The Era of Beautification & Sophistication
More than ever, today the world is obsessed with Beautifying and getting ahead. This is great in my opinion. We have endured the looks and mindsets of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Today we are expanding our minds into places that we’d never thought we’d see such as our president wearing a risky nontraditional suit on national television to deliver world news, news journalist wearing three piece suits and eye dancing ties, and women going stocking-less, and completely daring with a rainbow of make-up.
Today’s society is filled with the importance of appearance, being financially responsible, and living life with no regrets and no desires being unfulfilled. We want to be great and look great doing it!
It’s some horrible myth that the attention of appearance was traditionalized as a “woman’s thing.” Make up advertisements, shopping malls, and the new era of women has made style, fashion, and beautification a label of only feminine focus. How did this become? The importance of male beautification dates back to the Greek Gods. In previous generations it was shameful for the sculpture of a man to be out of place, unsightly for his face to be blemished, and a disgrace for his garments to be oversized and wrinkled. If these were the standards of men, can you imagine what the preparation measures for women were?
Interestingly enough we went through a “fashion state of depression” for some time and the challenge has become “are my looks more important than my knowledge?” “Does it matter what I wear as long as I’m confident?” “Im not wearing any make-up today and I don’t care!” Or the famous “I’m a man, it doesn’t matter what I wear!”
Well, Well, Well, jokes on you! In the matters of appearance, It Still Matters! Don’t be fooled by how well you do a job if you don’t look well doing it. We miss so many opportunities in life because our presentation is shabby, unpolished, and both are viewed by viewers as unprofessional. Right now someone was just passed over for a promotion that they were highly qualified for but just didn’t have the look.
Hint, no business or company is going to blatantly disclose “you weren’t the look we were going for” and risk a discrimination suit. Come on, you know if you’re dressing the part for your career goals! I’ve heard friends say “I’m not changing who I am and how I dress just for a job.” My thoughts are if this is your position of thoughts regarding the matter, maybe the job isn’t for you. I’ve witnessed, as some of my colleagues and friends wear the same style and sometimes exact looks to church, work, and to after work celebrations in local night spots.
Call me traditional but if your entire wardrobe can be worn throughout every aspect and scene of your life, mediocre is your way of life and the measure of your advancement lies within the hangings of your hangers, and the rack room of your shoes.
Jacquez J.~Stylist
