"Took me HOURS to find the right balance between appropriately slutty and still maintain a ladylike allure" - Anon (but you know who you are). When dressing invariably there are multiple messages we want to send, in this case the balance of an exciting first date but it's equally difficult to be professional yet approachable in an interview or demure and still the person your partner knows whilst meeting their parents. Very few people have such a defined personal style that no matter what they are doing or where they are going, at no point do they look in the mirror and wonder, 'Is this the right message to be sending?'
However it never ceases to amaze me how many people don't seem to understand the nuances of what their choices suggest, I wouldn't go so far as to say they are categorically wrong but it's just not quite hitting the mark. A few simple missed details and suddenly the message is not only different to that which was intended, but can leave you in a situation you never wanted to be in (particularly on that first date). The devil is in the detail and sometimes it's worth taking just one more look.
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