Dress for success

Media Credit: ADAM DEXTER / THE EAGLE

As we all know, one day in fashion you're in, the next, you're out.

The "Dress For Success" fashion show, held Sunday in the Katzen Rotunda and organized by a variety of student organizations, gave fashion advice for young professionals embarking on their first careers. The event was a production of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, American Marketing Association, Public Relations Student Society of America, Undergraduate Business Association and Hispanic Business Association. All profits from the event were donated to Dress For Success, a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to advance low-income women's economic and social development."

Photos by ADAM DEXTER / THE EAGLE

FASHION FORWARD - AU models (left to right from top) Rotini Odubogun, a freshman in Kogod; Elizabeth Wann, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences; Magdalena Pumpalova, a senior in Kogod; Jeremy Koss, a senior in the Kogod School of Business; and James DiBagio, a sophomore in Kogod modeled clothing donated by Reiss of Georgetown for a fashion show and silent auction sponsored by AU organizations held in Katzen to benefit Dress For Success, a nonprofit dedicated to helping low-income women with career advancement.

Fashion tips:

Quick fixes on the go

PROBLEM: STATIC CLING
Solution: Find a wire hanger in a nearby coat closet and rub it
along the clingy area - the metal removes the charge.

PROBLEM: UNSHINED SHOES
Solution: Eat a banana and use the inside of the peel to give
a temporary shine to your shoes.

HOW WOMEN CAN DRESS FOR SUCCESS

• Stick with simple colors


• Keep skirts to a sensible length: 1 inch above the knee


• Button oxford shirts to the top or second button

HOW MEN CAN DRESS FOR SUCCESS

• Always be clean-shaven or keep your beard neatly trimmed


• Wear a jacket with sleeves that reach to your knuckles, not past them


• Allow a quarter to half an inch of your shirt cuff to be visible

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