Does your dressing affect your company’s productivity?
For everyone everywhere, the wardrobe is that place where all kinds of dresses, either for office, social events or causal activities, are kept.
To cut down on time wasting in selecting the right cloth for the office, Ms Amey-Obeng said it was advisable to partition the wardrobe into two, where one side will contain only office attire and the other locked up with dresses meant for causal and social events.
This is to help reduce the stress involved in choosing an attire under.
"Everything should be planned such that chasing the right dress doesn't give a headache. If you don't, you may just dress down and you can imagine what impression you will create in the minds of people," she said.
While admitting that jewellery formed an essential part of the corporate dressing, she said it must not be over-worn or it defeats the purpose.
On colours, she said a lot of attention should be paid to them, given the meanings that are read into them.
She mentioned navy blue, beige, black and brown as "great considerations for the wardrobe" but added that top level executives should desist from wearing beige, given the flexibility attached to that colour.
"If you are middle or low level, fine because it means you are approachable. You can even wear it without a tie and you can flow but you cannot do that if you are top level. So, do not wear beige jackets or suits if you are a top level executive because it says that you are very flexible and people may not take you that serious," she added.
For women, she said they must dress to march their age.
"If you are 40 years or 50 years and you want to dress like a small girl, always be mindful of what people are saying about you. Dress to fit your shape, size and height. Never have a neck-line that is too high to make it seem as if you are choking or too low to show cleavage. Ideally, a V-neck is the best thing to wear for the office space and the bags should be reasonably sized," she added.
She also touched on make-up and hair do, which she said should be prioritised to help complement the dresses.
She urged the women to consider natural hair, which she said was more healthier and easy to keep, compared to the artificial one.
Food is everything
In all these, Ms Amey-Obeng said good food, proper rest and continuous exercise were key to the putting on a better body.
She, therefore, asked corporate executives to find time for themselves.
"Eat well, sleep well and manage your stress. Don't allow things to stress you out. Have quality time at home. You have 24 hours in a day and eight of that is for your rest so if you sleep five hours, you still have three hours to rest but try and sleep at least up even to eight hours in the night.
"It means you must leave work when you must leave work and get home when you must get home. Otherwise, you will procrastinating so many things and it will affect your family, you and work done will be zero.
"Only you can define your personal style. Others can advise, coach and influence but you have to define who you are and stay true to it," she said.Read more at:graduation gowns
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