• Choose one of your assets to accentuate not all of them.  Otherwise why would he want to date you again?  He has seen it all the first time and in his mind if he likes what he sees he will want to cut to the chase so to speak.  A bit of mystery holds a man’s interest more than anything else. 

• Aim for looking approachable rather than too perfect and polished - that can be scary for men.  They want to look after you and protect you not feel intimidated by you.

According to an article published in the Mail last week women’s fashion has become more assertively sexy over recent years.  It is important if you want to be taken seriously at work that you dress appropriately for the environment in which you work.  You want to look feminine and classy not overtly sexy!  With redundancies at an all time high it is more important than ever to get it right at work when it comes to personal presentation. 

• Straining shirt buttons look tacky – make sure you buy shirts that do up comfortably.

• Overly short skirts give a similar message.  Keep hemlines on, below, or just above the knee.  Girls you can show off a great pair of legs at the weekend!

• To project an authoritative look aim for high contrast in your colour combinations.  Dark shades with lighter shades, or contrasting brighter colour combinations.  Wear more structured tailored styles.

• To look more approachable keep the colour contrasts to a minimum.  Use lighter softer colours and less structured or relaxed styles.

• The colours you wear can influence how others perceive you.  Red for example is seen as powerful, assertive, successful, but also aggressive and demanding.  Blue in comparison may create an impression of intelligent, trustworthy, credible and professional.  The best colours for you are determined by your skin, hair and eye colour.  Colour analysis will identify your own individual colour palette.

• Jewellery at work should be understated and kept to a minimum.  Too much is distracting and makes you look frivolous.

• Make sure your handbag is a good quality one and neat and formal looking.  Think of it like a man’s briefcase.  We have all seen the scruffy, bulging, tatty cases some men carry.  It makes them look disorganised and unprofessional!

 Remember no matter how good your figure the workplace is not the environment to show it off.  You are there to work not find a boyfriend, husband or partner.  Dressing as if you are going on a night out will convey a message that you do not take your work seriously and you will be treated as such! 

For more advice and to book a consultation email me at mary.errington@ntlworld.com or call me on 07766 466 688.