The Image Authority

09/08/2018

Though I would recommend longer sleeves and a slightly looser fit (bareness and form-revealing clothes are signs of submission), this is an otherwise excellent article from the New York Post. It touches points not usually realized.

Admittedly, women have made great strides towards equality when it comes to where we stand (or sit) in the workplace. For the first time in history, the gender pay gap is at an all-time low and we’…

06/26/2018

Great article in Forbes about "mansplaining."

Being lectured to by men who may know less than you about a topic undermines your authority. Here’s how to put overconfident men in their place and show who’s boss.

03/22/2018

Robert Mueller's clothes signal exactly who he is and what he needs to say. I'm awed.

We must listen to his clothes, which are elegant in their reticence. His is the costume of a moral allegory.

02/15/2018

Teaching Introduction to Image Consulting the next three Saturdays at Fashion Institute of Technology. I'm excited to start the new semester and meet my new students.

02/02/2015

A wise article that contains career wisdom beyond the "Are Leggings Pants?" question.

Sola Adelowo, AICI FLCFounder & Certified Image ConsultantFollowUnfollowFollowingLoadingAre Leggings Pants?Jan 30, 20150Views0Likes0CommentsShare on LinkedInShare on FacebookShare on Google PlusShare on TwitterIt’s amazing to me how any picture, comment or post regarding the wearing of leggings as p…

01/31/2015

It's not just about the clothes. It's also about the body language. This is amazing information. If you don't use it already, please try it. (And let me know how it worked!)

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an i…

01/11/2015

Fabulous article. Do you agree with her list? (I do!)

There are a lot of annoying things about being a woman, like periods, childbirth and not being able to play basketball in a way that keeps spectators awake. But near the top of the list has got to be buying clothes.

11/10/2014

Signature Style really is genius.

What does Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, our current president and Homer Simpson all have in common?They all wear the same outfit, pretty much every day.Why? It isn’t a coincidence. Jobs and President

11/02/2014

Great info for the start of our loooong holiday season filled with food! These are wonderful, psychologically tested ideas for losing weight or keeping it in check. Some of them we've probably heard before, but seeing them all together here makes them look like an interesting - and fairly easy - action plan.

Everyone wants to know how to get in shape but the answers are usually full of discomfort and deprivation. Here's how psychology can make it easy.

06/29/2014

For as long as I can remember, hearing someone do anything “like a girl” was generally an insult, so how do you think it feels when you are an adolescent girl? Pretty insulting, right? Always is trying to change all that with their new commercial , which shines the light on the confidence…

05/15/2014

I attended this wonderful teleclass yesterday for AICI members. Grant Harris, MBA, was amazing, giving solid apparel advice not just for men of color, but for all men. I wish it had been open to all, it was that good. If he ever speaks near you ... go!

We will be joining the AICI telecalss series to discuss the world of style for black men.  Black men are known to have their own unique  and descriptive style of dress, but they also have a set of issues which continue to plague men all over th [...]

05/15/2014

Alison Green has great suggestions for those jobs we'd love to have but don't quite have the qualifications for. Very upbeat, positive, hopeful ... and achievable.

Eight job-search tips to combat your professional greenness.