| Are You Sending the Right Message? | | | | because they can undermine your professional image. |
| Wearing color is purposeful-to set a mood, to draw | | | | 3. If you must add prints to your wardrobe, then |
| attention, to enhance your skin tone and beauty, and | | | | beware of the print size. The taller and broader you |
| to send a message about you. Prints are visually | | | | are, the more you can carry a large and bold print. |
| interesting, designed to camouflage, designed to | | | | Those who are petite, need to restrict your choices |
| attract attention and make a statement, but they | | | | to subdued designs. |
| don't necessarily send the message of a | | | | 4. The same is true for color. If you are in a |
| sophisticated successful professional. Lately, there | | | | conservative industry, then you might limit your bold |
| have been seeing more bold prints in the department | | | | colors to your fountain pen. Really. But if you want to |
| stores as well as on television. But this doesn't mean | | | | add color, then think a splash with a scarf or shell |
| bold colors and prints are right for you. Here are | | | | from under your jacket |
| some helpful tips on how to build your professional | | | | Color choices should correspond with your skin |
| image. | | | | tone-cool skin tones require cool colors and warm |
| | | | skin tones require warm colors. If you're not sure, |
| 1. What message do you want to send? | | | | then check in your closet for the garment on which |
| 2. For image consultants and their professional clients | | | | you get the most compliments on. That's your best |
| the message is 'I am a Successful Professional'. Most | | | | color so start there. |
| designers use texture and fabric patterns rather than | | | | Remember, fabric, texture, print, and color all swirl |
| bold colors or prints to create a professional, | | | | together. If your goal is to appear like the |
| successful, and sophisticated image. That means use | | | | sophisticated, successful professional you are (or |
| color and prints sparingly, and for specific purposes | | | | wish to become), then you now have the rules. |