For all women who worry or even just wonder about the common idea that women get less attractive as they get older, and men are attracted to the hotter, younger, girls....
Overheard in the supermarket line, 2 guys in their late 20s, frat boy types, discussing Jennifer Anniston..
"Man, she must have a great publicist, she's always on the cover of, like, every magazine." I know, every week!" "But it's ok, 'cause she's so hot!" "She's a total fox. But she's like, old, by now, she must be what, 40?" "Yeah, but you know, I think she's way hotter now than she was when she was first on that show, what was it, Seinfield?" "Friends. Yeah, she's way more of a babe now. Plus you can tell she really knows herself and what she wants, she's got more confidence." "Yeah, chicks like that are so hot."
The vocabulary may be a trifle redundant, but at least the conversation was surprisingly deep, for guys we always assume to be so shallow.
So while you may be 'old' by 40, at least you're still hot as long as you have self-confidence and poise!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Career/Office Attire
I recently spoke at a job-training seminar about appropriate clothing to wear in the workplace. To summarize for those of you not lucky enough to attend :> (Tips apply for people working in offices or going on interviews anywhere.) ....
Men are easy - good quality, well-fitting dark suits (black, navy, or grey, or tiny pin-striped versions of those colors), crisp, clean, pressed shirts (white or colors) with all buttons present, matching, and fastened, and a silk tie in complementary colors. If you aren't sure what well-fitting means, ask a tailor or... a sales clerk in a posh men's store (even if that isn't where you bought your suit).
Silk ties are a must. Polyester or rayon is NOT a substitute!
Remember, it is worth investing in a good-quality dark suit an tie. Sure it's more expensive than the cheap stuff, but it looks better, lasts longer, and can be worn on interviews, at work, to weddings or funerals, on dates, and really for just about anything. So save up if you have to, but invest in that good suit. With some careful selection, you can pick a suit that will be relatively impervious to fashion trends and will look good year after year.
Next up, women's wear!
Men are easy - good quality, well-fitting dark suits (black, navy, or grey, or tiny pin-striped versions of those colors), crisp, clean, pressed shirts (white or colors) with all buttons present, matching, and fastened, and a silk tie in complementary colors. If you aren't sure what well-fitting means, ask a tailor or... a sales clerk in a posh men's store (even if that isn't where you bought your suit).
Silk ties are a must. Polyester or rayon is NOT a substitute!
Remember, it is worth investing in a good-quality dark suit an tie. Sure it's more expensive than the cheap stuff, but it looks better, lasts longer, and can be worn on interviews, at work, to weddings or funerals, on dates, and really for just about anything. So save up if you have to, but invest in that good suit. With some careful selection, you can pick a suit that will be relatively impervious to fashion trends and will look good year after year.
Next up, women's wear!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Stop the Body Talk!
As I wrote recently, worrying about your figure may be something we are socially conditioned to do, but a terrible trap to fall in to. The important thing is being HEALTHY, not being "thin". Here is another article that agrees, but gives you some easy ways to start getting there. What are you going to do to change the toxic environment of self-hating and start loving your healthy body?
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/makeover/enough-with-the-body-hatred-1239818/;_ylt=Ah63t7GPD7EMgeh1TaGG7gtrbqU5
Don't look at others - models, celebrities, etc, because admiring how great they look is just begging your subconscious to compare them to you and find fault with you. Remember that models and others whose bodies are held up as "the ideal" have 3 things you don't: 1) Time - Maintaining that look is a full-time job for them. You have other things to do with your life and time - a different job, hobbies, a family. 2) Genetics - Only 2-5% of American women have the genetics that would allow for that kind of figure. 3) An unhealthy body and/or image. The entertainment industry is NOTORIOUS for tearing women's self-esteem down constantly. Every aspiring model is taught that the most important trait to have to succeed is a thick skin. They aren't allowed to eat, they must maintain a very unhealthy body fat percentage which can make them infertile and susceptible to a wide variety of diseases. People with such low body fat percentages also tend to die younger, and have a large amount of physical breakdown (joint and spine deterioration especially).
Talk to your doctor to find out what a healthy body fat percentage is for you, what YOUR ideal should look like - not some ridiculously unachievable goal that magazine covers urge you to covet.
Dress to feel fabulous. If you go around in sweats all the time, it says you've given up, you hate your body, and you don't care who knows it. No matter what your size, shape, and weight, you can dress well and look gorgeous. Come in for a complementary consultation and let's find the most beautiful you.
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/makeover/enough-with-the-body-hatred-1239818/;_ylt=Ah63t7GPD7EMgeh1TaGG7gtrbqU5
Don't look at others - models, celebrities, etc, because admiring how great they look is just begging your subconscious to compare them to you and find fault with you. Remember that models and others whose bodies are held up as "the ideal" have 3 things you don't: 1) Time - Maintaining that look is a full-time job for them. You have other things to do with your life and time - a different job, hobbies, a family. 2) Genetics - Only 2-5% of American women have the genetics that would allow for that kind of figure. 3) An unhealthy body and/or image. The entertainment industry is NOTORIOUS for tearing women's self-esteem down constantly. Every aspiring model is taught that the most important trait to have to succeed is a thick skin. They aren't allowed to eat, they must maintain a very unhealthy body fat percentage which can make them infertile and susceptible to a wide variety of diseases. People with such low body fat percentages also tend to die younger, and have a large amount of physical breakdown (joint and spine deterioration especially).
Talk to your doctor to find out what a healthy body fat percentage is for you, what YOUR ideal should look like - not some ridiculously unachievable goal that magazine covers urge you to covet.
Dress to feel fabulous. If you go around in sweats all the time, it says you've given up, you hate your body, and you don't care who knows it. No matter what your size, shape, and weight, you can dress well and look gorgeous. Come in for a complementary consultation and let's find the most beautiful you.
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