- HI, I'M CANDICE CAPRICE
AND I'M FROM PER LEI BOUTIQUE IN MEDIA PA.
AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW TO DRESS
FOR SUCCESS WHEN YOU'RE ENTERING
THE WORK WORLD OR GOING ON YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW.
SO WE FIRST HAVE FRANCESCA.
- HI, FRANCESCA. - HI.
- FRANCESCA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER,
YOU SEE THAT HER MAKE-UP IS NATURAL AND UNDERSTATED.
HER HAIR IS WELL-GROOMED, TAKEN CARE OF.
WHEN WE LOOK AT HER JEWELRY, UNDERSTATED AND PROFESSIONAL.
AND IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM HER FACE AND PERSONALITY.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE BANGLES DANGLING.
AND MAYBE JUST ONE NICE WATCH AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
SO WE LOOK AT FRANCESCA'S SUIT.
THIS IS A GREAT BASIC SUIT TO HAVE,
GOING INTO YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW OR IN THE WORK WORLD.
SHE HAS A TAILORED SUIT ON, A NICE BASIC COLOR,
BUT WE SEE THAT SHE BRINGS IN A LITTLE INTEREST
AND PERSONALITY WITH HER SHIRT.
DON'T ALWAYS, YOU KNOW,
THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THAT WHITE CRISP SHIRT.
SO SHE EXPERIMENTED WITH SOME COLOR, A NICE PRINT...
TUCKED IN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, SO YOU DON'T LOOK TOO SLOPPY.
HER SLEEVES ARE THE APPROPRIATE LENGTH,
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR SLEEVE LENGTH TO GO PAST YOUR FINGERS.
AND WE SEE, DOWN TO HER SHOES,
HER HEM-LENGTH IS NICE WITH THE BLACK BASIC SHOE.
THANK YOU, FRANCESCA. - THANK YOU.
- NOW LET'S MEET PATRICIA.
HI, PATRICIA. - HI.
- SO WHEN WE LOOK AT PATRICIA, WE MAY THINK "SHE LOOKS GREAT",
BUT NOT FOR YOUR INTERVIEW OR IN THE WORK WORLD.
SHE MAY LOOK NICE GOING OUT
IN THE NIGHTCLUB OR WALKING AROUND WITH HER GIRLFRIENDS
FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT JUST NOT THE APPROPRIATE
LOOK TO GET THAT GREAT JOB.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT HER SHOES,
THEY'RE METALLIC, WHICH ISN'T REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR DAYTIME.
YOU WANT MAYBE MORE OF A STRUCTURED BASIC SHOE.
AND THEN WE SEE HER LEGGINGS,
WHICH ARE REALLY IN STYLE RIGHT NOW,
BUT JUST NOT FOR WORK.
AND THEN, PANNING UP, WE SEE HER PRINTED DRESS.
A LITTLE WILD FOR DAYTIME,
BUT AGAIN, FOR WORK,
IT'S NOT MAYBE THE MOST APPROPRIATE THING.
WE DO SEE THOUGH, ONE GOOD PIECE SHE HAS IS A BLAZER.
SO THIS BLAZER, ALTHOUGH NOW,
IS INAPPROPRIATE BECAUSE THE SLEEVE LENGTH IS TOO LONG,
WE MAY HAVE TO TAILOR IT TO GET IT TO THE RIGHT LENGTH.
BUT IT'S A NICE STAPLE PIECE
TO HAVE IN YOUR WARDROBE.
ONE OTHER THING THAT JUST ISN'T RIGHT,
RIGHT NOW, IS HER JEWELRY.
IT'S JUST TOO MUCH. WE DON'T WANT TO DISTRACT
FROM YOUR PERSONALITY AND YOUR EXPERIENCE AS A WORKER.
SO WE MAY WANT TO TAKE OFF THE BANGLES,
PUT ON A PEARL AND A NICE WATCH AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
PATRICIA'S OUTFIT IS NOT EVEN APPROPRIATE
FOR A CASUAL-DRESS DAY AT WORK.
AND PATRICIA'S BACK AND DRESSED APPROPRIATELY,
READY FOR THE WORK WORLD,
IN THIS, YOU KNOW, TAILORED, SOPHISTICATED
LOOK, AND I WOULD HIRE YOU IN A SECOND IN THIS OUTFIT.
- THANK YOU.
- I'M BRUCE MIDDLEMAN.
I OWN B. GROSS MENSWEAR AND PER LEI BOUTIQUE.
FIRST I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO BRAD.
HI, BRAD. - HOW'RE YOU DOING?
- BRAD'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU SHOULD DRESS
IN THE WORKPLACE.
STARTING AT THE TOP, HE'S WELL GROOMED,
HIS HAIR IS CUT, A GREAT STYLE FOR HIM.
