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And yet, sometimes last year, I attended a function in Oyo town, here in Nigeria, and the disc jockey (DJ) was dressed shabby, crazy, as some people called it. Anyway, I can't even approach such an individual about giving him any contract for my occasion. He didn't have to dress Razz to play up-to-date songs. My view of him was conclusive; he was not someone I could associate with for whatever reason. His dressing was a total turn-off. But hey, you will agree with me that occasions also determine your type of dressing. I can't go out for a picnic and be wearing a suit and pant trousers. Neither should I go for an interview (except maybe it's a football or sports interview) and be dressed in a polo shirt and knickers.
Would you believe me if I told you that there are some clothes that I can't wear home when visiting my mom? I know this could sound like a lot, but that is the kind of upbringing I had. We didn't have much, but we were often dressed smartly. The family remains the unit of every society, and dressing mode begins from there. We have some people who cannot wear what they wear at home when they are away from home. And also, we have the category of people who keep adjusting their clothes while walking on the road. If they were not comfortable, they should not have worn that attire in the first instance.
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We have those that wear yellow on green, or, again, those that have no clue about the stripped tie on the stripped shirt. Or perhaps the makeover was just excessive, but even if they had a mirror, they were just stubborn enough to learn the truth. We are in an era of dress consciousness, in which people may rate an individual's worth by the cost of what he is putting on. We have people who wear shoes worth more than ₦50, 000 and may not even look at their dressing. Yet, we have individuals whose total cost of clothes and shoes does not exceed ₦10, 000, yet they are perfectly dressed to kill. In all of these, it's not the dress that makes the man, but rather, the man makes the dress worth it.
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If I interview a client who is smartly dressed and lacks the requisite skills, he may be considered for the job. But if the client has the skills and dresses shabby, I would not consider such because he or she has not considered worthwhile the environment and interview to dress smartly as a representative of himself and possibly that of the organization he is applying to.
Society is bamboozled with different arrays of inappropriate dressings in the name of fashion. Yet, that is not an excuse for either an indecent dressing or that which is inappropriate. Dressing is a skill on its own, and when society sees one, such is appreciated even when a comment is not passed.
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We really need to know how to dress for certain occasions, but I believe that when looking for a job, we shouldn't be judged solely and exclusively on that. It's necessary to analyze the whole 'package'
Fair enough but dressing indecently or inappropriately would definitely reduces the chances however, a smart or average dress is fine by me. Thank you for your kind comments
We humans pay lots of attention to the way a person is dressed because the first impression is based on what we see. I won't be comfortable if a person comes to an interview looking shabby. They might have all the skills needed but I will decline because of the way they dress
Dressing shabby is a no go for me also. Thank you
While I agree with you on the need to dress smart and that's it's a skill in it own, still I don't think it should be a yardstick for employment, although I understand your point, but on some occasions our definition of smartness might defers, which in the hand might be more of discrimination than actual consideration especially when the candidate is smart but not expensive smart in a way the interviewer consider ideal.
Thank you for your kind comment. Just as stated in the text, smartly dressed does not necessarily have to be expensive. I have a friend that is just perfect in his simple wears. Thank you for your contribution