This document provides grooming and appearance standards for professional dress. It recommends that dressing professionally impacts how one is perceived by colleagues and customers. For men, it suggests keeping hair neatly trimmed and facial hair well-groomed, wearing well-fitting clothes that are pressed with simple accessories like watches. For women, it advises keeping hair and makeup conservative and professional with accessories kept minimal. The document emphasizes the importance of dress reflecting confidence and ambition without being flashy.
2. GROOMING & APPERANCE
• Dressing have an impact on
Self, Colleague & Customers
• Your clothes convey the
message that you are
Confident, Presentable,
Ambitious & Sincere
3. Benefits of Grooming
1. Makes one look Attractive
2. Builds up Self Confidence
3. Helps in better Appearance
4. Grooming Standards- Men
•Hair
– Hair above ears and around the neck
should be tapered
– Hair on back of neck should not touch
collar
– Hair coloring must look natural and
complement the individual.
6. Mustaches
– Should be trimmed.
– It should not grow more than the
mouth corners
Grooming Standards- Men
7. • Belt
– Should not be too
large or small
– Should be matching
with the dress code
• Shoes-
Always
Polished
– High-quality black
lace-up shoes
– Small heal closed
shoes for ladies
9. ACCESSORIES
(Watch)
Buy yourself the nice and quality watch
Don’t go in for something too flashy or too
sporty.
A simple watch with straight, classy lines
should do the trick.
10.
11. Do’s for Men
• Always look
professional
• Dress for the audience.
• Wear clothes that fit
you
• Make sure your clothes
are pressed
• Shirts with a simple
collar and cuffs
• A formal but simple
• Keep your hair neat and
trimmed
• Use Mild fragrances
• Ties should be
conservative and reach
the middle of your belt
buckle
• Lace-up shoes (usually
black) with a suit
• Hair, usually parted to
one side, not reaching the
top of your shirt collar
12. Don'ts for Men:
• Avoid multiple buttons
on your shirt Don’t use
Clothing that no longer
fits
• void wrinkled clothing
• Avoid Hair that falls in
your face or obscures your
eyebrows
• Avoid Short-sleeved dress
shirts
• Avoid Short socks
• Avoid Fragrance that smells
from a distance
• Avoid Garish ties
• Avoid Shiny tie pins or clips
or big belt buckles
• Don’t use Open top shirt
button with a tie
• Don't use Loafers with a suit
13. Grooming Standards-Women
•Hair
– Clean, neatly shaped, and
arranged in an attractive
feminine and professional
style
– Conspicuous rubber
bands, combs, and pins
are not advisable
14. • Makeup should be applied in good taste so
that colors blend with natural skin tone and
enhance natural features.
• Lipstick colors shall be conservative and
complement the individual
• Long, false eyelashes shall not be worn when in
uniform.
Grooming Standards-Women
15. Jewellery
• While in uniform, only one ring authorized,
i.e. wedding ring
• Necklaces will not show above the shirt line
• Earrings are prohibited for male personnel
• BODY PIERCING. Not authorized while in
uniform other than earrings for women
16. Do’s for Women:
• Always look
professional
• Dress for the
audience
• Wear clothes that fit
you
• Make sure your
clothes are pressed
nicely.
• Keep your hair neat
and trimmed
• Wear heels (up to 1 1/2"
to 2"), with a high
vamp, with formal
attire
• Conservative business
make-up
• Focus on Lips & eyes
• Apply Lipstick
properly.
• Simple manicure
17. Don’ts For Women
• Don’t wear dark
colored clothes.
• Don’t Wear wrinkled
clothing
• Don’t wear transparent
Fabrics
• Avoid Hair that falls in
your face or obscures
your eyebrows
• Avoid Earrings that are
large & dangling
• Avoid Fragrance that
smells from a distance
• Don't wear Anything too
bright, tight, sheer or
short
• Don’t wear open toed
shoes.
• Don't have too much
makeup
• Don’t wear big, shiny
buckles or jewelry
Editor's Notes
MEANING:
To clean and maintain the appearance of oneself.
A process of making oneself neat & attractive.
Includes all activities like Washing, Cleansing hair, Combing, Shaving etc..