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Job Hunting? Professional Fashion Advice Right Here
10/11/99
Hey Kids!
I chose this week's topic because I am looking for another job, so I'm job hunting as many of you are. A job interview is a special event, not the most fun, but you need to dress for it. You wanna look good anyways!
Start with a basic skirt, black is a great color because it goes with just about everything. Most employers are impressed by that. Since you got the skirt thing going on, you probably need some panty hose to go with it, as much as we all HATE it, it looks better. Most of the time I'd just go for a black pair, and some dress shoes. This helps the professional look so you appear to be the kind of person they'd want to hire, even if it's for McDonalds.
For a top- little sweater sets are cute in solid colors. I really like a black skirt with a regular sweater. Unionbay has some cute ones out. I usually shop the bargain racks for sweaters. This time of the year they are actually getting rid of tons of sweaters. You could always get a really cute dress to wear too. I recommend one that is not too revealing, most employers don't like that. :-) A cute one I found that is perfect to wear for interviews is a spaghetti strap one that is regular cut and not too short, but has a lacey cardigan that goes over the top so it looks really great, but not too risqué.
For accessories, you want some simple stuff that adds to your ensemble. Jewelry can make your outfit. My partner in crime, Kym is awesome at accessories, so head over to her little fashion cove for some more insight. I recommend a silver necklace (unless gold looks better) that is a chain with some little thing on it, or an illusion necklace with a crystal or something dressy. Some diamond (or fake) earrings really dress up the whole look. Well, that's all for me, come back next week. I have some GREAT ideas for my article, so you'll have to come check it out!! Catch you later!
-Shantel
Also check out this question a viewer submitted for Shantel:
Dear Shantel,
One of my college mates is getting married in a few
weeks time. It's
going to be a rather crowded church wedding so I'd rather not
wear anything
that takes up too much room around me. Besides I'm not a very
showy or
flashy person - most of my clothes are t-shirts and jeans! I
haven't got any
really nice stuff (I've spent the last four years being a
rather
impoverished college bum, after all). So I'd like your advice
on what to
wear.
Thanks. Hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers,
Louise.
Shantel's Response:
Hey Louise!!
Weddings are SO much fun! You wanna look good. Well
if it's going to be
crowded, you don't want to wear anything very hot. So sweaters
are out! I
would reccomend that you get a dress. I know you said you are
a t-shirt and
jeans person, but if you get a nice dress, you can wear it for
lots of
things. I only have 2 dresses. I alternate them for special
occasions that
require a dress! :-)
Since it's almost winter, let me suggest
on that is
NOT a light and airy summer dress. If you CAN'T stand dresses,
go for a nice
pair of slacks, and a really nice shirt or silky blouse. Like I said not a
sweater, but just
like a long sleeved, or even short sleeved shirt that goes
with slacks.
You want to stay away from the color white because it is tradition that only the bride wears white. A good color blouse/shirt would be a nice red, green or purple color. If you add the right
accesories you can
REALLY dress it up! I'll leave that up to Kym who is our
accesories expert. But if I were to make a suggestion I would like to say that I like simple chokers, like the ones at Claire's Botiques. They are cheap, but look really expensive with the right outfit.
For shoes, if you have a dress, then I suppose dress shoes or some snazzy,
strappy
sandals. For the slacks and blouse- go with some
nicer shoes like a pair of flats or even a shoe with a little heel. You can try Payless for some nice cheap shoes. The great thing about Payless is that they are cheap but look really nice. And you'll get your money out of them, because you'll only wear them on special occasions. Hope I could be of
some help!
Always, Shantel
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