What is dress etiquette?

Dress is a kind of culture, which can reflect a nation's cultural quality, spiritual outlook and the degree of development of material civilization; dress is also a kind of language, which reflects a person's social status, hobbies, personality, cultural quality and aesthetic taste to a certain extent, and it is a kind of special "ID card".

Principles of dress etiquette

Given that dress is a kind of culture, it is a reflection of a person's qualities and spiritual outlook and aesthetic taste, therefore, in this sense, people's dress has always been regarded as a "non-verbal message" that conveys people's thoughts, feelings and other cultural and psychological. Therefore, the dress is bound to have an impact in the minds of others and further affect the mutual relations. Thus, dress also has the nature and function of etiquette. Generally speaking, the principles of dress etiquette are as follows:

(1) TPO Principle

TPO is the English acronym for Time, Place and Object. "T" refers to time, generalized morning and evening, season, era, etc.; "P" stands for place, place, location; "O" stands for purpose, goal, object.TPO principle is currently an internationally The TPO principle is currently an internationally recognized dress code. Following this dress code is a matter of etiquette.

(2) The principle of wholeness

Correct dress can play a role in modifying the shape and appearance, forming a harmonious overall beauty. The overall beauty of the dress composition, including the human form, inner temperament and dress style, color, texture, craftsmanship and dress environment. The beauty of dress is revealed in the harmony and unity of these various factors.

(3) personalized principle

Personalized principle of dress, mainly refers to the personal character, age, body, hobbies, occupations and other elements of dress, and strive to reflect a person's personality traits. The choice of clothing varies from person to person, focusing on the display of strengths, cover up the shortcomings, showing a unique personality charm and the best style. Modern people's clothing shows an increasingly strong trend of personality.

(4) Tidy principle

In any case, the dress should be tidy. Clothes should not be stained, there should be no place for bloom lines, not to mention holes, buttons and other accessories should be complete. The collar and cuffs should be especially neat.

Methods of Dress Coordination

Dress coordination is an important element of dress etiquette, an important aspect that must be considered in order to display beauty and elegance. It is required to highlight the human temperament, in line with the aesthetic requirements, and therefore implies a certain artistic characteristics. Several methods of dress coordination are introduced as follows:

(1) Reflect the personality, adapt to the social environment

People in different social occasions, different groups of environment should have different dress. In the social activities, to consider the environmental factors, in addition to the professional needs of the unified formal professional dress, dress wear to have personality characteristics. In the choice of clothing styles, colors, materials, according to subjective preferences, temperament, cultivation, aesthetic characteristics, etc., choose to fully reflect their own personalities, so that the dress and personality "mirror" to others with a strong sense of beauty, so that you wear your unique side of the process of communication to produce a positive, good impact.

Reflecting the individuality of style, not at will, there are still dressed in the social environment, the atmosphere of the limitations of the dress and the overall social environment, the atmosphere is coordinated. Only then there is a personalized dress code to speak of. For example, in the office to wear elegant and dignified professional attire, women to professional dress for the best. Attending weddings, clothing colors can be slightly bright and bright, but not excessive, otherwise there is overwhelming the bride's momentum, which is impolite. While attending funeral condolence activities, should be wearing dark colors and heavy clothes. At home, you can wear comfortable casual clothes or even pajamas, but if you are suddenly visited by a guest, you should immediately go to the bedroom to change and meet the guest. When you are on the sports field, wear clothing that is appropriate for the sport.

In addition to coordinating with the communicative environment, attention should also be paid to coordinating with the communicative object to shorten the distance between each other and create a harmonious and cordial communicative atmosphere, so that the atmosphere of the whole occasion is more enthusiastic, so that the purpose of the beauty of the dress has been achieved.

(2) Dress selection should be coordinated with their own social roles

People's social life is multi-faceted, multi-level, dress should meet the needs of different social roles. Therefore, as far as dress selection is concerned, there are different social norms, and we should try to make the dress match the role. If you are now at home, the identity of Mrs. or Mr., you can do what you want, free dress; if your role is now an office staff, the need to interact with colleagues or superiors, your dress needs to comply with office etiquette, men with suits, women with dresses; if you are now the identity of the road or a member of the public **** place, your dress needs to comply with the social norms of morality, not to hurt the wind and elegance. and elegance. The creation of the beauty of the dress must be closely matched with the role of the individual characteristics, which can show the charm of the beauty of the dress.

(3) Dress wear should pay attention to their own conditions

People in social activities want to make their dress beautiful and give others the enjoyment of beauty, so they try every means to pursue the beauty of dress. In order to achieve the purpose of beautification, dress should be coordinated with their own skin color, shape and age. For example, fat people should not wear horizontal grid of clothes, short neck people can choose no collar or low collar style blouse. In short, clothing wear should pay attention to their own physical conditions, to do to avoid shortcomings. In this way, it will increase the charm and glow.

(4) dress wear to pay attention to seasonal factors

In addition to the above points need to pay attention to dress, dress wear and seasonal climatic conditions are coordinated. Unless there are special performances and other needs, otherwise, against the laws of nature dress, either hot, or cold, affecting personal health, not to mention, and others, and society out of place dress is not only unattractive, but also damaging to personal image. Generally speaking, the spring and autumn climate is not cold or hot, suitable for wearing light-colored thin and thick moderate clothes; and winter and summer is cold or hot, with which we should dress accordingly thick or thin. Such as the same skirt, summer should be wearing thin fabrics, while the winter should wear thick fabrics of the skirt. And summer clothing color to light, light and elegant, winter to the darker colors, such as dark blue, navy blue, coffee and other colors.

