Friday, July 2, 2010 at 7:05AM How to "power dress" for the office in the summer--or screw it up, depending on what you decide.
Do you make an impression? Yes, but what kind of impression?.
Working in a corporate setting is always fraught with the possibility of making an attire faux pax. When I look around at the people I see in different business settings, I'm frequently impressed a couple of different ways. There are some individuals I'm acquainted and work with who have a knack for knowing how to dress--summer, winter, spring, fall...it doesn't matter. But others I see seem to be pretty clueless at what to wear [and when]; and then there are others who drift between both of these categories!
Guys screw-up in this department more than women, at least that's what I'd bet on being true, for I see more men appearing to have no idea what looks good no matter the season! I'm not a particularly good authority on this--but I'm know I ahead of a lot of other people. Thus, I paid special attention to the half-fun, half-serious article in today's Wall Street Journal feature by Christina Binkley, "The new power suit for summer." [When you're "there" check out the slide-show--some of the shots are good, some are amusing!]
If you think you know what you're doing in the fashion category for business attire--check out and see how good you really are. If you're no power fashionista--or fashionisto!--go get some tips!
After all, it's the Friday before the long Fourth of July weekend--and who needs serious business advice or insight? I do know that there's plenty of people who do need some summer dress tips. Are you one of those? After today you'll have no more excuses.
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Reader Comments (1)
It's particuarly difficult to figure this out in FL where it's already been 100 degrees for several weeks. Wearing a business suit when you have to spend more than 2 minutes at a time outside is very hard - you wilt immediately!