Men Attire, Matters in the career growth

“Men act the way they dress. Neglected and untidy clothes reflect a neglected and untidy mind of Men."

Looking good is the desire of every human being. But, in fast and busy world, majority of man completely ignores their look and appearance especially in a working place. A fact associated with attire is that wardrobe reveals much more about a person such as authority, power, rank; friendliness, dependability, character which indirectly impacts their professional growth.

Research says that a man attire get noticed by people, be in a business meetings, clients dealing, holding high designation in an organization, a representative of a company. Thus, men in perfect professional attire always grasp attention towards them, no matter where they stand. A dress code changes from an industry to industry and wearing right dress for right profession is the basic demand of an organisation.

Followings are the few basic guidelines for the men related to their professional attire which will help them in the career growth:

Business Suit:

Business suit is one of the top recommended business attire for men. Prefer Plain or pinstripe suits with dark solid colors such as smoke, gray, navy blue, dark brown, black or charcoal.

Shirt:

Cotton or cotton blend full-sleeves dress shirts are the basics of business attire in solid color. Avoid a two-tone shirt with colored lining.

Ties:

Prefer simple designs or plain silk ties with soft colours where contrasting tie with match or soft contrast with the color of coat looks great.

Belt:

Wear decent belt of shiny or mat finished leather which match the footwear with medium size of sober buckle.

Socks:

Socks must be calf-high for business attire and remember match to the color of pants and not to the shoes.

Shoes:

Wear classy leather shoes in a suitable color match to the pants. Prefer lace up shoes instead of the slip-ons. Make sure these are clean and well polished. In case of vertically challenged person shoes with a slight heel with lifts inside add an extra height to them.

Few other important things to be considered, such as

• Should know about the company dressing policy.
• Have a good haircut with a clean shave.
• Avoid applying strong scent oil in hair.
• Apply less oil in hair.
• Nails should be clean and well cut.
• Keep the wallet in a well organised manner.
• Always carry a good branded pen.
• Avoid printed ties, simple and subtle.
• Professional look without a  wrist  watch is incomplete.
• Keep beards and mustaches tidy.
• Prefer light perfume.
• Prefer eye glasses, suitable to the face and profession.
• Good suited hair style that makes individual look, handsome.
• Keep update of the  latest professional attire, available in the market

Appearances impact men, from cufflinks to cell phones. This is considered to be the first thing people see about men.  Believe or not, fact is that, the first impression always considers being a good one. Thus, attire contributes credit for the professional men in their ladder of success.