Changing the buttons on your jacket can make it look more expensive or even custom tailored.
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A quality suit that is well ma…
A quality suit that is well maintained will look great for many years. Learn to make the most of your purchase by judging the quality…
How to create and expand wardr…
How to create and expand wardrobe capsules? http://ow.ly/6i6Cu
Horizontal Line creates a shor…
Horizontal Line creates a shorter and wider look. Having the horizontal line at the narrowest part of the body helps create a balanced…
http://t.co/ofAokGs Hello ever…
http://t.co/ofAokGs Hello everyone, here in Vancouver most men are still wearing charcoal or darker versions of grey and women are…
Good listening helps build goo…
Good listening helps build good rapport
Use Colour to Instantly Look More Authoritative
Darker shades of most colours are considered more formal. They help you appear authoritative, confident and mature. When you wear dark colours such as navy or charcoal grey people will assume you can handle t he job. Black is the most formal and authoritative colour. Too much black can be intimidating. When worn alone, dark shades are dramatic and unapproachable. For a confident, authoritative look a dark suit with a light dress shirt and a brightly coloured tie, a coloured scarf and/ or metal accessories make the most effective combination. For more on this topic see ‘Upwardly Mobile Clothing for Upwardly Mobile Women’
9 Steps to Break Bread with Ease and Grace
If you have ever been unsure of which bread plate is yours; or whether you are supposed to butter the whole slice of bread. You are not alone. As an etiquette expert many of my clients and friends ask about the etiquette of eating bread and rolls. Here are the steps to take next time you are faced with the challenge of breaking bread.
- Your bread plate is the one to the left of your place setting.
- Don’t reach; Ask the person closest to the bread basket to pass it to you.
- Take the bread or roll and place it on your bread plate.
- Ask the person closest to the butter to pass it to you.
- Using the butter serving utensil (if there is one) or your butter knife (if there is not serving utensil) place some butter on your bread plate.
- Rip off a small piece of bread / roll, the appropriate size for one or two bites.
- Butter that piece of bread / roll holding it on the plate while spreading the butter.
- Eat it with your mouth closed and enjoy!
- Repeat…
Use this etiquette for Holiday Dining and Everyday Dining…Happy Holidays!
Learn more dining etiquette skills with Kimberly Law’s lecture based on-line course ‘Everyday Dining Etiquette’.
How to Look Great in Pleated Trousers!
Yes plain front trousers are still modern and look great on most men. However there is nothing like well tailored pleated trousers to add the look of classic sophistication to a man’s wardrobe… even without a jacket. Unfortunately because many men have no idea how to wear them properly, they end up looking frumpy!
So how should they be worn? Try the following:
- Wear them at the waist (near the navel) not the hip.
- The crease runs down the front of the leg from the pleat
- Pleated trousers should always be worn with the shirt tucked in
- Wear pleated trousers with a cuff for added sophistication
- They are hemmed at the heel in the back and long enough for a slight break in the front
- Pleats and pocket should never pull
Just posted a make-over in Chi…
Just posted a make-over in Chinese I did for the Vancouver Ming-Pao newspaper onto my website. http://bit.ly/9eaeIV