AND WE GET INTO THE SUIT, IT'S A GREAT FITTING SUIT,
IT'S NOT TOO BAGGY. IT FITS HIS BODY WELL.
IT'S A YOUTHFUL SUIT AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOME POINTS ON WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN A SUIT.
THE SLEEVE LENGTH IS PERFECT,
YOU CAN SEE THE SLEEVE LENGTH IS PERFECT
BECAUSE IT COMES RIGHT ABOVE THE HAND.
IT HITS YOU IN THE RIGHT SPOT, IT'S NOT TOO BAGGY,
NOT TOO LONG, NOT TOO SHORT
AND IT'S NOT IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
AND HIS SUIT FITS HIS SILHOUETTE.
HE'S GOT A NICE BUILD SO IT COMES IN REAL NICE,
A NICE TAPER, ON HIS BODY.
LOOKING AT THE BACK OF HIS SUIT, THE SHOULDERS ARE GREAT ON HIM,
THEY'RE NOT TOO BAGGY AND THE BACK COMES DOWN REAL SMOOTH.
THERE'S NO LUMPS IN THE BACK OR ANY WRINKLES,
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ALSO IMPORTANT IS TO HAVE A SUIT WELL TAILORED AND PRESSED.
HIS SUIT IS PRESSED, IT'S READY TO GO,
HE'S READY FOR AN INTERVIEW OR THE WORKPLACE.
HIS SHIRT IS GREAT-FITTING, PRESSED UP IN THE FRONT,
GREAT TIE, GREAT COMBINATION.
THE TIE COMES RIGHT ABOVE THE BELT BUCKLE,
WHERE IT SHOULD BE,
AND THE BELT MATCHES THE SHOES.
ALWAYS, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE BLACK SHOES ON,
A BLACK BELT AND BROWN SHOES, BROWN BELT.
THE LENGTH OF HIS TROUSERS ARE PERFECT.
THEY HIT JUST ABOVE THE SHOE, THEY'RE NOT TOO BAGGY,
THEY'RE JUST ABOVE THE SHOE,
ABOVE THE HEEL AND IT'S NOT SLOPPY LOOKING AT ALL.
SHOES ARE WELL POLISHED, AND THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING,
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE YOUR SHOES WELL-POLISHED
AND WELL-KEPT.
IN SUITS, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT STYLES,
THERE'S 2-BUTTON AND THERE'S 3-BUTTON.
ON A 2-BUTTON SUIT, YOU ALWAYS BUTTON THE TOP BUTTON,
NEVER BUTTON THE BOTTOM BUTTON.
3-BUTTON SUIT, YOU COULD BUTTON THE MIDDLE OR THE TOP TWO,
BUT NEVER TOUCH THAT BOTTOM BUTTON,
IT'S REALLY THERE FOR ORNAMENTATION.
BRAD IS DRESSED FOR THE WORKPLACE
AND HE'D BE A GREAT EMPLOYEE.
NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO BRIAN.
HI, BRIAN. - HI, BRUCE.
- THE OUTFIT BRIAN HAS ON IS NOT REALLY EVEN ACCEPTABLE
FOR CASUAL WEAR.
THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT HE'S GOT THAT HAT ON.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THE HAT OFF.
YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR A HAT TO THE WORKPLACE OR ON A JOB INTERVIEW.
NEXT, HE HAS A SHIRT ON,
A COLLARED SHIRT THAT'S ALL WRINKLED AND TATTERED
AND IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
THEN HE HAS TATTOOS ON HIS ARMS WHICH,
IF YOU DO HAVE ANY TATTOOS OR BODY ART,
YOU SHOULD COVER THEM ON THE INTERVIEW.
GETTING DOWN TO HIS JEANS, HIS JEANS ARE RUMPLED
AND HIS SNEAKERS ARE JUST NOT APPROPRIATE.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS PUT BRIAN IN AN OUTFIT THAT IS ACCEPTABLE,
THAT HE COULD WEAR TO THE WORKPLACE
WHETHER IT BE CASUAL,
NOT NECESSARILY WITH A TIE,
WE COULD PUT A SPORT SHIRT WITH A COLLAR,
A NICE PAIR OF DRESS PANTS, SHOES THAT MATCH AND MAYBE,
IF HE WANTS, A NICE SPORT JACKET
OR A SWEATER TO GO WITH IT.
AND NOW, BRIAN IS BACK.
AS YOU CAN SEE, BRIAN HAS A GREAT CASUAL OUTFIT ON.
HIS HAIR IS CUT AND WELL GROOMED,
HE'S GOT A COLLARED SHIRT THAT IS ACCEPTABLE, LONG SLEEVES,
YOU DON'T SEE ANY TATTOOS.
HE'S GOT A GREAT BELT, PANTS THAT MATCH,
AND THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE OUTFIT FOR THE WORKPLACE.
GREAT OUTFIT, GOOD LUCK, BRIAN. - THANKS, BRUCE.