The Basic Wardrobe

THE BASIC THE BASIC WARDROBEWARDROBE

STC 2STC 2

Personality DevelopmentPersonality Development

FASHION FINESSEFASHION FINESSE

CLOTHINGCLOTHING – is for protection, – is for protection, comfort, comfort, modesty and modesty and enhancement of your enhancement of your beauty. To put beauty. To put on anything that is on anything that is inappropriate, inappropriate, gaudy, vulgar, or gaudy, vulgar, or otherwise offensive otherwise offensive to others detracts to others detracts from your from your appearance.appearance.

Some Guidelines to Avoid Expensive or Some Guidelines to Avoid Expensive or Embarrassing Mistakes while Developing your Embarrassing Mistakes while Developing your

Personal Style:Personal Style:

Appropriateness Above AllAppropriateness Above All

- the best rule is always to dress - the best rule is always to dress within the bounds of classic good tastewithin the bounds of classic good taste

- is determined by a number of - is determined by a number of factors, and can change dramatically from factors, and can change dramatically from situation to situationsituation to situation

Outside or indoors, mixed ages or Outside or indoors, mixed ages or peers, geography, building, event, peers, geography, building, event, and the weather can affect one’s and the weather can affect one’s

mode of dress.mode of dress.

Fashion is SeriousFashion is Serious

What you wear reveals a significant What you wear reveals a significant message about you and your world. Even message about you and your world. Even if you don’t care about clothes, they if you don’t care about clothes, they communicate much about your attitudes communicate much about your attitudes toward the occasion, your company, and toward the occasion, your company, and yourself. In the morning, you make a yourself. In the morning, you make a decision what to wear to which others decision what to wear to which others respond all day long. Think of your clothes respond all day long. Think of your clothes as the most communicative factor after as the most communicative factor after your face and eyes, personal style is how your face and eyes, personal style is how you send nonverbal messages.you send nonverbal messages.

One dresses out of consideration for One dresses out of consideration for others as well as for one’s own self-image. others as well as for one’s own self-image. No one wants to fade into the woodwork, No one wants to fade into the woodwork, it is nice sometimes to lead the pack, and it is nice sometimes to lead the pack, and quite naturally you want your clothing to quite naturally you want your clothing to

communicate the feeling that you communicate the feeling that you “belong.” “belong.”

Your goal is a wardrobe of clothes that are Your goal is a wardrobe of clothes that are right for your body, your personality, your right for your body, your personality, your environment, and the specific occasion.environment, and the specific occasion.

MAKING CHOICESMAKING CHOICES

In 1970, young fashion was blue In 1970, young fashion was blue jeans and a T-shirt. A generation jeans and a T-shirt. A generation later, the young dressed up again. later, the young dressed up again. There are many alternatives in There are many alternatives in fashion today.fashion today.

Dress conservatively. Simplicity, Dress conservatively. Simplicity, expressed in the highest quality expressed in the highest quality fabric and most intelligent design, fabric and most intelligent design, has special elegance.has special elegance.

The most exciting thing about The most exciting thing about fashion is the artistic fashion is the artistic

expression it permits. If you expression it permits. If you have a sense of fashion’s have a sense of fashion’s past, you can indulge in past, you can indulge in

appropriate whimsy, mix and appropriate whimsy, mix and match and feel comfortable match and feel comfortable

and at ease.and at ease.

What transforms a mere What transforms a mere garment into a work and garment into a work and

makes the person wearing it makes the person wearing it shine?shine?

TAKING STOCKTAKING STOCK

Ask yourself the following question:Ask yourself the following question:Has a body size, weight, height, Has a body size, weight, height,

proportion changed?proportion changed?Has my lifestyle changed?Has my lifestyle changed?Has my attitude changed?Has my attitude changed?Have my friends, school, or workplace Have my friends, school, or workplace

changed?changed?What amount of time do I have to What amount of time do I have to

devote to the upkeep of my wardrobe? devote to the upkeep of my wardrobe?

