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Keeping
Warm in Style
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*A
monthly column devoted to helping women and men
be their best and most confident in any situation.
Topics include dress, body language, attitude and
etiquette.
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Victoria Seitz, PhD
Image Expert |
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As we approach Christmas, it signals, for most of the country,
that its time to bundle up. But how do you look your best on the
way to the office, as you enter your office, or visiting a client.
Here are some tips that will help you put your look together and
still be warm.
- Choose a classicly styled coat such as a Trench coat,
Chesterfield, Tailor-notched collar double breasted style, a
swing coat or a long single breasted tailored coat.
- Pick classic colors in your coats such as navy, black,
camel, gray, or olive.
- Make sure that the coat fits. You should be able to
button the buttons will a suit on.
- The material you choose for your coat will depend
on where you live. If in Southern California or Florida, a raincoat
with a zip-in lining should be sufficient. For places in the
south where it gets chilly but not as much as Chicago you might
choose a lighter weight wool or cashmere. Some places as cold
as Chicago and New York, fur coats are common for warmth.
- For around the neck consider a lightweight scarf that
you would normally wear with a blouse. This adds color and directs
attention to your most important asset - your face. This is
a common practice in Europe. Wear the scarf either inside the
coat or outside tied in a campfire style. For bitterly windy
days a heavier scarf is in order. Again consider coordinating
the coat and the scarf. The scarf can have pattern if the coat
is not. A silk scarf is appropriate to wear with a fur.
- How about boots? Depending on the weather you may
opt for weatherproof, insulated boots with traction and change
your shoes inside. For warmer climates, boots are as popular
as ever. Make sure that if you are wearing a coat that lands
a below the knee that the boots cover the rest. For more tolerable
days, your regular work shoes should be sufficient.
- And hats? Did you know that 50 percent of heat loss
is through the head so cover up. Consider a beret or a hat that
covers the ears. And make sure it coordinates with your coat
and scarf.
- Regarding your work clothes, if you're in Minneapolis,
coming from Southern California, I would consider strongly,
thermal underwear. There are silk ones that don't take up room
in your outfit but provide that extra layer for warmth.
- Since winter signals dry cold weather make sure to
have a small tube of hand cream in your brief case or purse.
Taking the extra steps to coordinate your winter coat and accessories
will paint a picture of the image that you'll desire to convey,
that of success!!
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Victoria
Seitz, PhD is a professor of Marketing at California
State University, San Bernardino and is author of Your
Executive Image, AdamsMedia, Inc, 2000 and Power
Dressing, DonJon Publishing, 1991. In addition to teaching,
Dr. Seitz was a fashion coordinator for Burdines, Florida
and in retail management for Saks Fifth Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ. Clients of Dr. Seitz have included Abbott Laboratories,
Northern Telecom, Texas Instruments, Yellow Freight Systems,
Sally Beauty Company, the United States Armed Forces, Travellife
magazine, YWCA and Accountants Overload, in addition to
law firms, hotels, newspapers, universities, banks, credit
unions, national and local community and professional organizations
nationwide.
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To learn more about Dr. Seitz please visit her website at www.cbpa.csusb.edu/vseitz.
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