Are you a sassy and
seductive femme fatale looking for a promotion?
Or are
you a conservatively clad careerist looking for feminine
clothes with a little sexual flavor?
Depending on the
career, dressing sexy at work can give you a competitive
edge or ruin your chance to rise to the top. Here is my
seasoned perspective on the dressing sexy at work
debate. Buckle your seatbelt as you peruse my
observations how you can dress sexy at work and its
effect on your career climb.
A sexy woman is as a
symbol of power or an agent of seduction
If you work at Hooters, are an
exotic dancer or even perform certain unmentionable sexual acts
behind closed doors, dressing super sexy is a fundamental
requirement of your work.
Imagine a dominatrix or a well-endowed
wing-server in a Brooks Brothers blouse, conservative leather
round-toe pumps and a Herringbone skirted suit. Could these
ladies perform their jobs well? Absolutely. However, it would be
a little more difficult to gain those enormous tips and serve
their clients without the proper tantalizing attire.
For women who don't work in a
sexually charged environment, there are definite dress
expectations and a mandatory strict adherence to office clothing
customs
If you are a uniformed professional: a medical
employee, work in law enforcement or armed services, your
standard issued uniform represents credibility, safety and
protection. Modifying your uniform with racy black fishnets or
unbuttoning your blouse to reveal lacy intimate apparel will not
only compromise your credibility but send a message that you are
incapable, incompetent and not a viable candidate for promotion.
Would you expect a female
entertainment executive to wear a poncho to a black tie event?
Women who work in the creative
fields: advertising, fitness, music, movies, beauty and fashion...the sexy clothing lines at work are often blurred. Figure
hugging suits, body enhancing workout wear and lingerie inspired
dresses and blouses are the norm in these industries.
Would you
patronize a fitness trainer who wore baggy clothes?
When in doubt the sexy clothes
question always lies in appropriateness and behavior. Just
because you are wearing low cut dresses or a sexy outfit,
doesn't mean you have something to sell. In this corporate rat
race dignity, competence and results will trump sexy clothing
choices every time.
Look no further than the highest
ranking female at work
Many long days at the office and
mandatory after-hour work events make the transition from
professional corporate citizen to party-hopping social diva a
necessary evil. Can you wear the latest body hugging fashion at
work? It depends on your job, career aspirations and the
occasion.
Copy the fashion choices of the top performer in your field
If she dresses sexy at work and
still continues to have the respect of her peers and superiors, follow her lead. If
this superstar woman throws a little sex appeal into the fashion
mix and is successful, you might be on the right track to career
success.
With casual clothes becoming the
norm in most 9 to 5 work environments dressing sexy at work in
the 21st century can be difficult to define. Too often what
women wear to work now mirrors the sexy form-fitting fashions of
today. A woman can be one bare midriff, too tight shirt and
mini-skirt away from career clothing suicide.
If conservative
office attire is the way to the top at work, keep that push up
bra, lacy thong and midriff top well hidden under your
suit...where it belongs.
