Recently a survey published in Daily Mirror involving CEO’s, Diplomats, VIP's and Politicians pointed out that 80% of them didn’t have a good dress sense. Out of this percentage 50% were almost clueless about clothes! 30% had an average taste in good choice of clothes. The remaining 20% were good dressers and excellent buyers of their stuff without any intervention of wives, girlfriends or mothers. But then, the influence and help of sales person can’t be ruled out.
Guys are genetically programmed into having at least one of these traits namely unironed clothes, untucked shirts, unmatched clothing, bushy or untrimmed moustache, stubble or scruffy full-face beard, unclipped nails, smelly socks that give anaesthetics a good competition, greasy tousled hairdo attended occasionally by 50-rupee barbers of limited styling repertoire and ability.It should also be remembered that males do belong to Mars, a planet where trend is yet unknown. If he wears an Armani suit, it's more of a demonstration of success than of fashion sense. Talking of suits, even if they are Armani or Burberry, they are always hues of black, grey or brown. For a majority, apart from these three basic colors, men seem to be colour-blind to the rest, noticeable only those of cars and bikes. Wearing shades of reds, greens etc. are as if belonging to gay culture.
How can men even think to fail or lag in this area anymore because fortunately or unfortunately, intentionally, somewhat intentionally or unintentionally we do form opinions about people based on their style of dress. A person in a professional attire and makeup will be portrayed somewhat more positively in an interview than someone who is in jeans and T-shirt. While a business suit won’t garner the same interest as casuals on almost all other situations.
Laxity in personal presentation anywhere is bound to have dismal consequences. Even youngsters today want their parents to be prim, mostly where Moms top charts. A child of five was overheard saying he wished to change his father for a new and smarter one and that too from Sahara Ganj where he shopped for his best stuff.
Decent dressing for males may not be the only-thing but definitely it is the in-thing for now especially when their female counterparts are dominating the fashion industry and stand head and shoulder above men in their dress sense. This is true even in the grave political or serious corporate world where many successful women are known to carry themselves exceptionally well when it comes to dressing up. Dressing smartly not only invites envious and admiring glances but can also help you win a little more respect than your peers as in case of Jitendra.
