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Five with the Guys From Work
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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
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So some of guys in various departments work are going to get together
after work or over the weekend to watch a football game or go
out on the town.
What are you going to wear?
One thing to remember is that you don't want to overdo it dress
wise or drink wise. It will just get the rumor mill churning at
work. Here are some tips for what to wear:
- Consider khaki slack in fine cotton twills, double
bleated or plain front. These go with anything all year long.
You might also consider pant in an olive cotton twill to mix
and match with your casual wardrobe.
- Crewneck or V-neck sweaters in cotton, acrylic, or
wool in classic colors such as hunter green, navy, camel and
gray. A soft yellow is also nice. Avoid baby blue.
- Try tartan plaid shirts in short or long sleeve, in
blue, green or red and navy combinations. Button-down pinpoint
oxford shirts in white, light blue, pink and cream (for some
complexions) complete a shirt collection for outside the office.
- Try turtleneck or mock turtleneck tops, long or short
sleeved and crew neck knit tops besides the classic polo style.
If you choose 100 percent cotton consider the shrink factor
when you pick the size. You don't want to look like the incredible
hulk busting out of his shirt when it's worn.
- Slacks, in pinwale cotton corduroy or tropical-weight
wool gabardine styles, in navy, charcoal gray, black and brown
are nice as well as jeans in black for hitting the town at night.
- If you're going to wear jeans don't put on your favorite
ones with the holes in the knees, have a nice pair for wearing
out.
- Entertaining a client then you might want to put on
a sport coat over your polo shirt, or sport shirt. A navy or
black blazer can top most every pant possible. In Warmer climates
consider raw silk or linen jackets in light tones such as crème,
wheat and muted patterns.
- Make sure your shoes are in good condition whether
they are cowboy boot or deck shoes. Cordovan, camel, or brown
loafers (with or without the tassels) are good choices for evening.
Forget the high-top sneakers.
- Make sure that if you wear pants that have belt loops
that you wear a belt, whether they are jeans or otherwise.
- Just as important, make sure that the clothes you're
wearing for evening or for the daytime football game, fit. There
is nothing worse then looking at a man that is in a pair of
32's when he should be in a size 40. You never see the belt
buckle. Key point: Pants are to be worn at the waist!! Forget
the gold chain around the neck and on the wrist as well as the
fancy watch. What it communicates is that all your money is
on you and not in the bank.
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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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