Houston, do you read me?
What is the first impression that people have of you? Have you given it much thought?
Your clothing choices are among the very first things that people use to build an idea of who you are. Some of us believe that our clothing choices are neutral, even irrelevant, but there’s no such thing. Everything that you wear sends a message, whether you are aware of it or not.
Those messages can include;
- How you feel about your body
- How you value yourself
- How well you understand your own body
- Your lifestyle
- Your occupation
- Your beliefs
- Your culture
- Your personality
- Your family background
Do you really want to be saying everything that you are saying right now?
Understanding how to bring together your physical body, personality, core value and lifestyle, and finding the clothes that effectively reflect that unique mix, is the ultimate goal of personal styling.
Whatever your size, shape, age, gender, background or life circumstance, you can determine how well others are able to see, hear and understand you, through the clothes that you wear.
Stop and take a minute to think about what messages you would like to be sending and whether you think anything is getting lost in translation. Try not to ignore the question, or to get overwhelmed. Pick one thing to tweak, it’s a process!