Friday, August 31, 2012

Fashion Tips For Working Adults

Dress codes of companies are an ongoing battle in the world of work. The issues in relation to work dress code include employees getting the wrong impression in relation to the dress code or they simply do not abide by it. There are companies that have a work dress code in place; however, they do not enforce it. In addition, there are companies that do not have an established dress code yet employees are reprimanded for wearing certain attire. Then there is continuous objection from specific industries which questions why is there a need to dress up and look nice for work, when individuals do not deal directly with customers.

For example, if you are employed as a sales representative who has to meet with clients on a daily basis, it advisable to dress professionally. However, for the individual who writes for a living and sits in his or her cubicle all day and hardly ever sees the sun, much less another individual, should it really matter what he or she is wearing? Here is a good fashion tip, if the individual would like to be promoted, it does.

A recent survey shows that 41 per cent of employers indicate that individuals who dress more professionally have a propensity of being promoted a great deal more frequently than other people within their organization.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

The Big Four Fashion Weeks: New York, London, Milan and Paris

The four major Fashion Weeks are held semi-annually and internationally. Each one of the Fashion Weeks has a unique style, all their own.

In 1943, New York held the first Fashion Week, and has been the quintessential idea of fashion week ever since. Now known as the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, it does seem to be the most commercialized of the big fashion shows, in that the clothes are created ready-for-market. Its styles and designs are arguably a lot 'safer' than the other three locations.

In 1984, London jumped on the fashion train and recently has been making a splash with its high-end couture. London Fashion Week has not yet reached the commercial level of New York and is less likely to follow fashion trends. Rather, each London fashion house showcases its unique take on fashion-forward concepts, and their collections are still market ready. The heavy hitters in London like Richard Nicholl, Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon are all amazing designers who produce commercially viable collections that would stand out at any of the fashion shows around the world.