What are my monetary limitations?What are my monetary limitations?What impression do I want to make?What impression do I want to make?Do I want to make any changes in Do I want to make any changes in

my current style?my current style?How can I empress my adaptation of How can I empress my adaptation of

the season,s trends without the season,s trends without sacrificing my fashion statement?sacrificing my fashion statement?

Is there a role, or roles, I would enjoy Is there a role, or roles, I would enjoy acting out through dressing as I seek acting out through dressing as I seek to discover varied facets of my to discover varied facets of my nature?nature?

First First impressionimpression-- people’s instant people’s instant judgmentsjudgments

90%90% of first impression of first impression is clothingis clothing

10%10% the first sentence the first sentence utterutter

Factors concerning impression Factors concerning impression and making decision:and making decision:

1.1. Economic LevelEconomic Level

2.2. Educational LevelEducational Level

3.3. Social PositionSocial Position

4.4. Level of Level of SophisticationSophistication

5.5. Family Family backgroundbackground

6.6. SuccessfulnessSuccessfulness

7.7. Moral CharacterMoral Character

ASSEMBLING A ASSEMBLING A BASIC WARDROBEBASIC WARDROBE

BASICSBASICS

-are the mainstays of your -are the mainstays of your wardrobe, the treasures upon which wardrobe, the treasures upon which to sprinkle the sugar and spice of the to sprinkle the sugar and spice of the season’s trends.season’s trends.

STEP BY STEP ADVICE ON STEP BY STEP ADVICE ON HOW TO ASSEMBLE A HOW TO ASSEMBLE A

BASIC WARDROBE ON A BASIC WARDROBE ON A LIMITED BUDGETLIMITED BUDGET

1.1. Clean-up your Clean-up your closetcloset

2.2. Know your Know your figurefigure

3.3. Shop wiselyShop wisely

YOUR CLOSETYOUR CLOSET

Your closet- as a resource for your Your closet- as a resource for your lifestyle.lifestyle.

Your closet should be:Your closet should be:set up exactly like s fine specialty shop.set up exactly like s fine specialty shop.Scrupulously clean and free of junk. Scrupulously clean and free of junk.

Blouses, shirts, skirts or pants, sweaters, Blouses, shirts, skirts or pants, sweaters, dresseddressed

- should be grouped together- should be grouped together

COLORSCOLORS-should be -should be

arranged to spark your arranged to spark your imagination.imagination.

SHOESSHOES-should be -should be

stored in marked stored in marked boxes at eye level for boxes at eye level for quick selection.quick selection.

ROBES AND ROBES AND EVENING EVENING CLOTHESCLOTHES

-should be -should be hung so that they do hung so that they do not touch the floor.not touch the floor.

One section of the closet might One section of the closet might be double racked to hang pants, be double racked to hang pants, skirts, blouses.skirts, blouses.

YOUR DRESSER DRAWERSYOUR DRESSER DRAWERS

Should be:Should be:

-cleaned frequently and used -cleaned frequently and used with scented paper if you choose and with scented paper if you choose and should be partitioned to store should be partitioned to store panties, briefs, bras, slips, socks, and panties, briefs, bras, slips, socks, and hosiery,hosiery,

LATTER LATTER

- are best - are best protected in ziplock protected in ziplock plastic bags.plastic bags.

BELTSBELTS

-can be hung -can be hung on a man’s tie rock on a man’s tie rock inside the closet inside the closet door.door.

YOUR SEARCH FOR STYLEYOUR SEARCH FOR STYLE

To achieve true style your clothing To achieve true style your clothing and accessories must and accessories must complementcomplement and and compliment compliment your body and be your body and be expression of your individuality. expression of your individuality.

STYLE STYLE - is timeless- is timeless

-is lasting and durable-is lasting and durable

-is the best of all past fashions the -is the best of all past fashions the features that have proven to be the most features that have proven to be the most flattering, the most comfortable, and the flattering, the most comfortable, and the most practical.most practical.

- unlike fashion you cannot buy style.- unlike fashion you cannot buy style.

