Life Before Noon Tip: Don’t Wear the Plastic Watch to Work

Posted on August 18th, 2010 by Dan

If you want to look professional at work, don’t wear the black plastic Seiko Watch anymore.  Buy something that looks classy but is not expensive. Marc Ecko has some good choices under $100. When choosing a watch, don’t get one with much “bling”. You know what we mean:  no fake diamonds.  People will know it is a fake, especially with your salary. You don’t want people questioning  your integrity.  Once you do invest more than $20 in a watch, be sure to take care of it.  Also, you don’t need to buy multiple watches, your hard earned money is better spent on other things (like beer).   Get one watch you like and stick with it.

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Life Before Noon Tip: Keep an Old Shirt and Pair of Pants in Your Trunk for Emergencies

Posted on August 17th, 2010 by David

Keep an old button up shirt and a pair of slacks that you don’t wear anymore in the truck of your car in case your spill coffee or food on yourself on the way to work. It is very embarrassing to have to walk around all day with a stain on your clothes.  Also, keep a clean undershirt in case it has been a long day and everyone wants to go out to work afterwards.  No one will want to belly-up at the bar next to you if you smell.

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Life Before Noon Tip: The Extra Belt Can Save You Embarrassment

Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Dan

Keep an extra belt, preferably black and brown reversible, in your trunk.  While you will never leave your home without a shirt, pants, socks or shoes, there will be days you are rushing out and you will forget your belt.  It is great to have a back up just in case and it sure beats stopping by Wal-Mart on the way to work to buy another one.

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Life Before Noon Tip: Looking Good Does Not Mean Spending $100 on a Shirt

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by Dan

You don’t have to have designer clothes to look good.  All you need to do is make sure of three things:

• Your clothes fit you, not too tight, not too baggy
• Your clothes are in good shape, no holes or missing buttons
• Your clothes are not wrinkled.  Buy wrinkle free and invest in a steamer. (Ironing sucks)

Tags: clothes

Life Before Noon Tip: Button the Second and Third Button when Hanging Shirts

Posted on August 13th, 2010 by David

When you hang up your dress shirts, the quickest and easiest method is just buttoning the top button.  There are two problems with only buttoning the top button.  The first problem is that a wrinkle will appear on both sides of the shirt if you leave it hanging for too long. The second problem is that the collar of the shirt will get all worn and the top button area will start to fold down.   It ruins the shirt and you won’t be able to wear a tie with the shirt when the button is folded over.  So, the best way to hang a shirt if to button all the buttons, but if that seems like overkill, at least be sure to button the second and third button also.

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Life Before Noon Tip: Laundry

Posted on June 30th, 2010 by David

Two basic suits will get you through all of your interviews.  If you don’t need to wear a suit to work, those same two suits will last you even longer because you will probably only wear them three to five times a year…combined.  One important mistake to avoid, which I know through experience, is that suits are dry-clean only.  I ruined a perfectly good suit one time by throwing the suit pants in the wash with my other laundry.

Now that you are growing up you will be buying nicer clothes on occassion.  Pay attention to the washing instructions before attempting to clean them.  It is no big deal to throw your “Drunk Chicks Dig Me” tee shirt in the laundry without thinking, but it will wreck your day if a suit or $75 shirt is ruined because you were careless.

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