First impressions are most certainly last impressions especially if you are on your first date. Use this opportunity to forge a stronger connection with that special someone by ensuring that you are dressed to impress. Here are some tips for what we wear on first date.
Don’t wear black
It’s already dark enough in that club, restaurant or movie theater you will probably wind up in. Your mission is to stand out, not blend in with your surroundings. Besides, my unofficial poll of single guys found that they find the color totally desperate and boring.
Go leggy lass
Throw him a curve ball by wearing a dress and employ the sneaky leg lengthening trick by pairing classy yet undeniably sexy nude heels. Flesh tones on your feet give the impression of longer legs and match anything you wear.
Don’t wear your closet
This is not the time to layer your favorite shirt underneath that gorgeous sweater you just couldn’t resist from the mall and cover them with ropes of chains and pearls. With that much eye candy, your guy may have trouble figuring out where to focus. You are trying to win a personality contest, not ‘Project Runway.’
Don’t try a new trend
Reveal the real you, and stick to clothing you actually wear. “Don’t get in a costume-like outfit,” says Keylee Sanders, owner of the successful consulting and styling company Style Studio and a former Miss Teen USA. “Dress in something you would wear on a regular basis because hopefully you’ll see this person a second date. Stick to your true style self or fashion self on that first date.”
Don’t reveal too much
First impressions are quick to be made, hard to get rid of and set the tone for the entire date. Ask yourself what your outfit says about you. There’s a difference between wanting to look flirty and sexy and leaving nothing to the imagination. “That doesn’t mean you need to dress dowdy or frumpy, for example if you’re going to wear a short skirt, don’t wear a low cut top,” says the former beauty queen. A good rule of thumb is to choose one area of your body you want to reveal—whether that’s an above the knee skirt to show off your legs, a subtle scooped neck blouse to enhance your décolleté or an off the shoulders sweater to feature a graceful neckline.
Leave the sloppy clothes at home
Even if your date is outdoors or involves some kind of physical activity it’s still important to make an effort, which lets that person know they’re important. “Don’t throw on sweats that have been on the floor of your closet for months and a shirt with a stain down the front,” warns Sanders. If you don’t own appropriate outdoor activity gear, for a small price you can purchase a sleek and proper outfit at most discount clothing stores.
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