With more people working from home and business casual becoming the dominant dress code in corporate America, there’s a tendency to dress more and more casually for business meetings and interactions. Does what you wear really make a difference? Aren’t results really based on your capabilities and performance in business? Recently, I got to be… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Professional
What Does Your Picture Say About You And Your Business?
The adage says “a picture is worth a thousand words.” So, what does your picture say about you and your business? Does it say what you think it says? Many people use photographs of themselves in their marketing and sales materials, websites, business cards and social media sites. Potential customers and business associates use your… Continue Reading
When Image Gets In The Way
WOW! Six days later, and people are still buzzing about Jennifer Lopez’s New Year’s Eve catsuit outfit. That might be a good thing. All publicity is good publicity because the public is talking about you, right? From an image perspective, her outfit didn’t work. It distracted from her performance instead of enhancing it. As a… Continue Reading
It’s Not Really About The Shorts
First Lady Michelle Obama is taking a lot of heat about wearing shorts to visit the Grand Canyon. People might be taking about her shorts, but the shorts aren’t really the problem. The outfit doesn’t work because she doesn’t look like the First Lady in it. (PHOTO – Dana Felthauser, AP) Image is tricky, it’s… Continue Reading
Decoding The First Lady’s Inauguration Look
This TV segment aired on 10 Connects At 4:00 on January 21, 2009. A link to watch is at the bottom of this post. We can tell a lot about a person by the clothes they wear. Image isn’t everything. However, our outfit does generate an instant emotional reaction and sets the tone for our… Continue Reading
10 Things To Consider Before Going On TV
Ten Things You Need To Know Before Going On TV TV appearances, video marketing, and web-casting can be a huge boost for your business and reputation as an expert. Navigating the technical terrain of these media can make or break you. Here are some important things to consider when dressing for the camera. The human… Continue Reading
Tattoos – Taboo And Evolution
Tattoos – Taboo and EvolutionTattoos are as varied as the people who wear them – private and deeply personal or a public declaration to everyone we encounter. More and more, tattoos are aaccepted as artforms, appreciated for their beauty and as a form of creative expression for the artist and the wearer. “Ink” has been… Continue Reading
Panty Hose – Image Dynamite
Panty Hose: Image Dynamite Panty Hose. One pair can blow the whole look, the whole meeting, the whole negotiation, the whole opportunity. Can you believe something that costs so little can cost so much? Have You Been Panty-Hosed? Panty Hose. Two little words, so much passion. It’s the most emotionally charged image subject of our… Continue Reading