DRESS SENSE

DRESS SENSE
By Nnamdi Bonny
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ooking attractive and acceptable in society or in any kind of gathering is upper must in the mind of everyone one way or the other. Therefore, a rapt understanding of what is attractive and acceptable is essential to our decision on what to put on.

Issues connected to dressing are usually very ticklish as the judgment of what is appropriate varies among individuals. These judgments could be predicated on a number of factors; such as social exposure, peer influence, social pressure, etc. It is therefore expedient to strike the right balance between what is acceptable and what is right.

Dress sense is the ability to know the right clothes and accessories for various occasions and how to combine them in order to strike the right effect. The key words are ‘KNOW’ – the knowledge of what to wear and ‘HOW’ – the way they are worn.

Although this subject affects both male and female, the guiding principles are sometimes gender-specific.

DO’S AND DONT’S FOR MEN
Try not to appear in a stripped shirt and stripped pair of trouser. A stripped shirt on a pair of plan trouser or vice versa would do.
Similarly, do not wear a patterned shirt with a patterned tie (spotted or stripped) you would rather have patterned tie on a plan shirt
Your belt colour must be same as the colour of your shoe. Therefore trying to match a brown belt and black shoes is completely inapt. …To be continued. PF