Success-Dressing Skills

1. Dress for Success – Dressing Skills

2. Dressing is a way of life! Explain.
“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.
Yves Saint Laurent

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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!

6. 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 Attire
Business Casual Attire
Formal Attire
Semi Formal Attire
Casual Attire

7. 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.

8. Examples of Semi Formal
Attire
For Men For Women

9. 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.

10. Examples of Tuxedo

11. Formal Attire (Gown &
Tuxedos)

12. Business Attire
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.
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.
Business Attire is further divided into Professional
Business Attire and Casual Business Attire.
Definition: Business attire refers to the clothing that
employees wear to work.
Business Attire is always worn according to job
function and company culture and work place.

13. 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

14. Business Attire (Professional & Casual)
 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.
 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
Professional Business
Attire
Casual Business Attire

15. Examples
Professional Business Attire Casual Business Attire

16. Casual Attire
 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.
Definition and Meaning: Example of Casual Attire