How to Dress for Promotion - Look Sharp!
An easy way to sharpen up your style is to go for clean lines.
Ever wondered why the blazer can just polish up any look? Even if you’re wearing jeans?! The crisp lines you get from the collar, and outline of the jacket create a structured and clean outline, helping you to look well put together and ready to kick ass in that meeting!
To take this step further, try adding more lines to your look through the following pieces:
Pointed heels
White shirt collars
Trouser leg crease
Eyebrows
Cheekbones
Hair style
In addition, clean lines at an angle gives the enhanced impression of sharpness. So to show you what I mean, scroll on!
The Heels - Pointed Toes
Shoes on the right are cute, however the heels on the left look like the business! Pair with tailored trousers with a leg crease
The Eyebrows - Angled
Both beautiful women, however the angled brow on the left helps give the impression that you’re an eagle eyed woman who will spot opportunities and identify risks quickly! Woman on the left is perfectly beautiful however straight brows tend to create a more youthful look. And people tend to judge those with greater age to be better leaders.
The Trousers - Leg Crease
The straighter lines down the leg on the left definitely create a more professional look. The leg crease accentuates this even further, and ever makes your leg look that bit longer! People with long legs look taller and people tend to identify taller people as more of a leader.
The Cheekbones - Accentuated
Angled cheekbones can help mature a baby face. You may find that having less of a baby face means people take you more seriously at work. Work that bronzer!
The Blazer - As opposed to the cardigan!
Outfit on the right is perfectly fine in a dress down environment. However if you want to look slick for a meeting you want to swap you cardi for a structured blazer. Even though the woman on the right is wearing jeans, she looks way more on point than the lady on the right.
The Hairstyle - Sleek/ Slick/ Up Do as Opposed to Tousled/ Beach look
All beautiful hairstyles. All can be fine depending on the work culture and environment you work in. However if you want to turn up the sharpness up a notch consider wearing your hair up in a relatively tidy bun or a sleep pony tail. Again go for the clean tidy lines.
Choose the level of sharpness you want to incorporate into your look: you can go all the way and make sure every item or make up style you’re wearing is as clean as a whistle, or you can soften up the look by wearing tousled relaxed hair with your blazer.
Good Luck!
