Career and Corporate Cool (TM) by Rachel C. Weingarten – How to look, dress and act the part at every stage of your career says that:
Knowing your style helps you to dress in a way that you favor, keeping your personal hallmarks and quirks while refining what doesn’t work. Whether you’re famous or unknown, beautiful on the outside or inside, you’ve likely adopted a certain style, and while I would never presume to categorize you, you might just fit into one of the following cool groups:
Classic Cool You’re an executive or in an upper management position. You follow the traditional mold from your suits to your separates but understand the importance of a well-placed pin or killer timepiece. You are addicted to your weekly blow-dry and manicure. Classi
c cool style icons: Grace Kelly, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Aniston.
Trendy Cool Words like fabulous and fashionista are frequently used to describe you. You shop at exotic locations and favor designers with difficult to pronounce names. You know that a great fit and interesting details (think stitching or linings) mean more to your overall style than simply the designer du jour. You’re this close to becoming a fashion victim, but usually err on the side of chic. Trendy cool style icons: Mischa Barton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Bilson.
Evolving Cool You may not have been born with a silver spoon in your mouth (or a Gucci purse in your hand), but you know and celebrate the person you are and are becoming. You take chances; you test-drive different looks, colors, tailoring, and textures. You mostly look gorgeous even when you really shouldn’t. Evolving cool style icons: Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Beyoncé.
Ka-Ching Cool You’re so money—literally. You work in a rarified air, and people’s future security depends on your investment ideas or input. You favor muted tones and rich fabrics. Your clothes speak volumes, yet never louder than you, and they always command respect. Ka-ching cool style icons: Martha Stewart, Meredith Vieira, Carly Fiorina.
Creative Cool You’re an artist by word or deed. You entertain, delight, and engage those around you. Your clothing tends to shimmer or sway, and often floats behind you in a cloud of indefinable perfume. You love shocking people with your playful color combinations. You aren’t afraid to make mistakes—you just wish you wouldn’t be photographed during those times.Creative cool style icons: Anjelica Huston, Patti Smith, Bjork.
Retro Cool You’ve found your muse, only she lives in a different era. Be it antebellum corsets or Rockabilly hair, you don’t fit a modern mold—well, not externally at least. You understand that sometimes it can be liberating to celebrate your femininity and unique body shape or features by wearing updated styles from a bygone era. Retro cool style icons: Dita Von Teese, Salma Hayek, Gwen Stefani.
Cool at Any Age or Size You’ve worked too hard for people to classify you by a number, be it age, weight, or height. You don’t mind looking sexy or silly—sometimes at the same time. You aren’t afraid to use your feminine wiles—both brains and beauty. Ageless, sizeless cool style icons: Queen Latifa, Dame Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Jada Pinkett Smith.”
