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Fear of Fashion

Why is it that so few people know how to dress well? Why doesn't everyone look terrific? Excuses. Endless excuses are given to justify or unload responsibility for a poor appearance. To begin, we have to overcome the Puritan holdover that says looking terrific is vain and somehow a sin.

 

Typical Attitude
Typical Excuse
Too vain "I would look better if it wasn't so vain."
Too expensive "I could dress attractively if I only had the money."
Too time consuming "I could look nice if I had more time. I'm too busy."
Too much weight "I could look better if I weren't so heavy. When I ..."
Too much to learn "I would look better if I knew how."
"My mother never taught me." (the no-fault excuse)
Too much for granted "I dress myself everyday. What's there to know about clothes?"
Too little value "I couldn't care less! Clothes really don't matter anymore."
Too ridiculous "It's the designers and fashions of today that make me look so bad."
Too many opinions "It's all a matter of opinion. Anything goes."
"It's so confusing. I don't know who to believe."
Too many options "I'm overwhelmed by so much to choose from."
Too personal "I can't bear to really look at myself."
Too hard "It's so much work. I give up before I begin."
Too much attention "If I look good, people notice me then expect too much from me."
Too disappointing "I just can't measure up - as soon as I get it all together, I lose it."

 

Forget the excuses. There are no valid excuses. There are solutions to every excuse, intended to take out the fear and put back in the fun—and the logic. The first thing you must learn is more about yourself.

©2000 Conselle Institute of Image Management

 

 

 


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