There's no excuse for shoddy style or faulty fashion.
Style is the image of character. --Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
Since Gibbon's day nearly three hundred years ago, styles at the workplace have changed drastically, but the underlying message has not. The clothes you choose to wear are a direct reflection of how you feel about your current position, a job interview, meeting, conference, and perhaps most importantly, yourself.
It's easy to fall into a dress rut and much more challenging to get out of it. Style isn't just about the way you dress, it's also about the dialogue you have with yourself and the world. If your everyday outlook doesn't change, neither will your style.
If a little voice inside your head says your shoes or belt or shirt or pants don't complement the outfit, listen to that voice.
Following the Flock
Let's examine the excuses that keep you stuck and prevent you from putting your best shoe forward. Do any of the following statements sound familiar?
* But all of my co-workers wear jeans, sandals, tank tops, sneakers
