You didn't have any control over the nose that you were born with, but you had complete control over the outfit you put on this morning. Through your wardrobe, you have the opportunity to showcase who you are and control the first impression of you that people make. The outfit you wear on a first date can greatly influence the opinion your date has of you.
Deciding what to wear on a first date can be a frustrating experience. There is an art to carefully picking out an outfit without it looking like you are trying too hard to impress your date. If you abide by the following guidelines, you should send just the right impression and you can be sure that you don't send any unintended and erroneous signals about yourself.
Dress for the occasion. It is very important that what you wear on a first date fits with your plans. A girl that shows up in an evening dress to a date at the zoo looks silly, just as a man that wears jeans to the opera would look completely out of place. If you are meeting in a casual restaurant, you shouldn't wear overly formal clothes. If you are meeting in a nicer establishment, dressy and conservative is appropriate. If you wear an outfit that doesn't fit with the venue and plans, your date might think that you have no understanding of social protocol or even subconsciously question your intelligence.
One of the biggest mistakes people make in dressing for a first date is letting fashion get in the way of common sense. If you think that you might go for a walk after you eat, think about what kind of shoes are comfortable to walk in and still look good. Don't forgo wearing a jacket on a cool day, just because it covers up your outfit. Remember, it is the small details that often make the biggest impressions.
Dress for comfort. While you shouldn't take this advice to the extreme that you show up on your first date in your pajamas, it is important that you are comfortable when you meet your date. Don't wear shoes that hurt, an outfit that is uncomfortably tight, or clothes that don't fit properly. If your clothes make you feel miserable you will appear uncomfortable and your date might mistakenly think that you are unhappy with the way the date is going. You want to enjoy yourself on your date, so the last think you need is to be secretly worried that your shirt is going to come unbuttoned when you stand up.
It is also not a good idea to drastically change your style for a first date. Don't wear something you normally wouldn't wear if will make you feel self- conscious. Feeling awkward about your clothes could be misinterpreted that you are feeling awkward about the entire date.
Dress to impress. Trying to impress your date with what you wear isn't so much about wearing designer clothes as it is about making sure that whatever you wear is clean, neat, and accessorized well. If you wear a new outfit, make sure it doesn't have the look of something that has been hanging in a store and check to make sure you have removed all the tags. Take time to ensure that your clothes are wrinkle free, your shoes are not scuffed, and there are no stains or tears in anything you are wearing.
Dressing to impress also entails making sure that you pay attention to the little details. Wear a minimal amount of jewelry. Perhaps you can bring out a little bit of your personality in the accessories that you choose. Men can wear a fun tie and ladies can wear a necklace that reveals bit about them.
Did you know that...
Date starts to complain about everything under the sun. (36%)
Date has poor dress sense, and bad grooming. (22%)
Date cannot stop talking about him/herself. (15%)
Date turns up 30 mins late. (14%)
Date has bad table manners. (13%)
1 comment:
*smirk*
what did i say about clothes that fit?
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