Dress to endorse professionalism

Wearing an appropriate outfit brings in an impression, commands respect and reflects one's individuality and attitude. It's an obsession for every individual and professional to set an iconic image for others with his or her dress code.

Certainly, employees have a right to communicate themselves through their dress and the workplaces also preserve the right to demonstrate their business through the attire of their personnel. Whether intended or not, how we dress conveys a message.

It is up to the employees to make sure that the message conveyed by their outward show is that they are the ambassadors of that company. And it is through this aspect only; they promote the vision and goals of their company. People's impressions are of course based on visuals, so how you choose to dress makes for an optimistic or pessimistic reminiscence of you, which in turn creates that implication with your company. Usually, people choose to wear a dress to have comfort and to maintain modesty.

Comfort: Avoid wearing ill-fitting clothes, i.e. too tight or too loose or inappropriate for you. If you are uncomfortable, it will impact your work day truly terrible. Search for the outfit which satiates your inner and outer outlook.

Modesty: Try to maintain a dress code appropriate for the occasion and venue. Be discriminative regarding wearing attire suitable to office, beach or a get together; don't do it vice versa. Closed-toe shoes, skirts or dresses below the knee, no shorts, sleeves to the wrists and no exposed shoulders are all good rules of thumb.

Be humble. It is most imperative to get recognition for great work rather than gaining attention for wearing the latest fashion trend or in appropriate casual wear or sportswear found outside the office at a sports event, party or beach.

Be mindful that basic decorum must go together with appropriate attire. Appropriate attire must be shared with basic business and professional decorum. The two are knotted and integrated when presenting a professional image of personnel and company.

First impressions, general judgments and interpretations about people are created by the way they dress. Since the way a person dresses affects the perception of a company's clients or business associates, it is obligatory to retain and sustain a standard of dress code that creates an affirmative perception.

The magnitude of dress code for professionalism cannot be overstated. Individual appearance should be balanced with consciousness of the company's policies. To be a true professional is to value the workplace's set of laws for attire to the extent that they value personal skills in the field.

Whatever else an individual is familiar with dressing for success, he should keep in mind that first impressions are everything, and there is only one chance to make a positive first impression.

The following is the code of attire to be followed by a professional.

Men

• As a general rule, try to fit in to the culture of the company. Dressing in a way appropriate to the company culture shows one's team spirit and concern about the kind of image to be presented by himself and the company to its clients.

• Be aware of the company's dress code policy.

• Prefer quality over quantity. A well-made jacket in a quality fabric may cost reasonably a bit more than one that is economically made, but it will look better, fit better, and last longer than the economical type.

• Care for those good-quality clothes and accessories like shoes, tie and jackets.

• Grooming one's attire and appearance is as important as that of purchasing.

• Buy additional seasonal outfit to keep hold of the professional outlook.

Women

• Most of the regulations for interview dressing are valid if the company has a business professional dress code, but with more elasticity concerning cut and color. Trousers, coordinated separates, suits, and dresses with jackets may all be fitting. Get a copy of the company's dress code policy before shopping.

• Dressing in a way appropriate to the company culture shows one's team spirit and concern about the kind of image to be presented by herself and the company to its clients.

• Irrespective of the company's reputation, it is not proper to wear stiff, sexy or stylish dress to work. This is in particular imperative for women, who may be judged by their clothing more unsympathetically than men.

• Choose quality over quantity for it's durability and outlook.

• Buy adaptable fabrics and dark or neutral colors and get more use out of individual items. Until you have a bigger wardrobe, stick to less eye-catching items that you can mix and match.

• Become skilled at how to accessorize. It'll also keep you from getting fed up with your wardrobe and makes you more vibrant.

• Buy additional seasonal outfit to cultivate your professional image.

• Grooming one's inward and outward personality is obligatory in this corporate work culture.

• Avoid too much jewellery and cologne.