Clothing coordination is an art of showing beauty, and is a necessary element of dress etiquette. Mastery of its certain requirements and methods, in order to be consistent with the aesthetic requirements.

Dress reflects the beauty of instrument

Dress refers to the wearing of clothes. But from the point of view of etiquette, dress has certain requirements, it can not simply be equated with clothing. It is the dresser based on their own experience and cultivation, aesthetic taste, body characteristics, according to different times, occasions, purposes, as far as possible to wear the clothing to carefully select, collocation and combination. According to different occasions, pay attention to personal attire can reflect the beauty of the instrument, increase the charm of communication, leaving a good impression, so that people are willing to deepen their interactions. At the same time, pay attention to dress is also the basic quality of each successful career. Dress neat, tidy, well-fitting, is to reflect the inevitable requirements of instrumental beauty. In addition, should also take into account the following principles.

(1) civilized and generous

Requirement to dress in accordance with the country's moral traditions and conventional practices. In formal occasions, avoid wearing too exposed, too transparent, too short and too tight clothing. Excessive exposure of body parts is not only inappropriate for one's own identity, but also disrespectful, making others feel awkward or inconvenient.

(2) with the right

Requirement of the various parts of the dress to reflect each other, natural coordination, especially to abide by the clothing itself and shoes and hats with the agreed upon match, as far as possible on the whole to achieve perfection, harmony, show the overall beauty of the dress.

(3) personality traits

Personality traits principle requires that the dress to adapt to their own shape, age, occupation, and to avoid the shortcomings, and on this basis to create and maintain their own unique style, that is, without violating the norms of etiquette on the premise that some aspects of the individuality can be reflected in a different way, do not blindly chasing fashion.

The norms of suit wearing

Suits are a kind of international clothing. A well-fitting suit can make the wearer look dashing, spiritual and graceful. So, how to wear a suit is considered decent?

(1) pay attention to the specifications

The suit has a two-piece suit, three-piece suit, formal occasions should wear the same quality, the same color of dark wool suit. Two-piece suit in formal occasions can not take off the coat. According to custom, the suit can not be added inside the sweater undershirt or sweater. In our country, at most can only add - a "v" collar woolen clothes, otherwise it looks very bloated, so as to destroy the lines of the suit.

(2) wear a good shirt

with the suit matching the shirt collar to be hard, straight, do not turn over in the suit outside, can not have dirt, oil stains. The hem of the shirt should be placed in the waist of the pants, fasten the collar button and cufflinks. Shirt sleeves should be slightly longer than the suit sleeves, usually to extend 0.5 ~ 1 cm, the collar should be higher than the suit collar 1 ~ 1.5 cm, to show the level of clothing.

(3) tie, wear a good tie clip

Suits between the neck and collar of the "v" area is the most conspicuous, the tie should be in the center of this part, the tie should be full of knots, and the shirt's neckline should be compact, the length of the tie to tie up the lower end of the belt buckle on the waist after the end of the buckle touched the most standard. Necktie clip is generally clamped on the shirt between the third and fourth buttons is appropriate. Suit fastened buttons, can not make the tie clip exposed.

(4) with good pockets

The pockets on both sides of the suit jacket are only for decorative purposes, and generally do not put items, otherwise it will make the suit jacket deformation. The pocket on the left chest of the jacket can only be used for decorative handkerchiefs. Some items, such as ticket clips, business card boxes can be placed in the inner jacket pockets, pants pockets can not be loaded items, in order to seek the right hip position, pants shape beautiful.

(5) Fasten the buttons

The buttons of the suit have single and double rows. Double-breasted suits should be buttoned all the way up to show solemnity. Single-row two-button, only buckle the top one button, three-button is buckled in the middle of a grain, can be unlocked when sitting down. Single-breasted suit can also be all unbuttoned. Westerners believe that the number of buttons on a garment must remain singular.

(6) wear good shoes

Wearing a suit must wear leather shoes, and pants should cover the leather shoes. Can not wear travel shoes, light shoes, cloth shoes or sandals with exposed toes, and shoes should be matched with appropriate socks, men should wear dark-colored thread woven towel tube socks, avoid wearing translucent nylon or polyester stockings.

Professional dress code

Wearing professional clothing is not only a respect for the object of service, but also make the wearer have a sense of professional pride, sense of responsibility, is dedicated to the work, the specific expression of the work in the dress. Standardize the requirements of wearing professional clothing is neat, clean, straight, generous.

① neat. Clothing must fit, sleeve length to the wrist, pants length to the foot, skirt length over the knee, especially the underwear can not be exposed; shirt collar to insert a finger size is appropriate, pants and skirts waist to insert five fingers is appropriate. Do not pull up the sleeves, do not roll up the pants, do not miss the button, do not fall off the button; tie, bow tie, ribbon and shirt collar fit should be compact and do not tie crooked; if there is a number plate or signage, to be worn on the left chest directly above, some positions also wear a good hat and gloves.

7 clean. Clothes and pants without dirt, no oil stains, no odor, collar and cuffs especially to keep clean.

③Straighten. Clothes are not wrinkled, ironed before wearing, and hung after wearing, so that the top is flat and the pants line is straight.

4 generous. Style concise, elegant, natural lines, easy to post reception services.