Dress Casually for Success .For Men
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (530 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070016224 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 225 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ivan Pinto said good buy. Useful book. opened my eyes to MANY new kinds of ways A big question on the minds of many is, "How can I look my best without overdoing it?" This book provides many ideas where one can get started.Some people tend to equate the word "casual" with "Anything Goes." That's only one level of definition. As this book demonstrates, you have a big array of possibilities, from dressy casual to more relaxed, informal casual. Beyond the text description, pictures also show you what suggested combinations look like together. Other helpful pictures show you where one may go to either extreme, either too formal or too outgoing, unbeknowingly. Most importantly, I like . "Decent job on an obscure subject." according to Amazon Customer. The first third or half of the book is a waste of time. But the rest makes it worth buying.Most books only give a passing explanation on casual friday. This one analyzes it to death. They give names for four different types of casual dress, and give guides and even wardrobe lists for each of those styles. It definitely helped me figure out what image I want to present.My criticism is that like many magazines, movie reviews, entertainment shows, etc, it hates to say "don't." There are too many "you could try this" or "some would prefer that" type answers, and it doesn't really tell about the gaffes peop
But what are the rules for business casual? How can men figure out what's appropriate and what's not, without sacrificing or compromising their personal style? Over the past year, GQ, The New York Times, and even Fortune Magazine have all offered advice and counsel about making this transition--but this worrisome and universal problem still poses a fashion challenge for most men. In offices across the country, dressing casually for work is the norm, not the exception, every day of the week, not just Fridays. Complete with black-and-white and color photos, easy-to-use charts, and quick references for Fashion Do's and Don't, here is the first and only guide to going corporate casual with flair and confidence.. So how can today's businessmen dress without getting a dressing down? Dress Casually for Success r Men answers those questions, and helps men figure out how to dress with authority, style, and comfort, without breaking the rules. In today's offices and boardrooms, it's the subleties that can make or break a look. It shows readers how to handle the new fashion edicts, guides them through the intricacies of fabrics, patterns, accessories, and colors, and ultimately will help them project just the right image at work and at play, from power lunches to job interviews, to business-related nights on the town
Dress Casually for Success .For Men not only gives the do's and don'ts and the how-to's of business casual dressing, but it also includes a chapter titled ``Clothes 101'' that is a primer on fabrics, fibers and jacket, shirt and pants styles.'' (Atlanta Journal 1997-02-21)``The author covers the basics and details of dressing appropriately and stylishly in the 1990s .with dashes of wit is is a very practical and easy-reading book'' (Rowe, Jeff The Orange County Register 1996-10-21)``In ``Dress Casually for Success r Men'' (McGraw-Hill, $17), author Mark Weber points out that ``nine out of 10 companies have some form of casual dressing, including IBM, Dun & Bradstreet, Burger King, Ford Motor Co., General Motors the dressing down of the American workplace isn't a new phenomenon--just one that's gathering steam in the form of media coverage and the fashion industry's capitulation'' (Johnson, Marilyn Atlanta Constitution 1996-10-18)``Amid