{"id":5877,"date":"2021-10-08T01:49:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T01:49:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"how-and-why-to-master-the-art-of-uniform-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/en-GB\/ideas\/professional-development\/how-and-why-to-master-the-art-of-uniform-dressing","title":{"rendered":"How (and why) to master the art of uniform dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrity stylist Karla Welch knows the importance of having a style uniform\u2014and what happens when you try to fight it.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welch, dubbed the No. 1 power stylist by <\/span>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u2014<\/span><\/i>with clients including Amy Poehler, Ruth Negga, Karlie Kloss, and Zooey Deschanel\u2014recently booked a crack-of-dawn flight from Los Angeles to New York City for an event at <\/span>WeWork 205 Hudson<\/span><\/a>. Bleary-eyed at 3:30 a.m. and prepping for her flight, Welch packed exactly one outfit: a dress. At the last minute, she threw in a favorite pair of jeans. Just in case.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she landed in New York, she slipped on the dress to wear to the panel discussion about WISHI<\/a>, the on-demand personal-styling platform she co-founded with stylist Cleo O\u2019Hana. But the dress was all wrong, she says. Backup jeans it was.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrity stylist Karla Welch\u2019s own style uniform consists of three items: jeans, a blazer, and a white T-shirt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the power of a personal style uniform. \u201cIt\u2019s a security blanket,\u201d says Welch, who wears a white shirt, jeans, boots, and blazer during most of her nonstop days spent styling clients, consulting on advertising campaigns, and designing custom pieces for Justin Bieber\u2019s world tours.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a reason uniform dressing is catching on: When you streamline one aspect of your life, it frees up your brain to focus elsewhere. When you\u2019re busy or building a company from the ground up, says Welch, \u201cyour mind is needed for other things.\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At WeWork, Karla Welch shared the stage with fashion names like WISHI cofounder Clea O\u2019Hana (left) and B Sides Jeans cofounder Stacy Daily (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Famously, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and Barack Obama have all admitted to wearing nearly the same outfits every day; now entrepreneurs and ambitious workers are following suit (while ditching the suit). How to begin? First, take a deep breath. \u201cThe thing is, it\u2019s just clothes,\u201d Welch says. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to stress out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep it super simple. <\/b>Ask yourself, <\/span>What are you looking for?<\/span><\/i> advises Welch, who says it\u2019s the first question she poses to clients. For example: \u201cclean lines, not too fussy, something to move around the city in.\u201d Creating a style target helps narrow your options. Welch\u2019s own uniform consists of three items: jeans, blazer, white T-shirt. Yours could be a slight variation: stylish trousers, say, or sweaters during the winter.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider your days. <\/b>Are you in and out of meetings? Does your commute feel like it\u2019s 100 degrees, even in the winter\u2014except when it\u2019s not? Your uniform should be adaptable and feel comfortable in a variety of situations. \u201cA uniform is a time-saver so you can do better things,\u201d Welch says. It should never be a source of worry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start with what you have. <\/b>Uniform dressing seems like a minimalist endeavor, yet it\u2019s easy to think you need to buy a new wardrobe. Don\u2019t, says Welch, who advocates wearing pieces for years. Start by shopping your own closet. It\u2019s less expensive and more sustainable\u2014plus, creating a style identity from familiar pieces you already own makes it more likely you\u2019ll stick with it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask one crucial question. <\/b>Pick items that make you feel powerful and build from there. Ask yourself, \u201cDo I feel <\/span>good<\/span><\/i> in this item?\u201d If the answer is yes, add it to your rotation. If the answer\u2019s no, consider donating it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look to the greats. <\/b>Channel inspiration from artists, cinema, and celebrities. Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Gar\u00e7ons dresses almost exclusively in black, save for the occasional white shirt. And the artist Georgia O\u2019Keeffe was notoriously rigid with her self-created wardrobe\u2014so much so that her iconic androgynous silk, cotton, and wool outfits have been showcased in museum exhibits. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solicit a second opinion. <\/b>If you\u2019re at a loss, hire an expert. It might be a better use of your time than opening 47 shopping tabs in your browser and searching for the right piece. On WISHI, each user is matched with a professional stylist. You send photographs of your wardrobe, and the stylist sends back suggestions from your own closet and from online stores. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beat back boredom. <\/b>Growing up, Welch wore a school uniform, but instead of resenting the predictability and sameness, she says, \u201cit pushed me to be creative.\u201d The same goes for an adult uniform. \u201cThe goal is to feel confident, not bored,\u201d she says. \u201cIt takes a remarkable amount of confidence to wear something over and over again.” And if repetition can breed success, then a uniform could be your strongest style move yet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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