about ourselves if we are dressed well.

The requirements of dressing sharp teaches responsibility. Caring for your appearance and dressing will surely make you a responsible person in the long run.A good dresser notices details in others. Dressing sharp also makes you more useful as an individual and even at work. It doesn’t matter what your job happens to be and who you’re working for, or even if you’re your own boss — if you’re well enough dressed that you can step away from work and into a meeting with a client, customer, or supervisor without advance preparation, you’re more useful. Having the casual, day-to-day presentation to step into any situation and look respectable is a huge advantage in the working world.

Conclusion:

It is therefore very important to learn about dressing and about how we can present ourselves. You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. Dress for success, image is very important and people judge you by your dressing sense and style. Dressing is truly a way of life!

What do you mean by attire?

In simple words, attire means clothing, apparel or the costume we wear or put on.We define attire as fine elegant clothes in distinctive style for a particular occasion. (Definition)There are many kinds of attire:

Business Professional AttireBusiness Casual AttireFormal AttireSemi Formal AttireCasual Attire

Semi Formal Attire

Semi Formal Attire as clothing is more dressy than everyday or business attire, but not so formal as to include tuxedos or fancy gowns. It is a very flexible form of attire and depends and varies for situation to situation.Semi-formal dress is still considered formal wear. What type of clothing is appropriate for a semi-formal event also often depends on the event itself; semi-formal attire for a daytime wedding can be different from that worn to an evening business event or a party. For men, semi-formal attire typically means a dark suit and tie, while for women, it can include a cocktail dress or dressy suit.

Examples of Semi Formal Attire

For Men For Women

Formal Attire

We define Formal attire as the formal dress or clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal party or dinner, dance party, etc. Formal wear in some countries is also termed as Evening wear.The Western style of formal evening dress, characterized by black and white garments, has spread through many countries; it is almost always the standard formal social dress in countries without a formal national costume.Indian formal wear examples include saree, sherwani, dhoti, salwar kameez, etc.

Examples of Tuxedo

Formal Attire (Gown & Tuxedos)

Business Attire

ª Business Attire includes business suits and dress shirts for both men and women. Dress shoes are required, and men should wear ties when formal business attire is requested.

ª The business attire rules are a bit different for women in some ways. They can also wear skirts and business suits. Closed toed and closed heeled shoes are expected, and skirts should never be too short or blouses too deep. Translucent shirts through being in fashion are strictly not allowed.

ª Business Attire is further divided into Professional Business Attire and Casual Business Attire.

ª Definition: Business attire refers to the clothing that employees wear to work.

ª Business Attire is always worn according to job function and company culture and work place.

Informal Attire

By the term Informal Attire we mean more formal than casual but less formal than semi-formal attire. (Definition)

Informal attire, also called international business attire or Western business attire.

Informal attire consists of, for men, a suit, the main components of which are a pair of trousers with a matching jacket. The suit is typically dark-colored (with or without a pattern), grey, dark blue, brown, or black. The suit is worn with a long-sleeved shirt and a tie or a polo shirt with dress pants.

Informal attire for women in its strictest interpretation is patterned after the male standard — a suit consisting of a jacket with matching skirt or trousers, plus a blouse/shirt. This interpretation of informal attire is not quite so commonly worn by women as by men, as there are other forms of female attire acceptable in informal settings.

Business Attire (Professional & Casual)

Professional Business Attire We define Professional Business Attire

as conservative clothing to portray (show/represent) yourself in a professional manner.

Careers that may require business professional dress on a daily basis include finance, accounting and organizations that have a strict dress code policy.

Women can wear a skirt or pants suit, trousers with heels while men may wear a blazer or suit jacket, button down shirt, suit pants, a tie and dress shoes.

Casual Business Attire We define Casual Business Attire as

the dress code when we dress semi formally, presentable office wear clothes.

However, it does not call for casual attire such as jeans and T-shirts. Women typically wear a collared shirt or sweater with dress pants and dress shoes or boots.

Conservative dresses and skirts are also acceptable attire. A man’s option for business casual includes a polo shirt, collared shirt or sweater. Khaki or dress pants along with dress shoes make up his business casual outfit. He does not need to wear a tie.

Examples

Professional Business Attire Casual Business Attire

Casual Attire

Definition and Meaning:• We define Casual Attire as an

attire that is acceptable at informal functions and emphasizes comfort yet is not distracting.

• Blue jeans and a T-shirt has been described as the "casual uniform“.

• Office wear casual also includes shirt and jeans. For women it is kurti and legging or jeans.

Example of Casual Attire