When you
get ready for your work day, are you mindful about the image your clothing will
project? That outward image not only will enchant some and disenchant others;
it can determine your mood for the day.
This is something we all need to think about, not just professional
career driven women; but even stay-at-home moms, work from home gals, part time
job ladies. Are you getting the
responses in your job, career, community, kids, family that you want? Maybe
it’s time for an image check. Maybe it’s
time to polish your image.
A
study was done by a UK organization that polled 2,491 women. Apparently, we spend an average of 16 minutes
every weekday morning, 14 minutes on the weekend, and up to 20 minutes before a
night out pondering what to wear. That's a lot of time! Annually, that’s about
6.396 minutes a year, or 106.6 hours. Who has that kind of time?
Waiting until the morning to figure out what
you are going to wear is too late. The
morning can be the most hectic time of our day, especially if we have
kids. The additional stress of pulling
something to wear out of our closets only to find that it is wrinkled, stained
or doesn’t fit isn’t a great start to the day.
A better way is to consider your outfit based
on the image you want to project. Do
this ahead of time in the same way you would approach any organizing project.
FIRST – make sure the things in your closet are
organized. The way it is organized it up to you. I suggest organizing alike
items together by color. In other words,
all white shirts together – all black pants together.
NEXT – get inspiration. I love Pinterest for
this. I browse my favorite stores and pin outfits that I love. Then on those occasions I’m at a loss for
what to wear, I head to my Pinterst board and look for an idea.
FINALLY – choose your clothing ahead of
time. If your schedule and space
permits, you might want to do this on Sunday night for the week. If you have kids, this is a great exercise to
do together as a family (trust me, it will save a lot of morning arguments
about what to wear!). Use a door hook
for your outfit combinations. When thinking about your
clothes look at your calendar and consider:
- What you will be doing?
- Where you will be going?
- What is the weather forecast to be?
- Who you will be seeing?
- What is your goal for the day/week
- What impression do you want to make?
OTHER
TIPS:
- Capsule Wardrobe is a Must!: this is a wardrobe that includes groups of items that work with each other in color, cut and pattern. For example:
PANTS
|
TOPS
|
JACKETS
|
SKIRTS
|
Black
trousers
|
White
blouse
|
Black
jacket
|
Black
pencil skirt
|
Skinny
jean
|
Stripe
top
|
Red
jacket
|
Animal
print skirt
|
tunic
|
Casual
(jean) jacket
|
||
Print
sweater
|
- INVEST IN STATEMENT ACCESSORIES: The same trousers and blouse can look very different based on the jewelry and shoes you wear with them. Investing on some great statement pieces and sassy shoes will allow you many more options in your wardrobe. And don’t get too hung up on being matchy-matchy…things that don’t exactly “go together” can make for a great style statement!
- TAKE PICTURES: Ya know those days when you pull together a really cute outfit? Take a selfie! Yes, I am giving you permission to take a picture of yourself in your bathroom mirror. Remember this look the next time you have no idea what to wear, or have one of those days when you aren’t feeling your best. Also, if you are wearing something you seem to be getting a lot of compliments on – document it!
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