"Dressing Well is a Form of Good Manners"

While scrolling through Pintrest the other night, I happened upon this quote by the top men's fashion designer, Tom Ford.  In the September 2013 issue of GQ he told the magazine that he believed dressing well is a form of good manners.  How you present yourself to the world is so important.  People will generally remember their first impression of you and that will stick in their minds forever.  Make sure that you are always dressed for the occasion. People can tell when you really do not care about them or what they have to say, simply by looking at your appearance.

It is so typical to dress up on the first day of school or look extra professional for a job interview or to look gorgeous for a special date. But what if you dressed that way every single day?  Think about it, when you're picking out your outfit for the first day of school or that special date, you are 1. Picking the outfit out because you love it, but 2. You are picking a certain outfit to impress the person or people you will be with. You are simply dressing for that certain event but not only that, you are considering the other persons impression of yourself.

Showing up to an event and looking your best shows other people that you can be taken seriously and that you value them enough to get dressed in a polished and appropriate outfit for that event.  It is so common today to see people wearing blue jeans and dressing them up to events that they should not be wearing them to.  Make sure you know the type of event you will be attending and what the dress code will be. Wearing a casual outfit, like shorts for example, to a cocktail party, not only makes you look foolish but it is disrespectful to the host or hostess of that party.

I know that many people who read this blog post may think I am the most superficial person, but I'm not. I simply believe that looking your best is a sign of respect, a sign of good upbringing and most importantly it shows you have good manners. I believe dressing well lets your wonderful personality shine through. Style is one way to easily figure out who someone is. When you are dressed like a slob and your hair is not fixed and looks more like a rats nest, then you are telling the world and the people you are with, that, "I am sorry, but I do not value your time and I do not care what you have to say."  Your appearance tells exactly how you feel that day and even how you feel about the person you are with. Tom Ford is a top men's fashion icon but even on his worst days, he believes in getting up and putting his most fashionable foot forward. Not only does he respect himself, but he believes dressing well and presenting himself in the best possible way, is a form of good manners.

Elizabeth Taylor could not have said it better herself.  Even when you do not feel your best, "Pour yourself a drink; put on some lipstick and pull yourself together."  Go knock em' dead with your impeccable style that will reflect your lovely manners.