This presentation highlights appropriate and inappropriate dress for preteen and teen males and females as they navigate changes to their bodies.

1. How to
Dress for
Success
Dr. Diane Best
Ms. Erica Hardy

2. Terms
• Appearance
 “…how someone or something looks…”
• Classic:
 “…clothing that has become a
tradition; never goes ‘out of style’…”
• Fad:
 “…a practice or interest followed for a
time with exaggerated excitement;
quick acceptance with fast decline…”

3. How do you know what to wear?
How do you dress for success?

4. How to Dress for
Success
• …not only about the clothes you
wear
• …about how you think and feel
about yourself
• …knowing what’s appropriate for
each occasion

5. Dressing for Success
How should you
dress for school?
What kinds of
clothes make you
feel good?
Do you do better in
school when you feel
good?

6. What Not to Wear
• …clothing that draws
negative/unsolicited/inappropriate
attention…
• …makes you feel self-conscious…
• …unkempt hairstyles and clothing

7. What Not to
Wear
• …wearing pants that
sag.
• Is this appropriate
for school?
• Yes?
• No?

8. What Not to
Wear
• …wearing shorts that
are very short.
• Is this
appropriate for school?
• Yes?
• No?

9. What Not to
Wear
• …wearing dresses that are very
short and/or show too much skin.
• Is this
appropriate for school?
• Yes?
• No?

11. What to Wear
• …clothing and hairstyles
that having a
good/presentable
appearance…
• …makes you feel good…
• …gives you confidence

12. What to Wear
• …wearing pants that fit near waist
and are properly sized.
• Is this appropriate
for school?
• Yes?
• No?

13. What Not to Wear
• …wearing shorts that are proper inseam
length.
• Is this
appropriate for school?
• Yes?
• No?

14. What Not to Wear
• …wearing dresses that are knee-length and/or
do not show too much skin.
• Is this
appropriate for school?
• Yes?
• No?

16. Those here at Kitty Stone Elementary School
want you to feel confident and good about
yourself.

17. Dressing neatly does not mean you have to
have a lot of money.
If you add a little bit of care to your routine
when you get dressed in the morning, it
could make all the difference.

18. THANK YOU
Dr. Diane Best
Ms. Erica Hardy
dmbest@jsu.edu
elhardy@jsu.edu
www.jsu.edu