First impressions count and more than half of a first impression comes from how you look to others.Visual signals create a lasting impression that affects both personal and professional career opportunities. Your personal style is your individual look. It tells the world who you are and what you think about yourself.What you are inside is VISIBLE in your personal style.Your personal style speaks louder than your words and is a powerful communication tools. Like most tools, you can use it to build something great or it can be misused and put in the position of having to repair a style mistake. unfortunately,image mistakes can be hard to overcome. Ever seen “What was she thinking?” photography of celebrities who were looking less desirable and believe me you NEVER want to be the ‘star’ in this kind of a photo.
What is”PERSONALSTYLE?”Personal style is basically a combination of many things including clothing, grooming,posture gestures, energy levels and spirit. In order to create a personal style you need to answer some questions;
- How do you see yourself?!
- Is anything holding you back from expressing yourself?;
- What makes you unique?
How to create a personal style
“I am very out of style…or I should say,have my own style.”
-Alexandra Paul(American actress)
It can be difficult to label on what your style is. So most styles fall under few basic categories. Personally I use five basic styles to focus on the particular look I want to achieve and they are as follows;
- Dramatic. So this is bold and theatric. It paints a picture of someone who is not afraid to stand out and exudes confidence wearing bold colours and prints. Some of the designers of such are Gucci,Christian dior and Versance.
- Preppy. This is country club style. Designers include Pollo, Lilly,Ralph Lauren etc
- Trendy. This is style that follows current fashions and trends.They are innovative and understand Street fashion. Designers of such are Dolce and Gabbana,Dsquare2 etc
- Business casual. This style includes comfortable professional clothing with trouser pants,dressy jeans, buttoned-down, knit-top sweater sets and dresses. Designers known for these are The Gap and banana republic, Cynthia Taylor and the likes
- Business Formal. This is the classic,tailored, clean look in solid colors. Designers are Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and Ann Taylor. Which of the five styles are yours?!You might have some of each. If you have, you might want to give some serious thought into your personal style and focus on one or two over the others. Mixing too many styles confuses people. They do not know who you are and what you represent. Once you get what you’re style is,make sure you create cohesive statements and a personal style will emerge.
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