Girl, you’re contemplating the best first date outfit and texting your girlfriends for help. Why? It matters to you that you that you show up looking your best! Makes total sense because, at the end of the day, you want to present yourself well. Here are major things to look out for when deciding your next date outfit:
Comfort
No matter what you wear it should be something YOU feel comfortable in. Wear something you don’t have to fidget with. If you are constantly adjusting or moving around, this might make you come off as disinterested and distracted. Keep in mind that the non-verbals are super important on dates. So if you’re constantly thinking about your outfit then you are not going be 100% present to your conversation.
Dress to Feel Empowered
You can send so many messages through an outfit. Now let me state, if you are in a short skirt it does not mean that your outfit suggests you want to sleep with someone. Regardless of what you are wearing, you should feel confident and empowered. If you feel badass then it gives off the message that you are a confident person. I discuss feeling empowered with expert celebrity stylist Lindsay Jernigan more in-depth in this video below:
Type of Date
Wear something appropriate for the date activity. Even if the date is a surprise get context clues so you don’t show up in heels to mini golf. Or if you do know where it will be, do some research on the place to see what would be an ideal outfit. Keep in mind, if it is not dressy don’t overdress and vice versa. It’s preventable to avoid the awkwardness of showing up in a cute dress to realize you’ve got a 3-mile hiking date ahead of you.
BONUS Advice: Keep around transitional pieces that you can dress up or dress down. An example would be to wear a cotton dress you can pair with sneakers or heels. This way you can make it interchangeable depending on the date activity.
At the end of the day, shifting your mindset to being excited to wear a fun date outfit can bring you positive vibes. If you come on a date stressed because you were trying to figure out what to wear then you will be stressed for the date. And hey, if the date goes well this isn’t the one chance they will see you in this one date outfit.
Comment below if you ever have difficulty choosing a date outfit.
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