Dress the way you want to feel

Hello my fashionistas! A very key tip I've learned in dressing for success is: Dress the way you want to feel. You want to feel rich, happy, powerful, successful, important? Then dress like you take yourself seriously. You want to feel tired, moody, hopeless? Then don't bother even getting dressed in the morning.

There's so much psychological effects that clothing has on our psyche. Fashion affects the way people perceive us. For example: A woman walks into an interview to be a secretary. She'll be the first person that everyone sees when they walk into the company. She's dressed in jeans that are hopelessly frayed on the bottom, a t-shirt, and flip flops. Her hair is pulled into a messy pony tail and she has very little makeup on. Now the interviewer is going to take one look at her and realize that she's not a serious worker. The interview sees this girl as too casual and will take her work casually too. She's afraid nothing will get done on time, and as the face of the company people will think that the business is a casual work environment and deadlines are a thing of the past.

Now a different woman is applying for the same interview. She's wearing a clean cut button down shirt tucked into a pencil skirt. High heeled pumps (not too tall) adorn her feet, and her hair and makeup are clean and simple. The interview sees someone who pays attention to detail, is clean on the outside so she must be able to keep her station clean, and someone who takes herself seriously. This girl dressed like she already had the job. The interviewer isn't worried about deadlines with her.

Two women dressed two different ways for the same event. Which one would you hire? So many girls come to me saying...I wish I had a boyfriend who looked liked such and such. They want someone who dressed nicely all the time, or wears their hair a certain way, and they are baffled as to why they cannot find this certain someone. They look like they're trying too hard. Makeup is non-existent, and sweatpants are their evening wear. I say to these girls "dress as if you had that boyfriend." Would you want to stand next to an Abercrombie model looking like you shop at Hot Topic?

Fashion has more importance than we think. If you want a certain job, dress for it. You want a promotion? Dress for it. You want a boyfriend? Dress for it. You want happiness and inner peace? Dress for it. There's something about dressing for an occasion that puts your mindset there. So my dearest readers...dress the way you want to feel. But, always remember rule number one...

Be your own beautiful.

Liz