How does one look more polished /high end?

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*a full time working mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People notice scarves because they are so weird. A person wearing a scarf is screaming for attention.

You think?
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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

This is great advice for elderly ladies!

Exactly! Cashmere blend shawl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

This is great advice for elderly ladies!

It also works well for middle aged and younger women.

http://www.artemisimage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/3613AtLV_7852web.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qEKTt-Z7rfw/UC4skk8vLHI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/NeuC5nM9cMI/s1600/Grey-Scarf.png

No, it doesn't. The woman wearing the grey scarf looks like she has no neck.. and she's altogether too small to be wearing such a bulky item on her chest.

[Anonymous]

Could somebody explain step by step how to post an image??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

Sounds like a chapter on "how to look like a boring old white lady," straight from the D.C. Helmet Hair Manual of Style.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could somebody explain step by step how to post an image??

Sounds like you are just screaming for attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

This is great advice for elderly

Not just good advice for the elderly. My grandmother told me this when I was 18 and I have stuck to it as far as my closet's baseline. I do add in a few new and fun pieces each season, but my closet is built around high quality, well made basics. Add that to a fresh hair cut, manicured (not usually polished and definitely not vibrantly polished nails), and a good skin care regime and it all comes together. I think a large part of how we project ourselves is based on how we perceive our current appearance. If I leave the house in workout clothes and a messy bun, I'm probably slouching and sloppy. If I leave the house in a nicely pressed dress with a good pair of shoes, I'm going to stand a little straighter, make more eye contact, and project more confidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

This is great advice for elderly

Not just good advice for the elderly. My grandmother told me this when I was 18 and I have stuck to it as far as my closet's baseline. I do add in a few new and fun pieces each season, but my closet is built around high quality, well made basics. Add that to a fresh hair cut, manicured (not usually polished and definitely not vibrantly polished nails), and a good skin care regime and it all comes together. I think a large part of how we project ourselves is based on how we perceive our current appearance. If I leave the house in workout clothes and a messy bun, I'm probably slouching and sloppy. If I leave the house in a nicely pressed dress with a good pair of shoes, I'm going to stand a little straighter, make more eye contact, and project more confidence.

The old-fashioned, outdated parts are to dress in neutral colors, wear no makeup, wear no nail polish, and to polish your shoes every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

Sounds like a chapter on "how to look like a boring old white lady," straight from the D.C. Helmet Hair Manual of Style.

But written by a young black lady straight from Paris.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good posture. Do not slouch, hold your back erect, shoulders back and extend your neck. It sounds silly and old fashioned, you will feel stiff/fake at first but you will look fabulous.
Good quality clothing in simple cuts and solid colors. Nothing torn, saggy, faded, or stained. Focus on black, taupe, grey. Natural fibers look best.
Do not use a clothes dryer, you clothes will wear faster and fade.
A good quality white shirt that has been tailored to fit
The best quality shoes you can afford. At lease one pair of heels and one pair of flats
Buff or polish your shoes every day
Stop wearing makeup and start caring for your skin. You might look like hell for a while but it will force you to get flawless skin which screams wealth
Push back your cuticles, hands and feet every night after your shower. No polish. Short, clean nails always.
One good trench coat always clean and pressed
Silk scarf
Cashmere blend shawl

This is great advice for elderly ladies!

It also works well for middle aged and younger women.

http://www.artemisimage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/3613AtLV_7852web.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qEKTt-Z7rfw/UC4skk8vLHI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/NeuC5nM9cMI/s1600/Grey-Scarf.png

No, it doesn't. The woman wearing the grey scarf looks like she has no neck.. and she's altogether too small to be wearing such a bulky item on her chest.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion but the fashion world disagrees with you. This look is almost universally accepted as chic. The woman wearing the grey scarf was selected by The Sartorialist as "One of the Three Coolest Ladies at Louis Vuitton, Paris" during fashion week 2013. But to each her own.
http://www.thesartorialist.com/photos/my-favorite-looks-at-louis-vuitton-paris/

[Anonymous]

Scarves are overdone. Walk into any bar full of undergrads and you'll realize this.

Neutral colors are fine, but get dull. Make-up in moderation is fine and can improve one's appearance. I prefer a more daring touch and don't find the whole "ballet-flats-skinny pants-trench-scarf" look to be fashionable, interesting, or unique.

It is classic and easy, though. I'll give you that. And I'm not impressed by a simple list simply because it's written by someone in Paris. How silly.

[Anonymous]

Instead of layers of makeup (primer, foundation, concealer), just a light dusting of finishing powder to even things out. I like Laura Mercier's translucent finishing powder, but there are other brands out there.

If you're worried about the sun, instead of a heavy BB cream, use a good (as in, UVA and UVB) sunscreen and then the finishing powder to cut any shine from the sunscreen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scarves are overdone. Walk into any bar full of undergrads and you'll realize this.

Neutral colors are fine, but get dull. Make-up in moderation is fine and can improve one's appearance. I prefer a more daring touch and don't find the whole "ballet-flats-skinny pants-trench-scarf" look to be fashionable, interesting, or unique.

It is classic and easy, though. I'll give you that. And I'm not impressed by a simple list simply because it's written by someone in Paris. How silly.

NP here. Yes, my undergrad DD and her friends wear scarves, but these are the huge polyester ring scarves with stuff hanging off the sides. That's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about a normal-sized scarves in natural fibers and with interesting prints.

I'm with the Paris poster. I lived there myself and had profs who owned 2-3 outfits that they wore in rotation, changing the scarves or other accessories.

Maybe the principal here is, if you're working too hard at it, because you're striving for some elusive "uniqueness" or "coolness," then this will be obvious to others. Then you won't be considered polished, classy, cool, or whatever adjective you were striving for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Scarves are overdone. Walk into any bar full of undergrads and you'll realize this.

Neutral colors are fine, but get dull. Make-up in moderation is fine and can improve one's appearance. I prefer a more daring touch and don't find the whole "ballet-flats-skinny pants-trench-scarf" look to be fashionable, interesting, or unique.

It is classic and easy, though. I'll give you that. And I'm not impressed by a simple list simply because it's written by someone in Paris. How silly.

NP here. Yes, my undergrad DD and her friends wear scarves, but these are the huge polyester ring scarves with stuff hanging off the sides. That's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about a normal-sized scarves in natural fibers and with interesting prints.

I'm with the Paris poster. I lived there myself and had profs who owned 2-3 outfits that they wore in rotation, changing the scarves or other accessories.

Maybe the principal here is, if you're working too hard at it, because you're striving for some elusive "uniqueness" or "coolness," then this will be obvious to others. Then you won't be considered polished, classy, cool, or whatever adjective you were striving for.

Aaaccck, principle.