
PERSONAL WARDROBE
Your day-to-day life is very important about your clothing choices, such as the dress code at your workplace, the climate where you live etc. Because your clothes should be stylish, but it is more important that they are functional.
A well-balanced wardrobe has something for every occasion, it has items that can be mixed and match effortlessly and gives an attitude of confidence.
To create a well-balanced wardrobe, you should consider the following areas:
- Fashion Personality
- Lifestyle
- Personal Colour Palette
- Body Characteristics
- Current Season and Fashion Trends
It’s better to identify your lifestyle depending on how much time you spend on each lifestyle function.
LIFE STYLE FUNCTIONS
Business | Business Casual | Casual | Evening |
---|---|---|---|
Formal Corporate | Professional | Smart Casual | Semi-Formal |
Corporate | Casual Professional | Leisure | Formal |

FORMAL CORPORATE (authoritative)
A dark colour (black or navy), classic, straight, fine wool or gabardine, solid suit consists of a knee-length skirt and mid-length jacket
White or cream colour, long sleeve, cotton or silk classic shirt
Black or navy leather colour shoes
Minimum jewelry, white or yellow gold or platinum (one ring and/or stud earrings)
Neutral make-up

CORPORATE (reliable)
Neutral or dark colour, classic, straight, fine wool, solid or pin-stripe suit consist of a knee-length skirt and mid-length jacket
White, dark or pastel colour, long sleeve, cotton or silk classic shirt
Dark or light neutral colour leather shoes
Minimum jewelry, white or yellow gold or platinum (one ring and/or stud earrings)
Neutral make-up

PROFESSIONAL (approachable)
Neutral dark or light colour, classic, straight, wool, solid/stripe/check knee-length skirt or trouser and mid-length jacket
White, dark or bright colour, long sleeve, cotton or silk shirt
Dark or light neutral colour leather shoes
Minimum jewelry, metal

CASUAL PROFESSIONAL (creative)
Straight or unstructured, non-classic, small pattern, less texture, knee-length skirt or trouser
Long sleeve, cotton or silk shirt
Leather shoes
Minimum jewelry, metal

SMART CASUAL (relaxed)
Skirt, dress or pants that may be unstructured, non-classic , have medium to large pattern or texture
Long or short sleeve shirts or t-shirts (no slogan), knits
Any colour and type of shoes except sandals, flip flops or sleepers

LEISURE (comfortable)
Bottoms with casual fabric, any colour, texture or pattern, jeans
T-shirts, shirts, cropped, tube, halter, tank, strapped or any kind & of athletic activewear
Any colour and type of shoes including sandals, flip flops or sleepers, sneakers

SEMI-FORMAL EVENING (dressy)
Cocktail length dress, maybe sheer or shiny
Dark or shiny fine leather shoes
Glittery jewelry

FORMAL EVENING (elegant)
Long dress or ball gown
Shiny fine leather shoes
Glittery jewelry