-you must cultivate your self through -you must cultivate your self through a knowledge of what is really beautiful and a knowledge of what is really beautiful and lasting.lasting.

- is a priceless quality and one that - is a priceless quality and one that animates the lifeless garments you wear.animates the lifeless garments you wear.

- must be natural rather that affected, - must be natural rather that affected, and it usually takes time to acquire. and it usually takes time to acquire.

FASHIONFASHION – is changing, – is changing, current, even trendy.current, even trendy.

-is fickle -is fickle and commercialand commercial

-with -with sufficient money you sufficient money you can go out and can go out and purchase a total purchase a total seasonal “look”seasonal “look”

- it takes - it takes honesty and discipline honesty and discipline to evaluate your self to evaluate your self in relation to trends.in relation to trends.

DRESSING FOR THE DRESSING FOR THE OCCASIONOCCASION

Dressing for the occasion not only Dressing for the occasion not only upgrades manners, it also enhances upgrades manners, it also enhances the poise and personality of the host.the poise and personality of the host.

Fashion, flair, and style must be Fashion, flair, and style must be develop under the umbrella ogf good develop under the umbrella ogf good taste.In dressing to prevent yourself taste.In dressing to prevent yourself properly to others and to pass the properly to others and to pass the test the first impression try to:test the first impression try to:

Dress properly to befit the occasion Dress properly to befit the occasion Interpret the season’s fashion base Interpret the season’s fashion base upon the timeless qualities of past upon the timeless qualities of past traditionstraditions

In corporate individual flair and In corporate individual flair and stylestyle

Keep keen sense of appropriateness Keep keen sense of appropriateness not only to the occasion but also to not only to the occasion but also to your figure, lifestyle, and age.your figure, lifestyle, and age.

SHOPPING RULESSHOPPING RULES

Go shopping alone or with a Go shopping alone or with a single friend whose taste single friend whose taste you trust.you trust.

Be sure that you are Be sure that you are attractively dressed and attractively dressed and groomed.groomed.

Find a salesperson and tell Find a salesperson and tell him what youn are looking him what youn are looking for.for.

Be sure that you return Be sure that you return garments to hangers.garments to hangers.

Do not choose costly Do not choose costly blouse/skirt or blouse/skirt or skirt/pants.skirt/pants.

Choose what you feel Choose what you feel has the staying power.has the staying power.

Never pick a trend if Never pick a trend if you feel could wear it you feel could wear it for a few months only.for a few months only.

Select the best quality Select the best quality you can afford.you can afford.

Do not over look Do not over look underclothing.underclothing.

Remember:Remember:-you will soon try to splashy -you will soon try to splashy

especially if everyone is wearing it, especially if everyone is wearing it, and you will begin to feel that you and you will begin to feel that you have lost your identity and taken a have lost your identity and taken a step backward fron a style of your step backward fron a style of your own.own.

-establishing a personal style is -establishing a personal style is your goal.your goal.

-to discuss the price of anything -to discuss the price of anything is never in good taste.is never in good taste.

SHOPPING TRAPS TO SHOPPING TRAPS TO AVOIDAVOID

1.1. Think twice before shopping with a Think twice before shopping with a friend. A friend is a distraction and friend. A friend is a distraction and may keep you focusing on what you may keep you focusing on what you came for.came for.

2.2. A friend’s taste and aims may be A friend’s taste and aims may be diferent from yours.diferent from yours.

3.3. A friend may choose clothes which A friend may choose clothes which he/she would choose for he/she would choose for himself/herself, but not appropriate himself/herself, but not appropriate for youfor you

4. Avoid shopping out of loneliness. 4. Avoid shopping out of loneliness. Bake a cake or take some sport Bake a cake or take some sport instead. Shopping for the wrong instead. Shopping for the wrong reasons brings out wrong results.reasons brings out wrong results.

5. Don’t shop for bargains. Don’t judge 5. Don’t shop for bargains. Don’t judge a merchandise by its price tag.a merchandise by its price tag.

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