Another week, another question for you! I'm like a philosopher, you see. A philosopher with a blog, who doesn't even try to answer her own questions. Anyway, here's what I'm thinking about today:
Is it true that "clothes make the (wo)man"? Should you really be "dressing for the job you want"? If so, is there a certain point where you're no longer just "trying to look your best," but rather you're throwing excess time and money at something that is essentially material and unrelated to who you really are? In 'the real world', how much of a first impression is based upon your wardrobe, and how much is based on your personality and social skills?
Ok, that's actually 4 questions, but they're all related, ok? Leave your thoughts in the comments if you feel like chiming in.
2 comments:
Unfortunately in some planes on this universe, you are judged by the price of the clothing that you wear. It's sickening and a fact of life in some cases.
There's another facet of dressing 'well'...respecting your elders. When you're employed by people from another generation, they're going to expect you to dress with a certain care. Doing so is respectful, in my opinion.
I dress my children far better than I dress myself...but they're out in the world far more often than me. I only have two people to impress here at home...myself and the guy I can impress with my mouth! ;) I'm a sicko!
Erin - I think you make a good point about working with / for people from another generation, who expect a higher level of formality. And I think it's pretty typical of moms to end up putting more effort into their kids' appearance and well-being than their own. Don't forget to take care of yourself, though! I think my mom has just started taking good care of herself again, and I'm in my 20s!
I've just been kind of fascinated lately by the idea that it's not just a certain uniform (a suit, for example) that's necessary to signify that you're a professional who takes her work seriously. It seems like now for a lot of people and places the requirement goes beyond that to include certain labels or prices, which seems wrong to me.
Luckily, though, that's not the case where I work, and I probably won't ever work anywhere that people make enough money for that to be an issue.
(And you're right, it's a shame that it's not as easy to impress the general public as it is to impress your boyfriend / husband. If it were, we could probably just all walk around naked.)
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