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== Dress for Success ==

My initial thoughts from there, here:

"100% agree with dressing the part. The trick is to not make it a costume. Still you, just "better."

If I don't, then everything seems off to me. The singing is okay, but not what it could be. I recognize it more in my movements, I suppose. I feel more forced in what I do. Not relaxed. I think I have only gone without a tie once, and realized very quickly not to do it again.

When I have sung with Drumr's - The Cubs, I have dressed comparably to them and what I thought was right for the type of music. One time - July 4th outside - I wore what I thought was appropriate for an outdoor summer gig. Boy was I wrong!! I wore shorts and a t-shirt and sandals. I guess I sounded okay, but man did I feel uncomfortable, especially with the sandals. I just was not myself. Way underdressed. I mean, I looked like everybody else in the park (the band looked better than I), but it just was so wrong for me. Lesson learned.

Clothes don't make the man. They do however seem to make you want to carry yourself a little differently (or a lot). I do like to dress up."

Dressing for success is exactly what it sounds like, to me. Business world, industrial trades, service sector, entertainment. I say above that I really must dress in order to be my personal best. I've thought before that I really had no routines, habits, rituals, etc., in getting ready for a performance, but this simply is not the case. Over the years I have developed more in this regard. But specifically about dressing...

Put yourself together very well. Take some pride in your appearance. Certainly the techniques and end results will be different. We're not all doing the same things, obviously. For what I do, the crisper and more polished, the better. A proper-fitting suit, a crisp point collar on a fitted shirt, suspenders (or braces, if you prefer), neck tie, pocket square (not too much flourish), tie tack (even though it's not seen), good socks, and a quick shine on the shoes.

We also have what we have come to call, "show hair." It goes along with the crisp appearance, and harkens to days gone by. Obviously, it goes well with the music I sing. And Carrie is a (can I say this?) freakin' knockout.

I tell ya, primping and preening heightens the senses.

I am thinking now of how this applies to the "polar opposite" style. "How long does it take you to get that just-out-of-bed look?" No joke. Don't people actually work at this? Pay a hairdresser to give them the messy look? If it's what you're going for, then do it up right!

Yes, just take pride in your appearance. Respect yourself, and your audience will in turn.

Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums?a=tpc&f=6806048934&m=8511006515&r=8511006515 Dress for Success]

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+== Dress for Success ==
+My initial thoughts from there, here:
+"100% agree with dressing the part. The trick is to not make it a costume. Still you, just "better."
+If I don't, then everything seems off to me. The singing is okay, but not what it could be. I recognize it more in my movements, I suppose. I feel more forced in what I do. Not relaxed. I think I have only gone without a tie once, and realized very quickly not to do it again.
+When I have sung with Drumr's - The Cubs, I have dressed comparably to them and what I thought was right for the type of music. One time - July 4th outside - I wore what I thought was appropriate for an outdoor summer gig. Boy was I wrong!! I wore shorts and a t-shirt and sandals. I guess I sounded okay, but man did I feel uncomfortable, especially with the sandals. I just was not myself. Way underdressed. I mean, I looked like everybody else in the park (the band looked better than I), but it just was so wrong for me. Lesson learned.
+Clothes don't make the man. They do however seem to make you want to carry yourself a little differently (or a lot). I do like to dress up."
+Dressing for success is exactly what it sounds like, to me. Business world, industrial trades, service sector, entertainment. I say above that I really must dress in order to be my personal best. I've thought before that I really had no routines, habits, rituals, etc., in getting ready for a performance, but this simply is not the case. Over the years I have developed more in this regard. But specifically about dressing...
+Put yourself together very well. Take some pride in your appearance. Certainly the techniques and end results will be different. We're not all doing the same things, obviously. For what I do, the crisper and more polished, the better. A proper-fitting suit, a crisp point collar on a fitted shirt, suspenders (or braces, if you prefer), neck tie, pocket square (not too much flourish), tie tack (even though it's not seen), good socks, and a quick shine on the shoes.
+We also have what we have come to call, "show hair." It goes along with the crisp appearance, and harkens to days gone by. Obviously, it goes well with the music I sing. And Carrie is a (can I say this?) freakin' knockout.
+I tell ya, primping and preening heightens the senses.
+I am thinking now of how this applies to the "polar opposite" style. "How long does it take you to get that just-out-of-bed look?" No joke. Don't people actually work at this? Pay a hairdresser to give them the messy look? If it's what you're going for, then do it up right!
+Yes, just take pride in your appearance. Respect yourself, and your audience will in turn.
+Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums?a=tpc&f=6806048934&m=8511006515&r=8511006515 Dress for Success]
 == Flashlights ==