First Date Outfit

If you are a successful career woman and single, you might be going after your love life with the same drive and determination that brought you success at work.  You might be going on a A LOT of initial dates.

For a first date, the conventional wisdom is to look feminine and conservative. You want to emphasize your strengths without over-sexing it.  Did you know that men cannot concentrate when they see cleavage?  They actually can't. I find this true for myself, so I can't even imagine how strong this effect is for men, who are more visual than women are.

Event: First date
Time: Day to night, work to evening
Season: Winter

1. Hair down - to appear girly.  Also, did you know that we release pheromones through our hair?

First date outfit - day to night

2. Wear a dress - solid color, fairly conservative.  The wisdom is that a pattern dress will make you appear high maintenance.  Also, guys love bright colors.

3. Heels - Heels are an absolute must.  I had a HUGE disagreement with a friend because she didn't want to wear heels on dates.  After her first date in flats, this guy she went on a second date with told her to wear heels next time.  He was about her height and she thought she was being considerate by wearing flats.  Plus they lived on the west coast.  Of course, they fact that he requested heels made her NOT want to wear them. I don't think they made it past the 3rd date, but lesson learned: wear heels.  no. matter. what. 

4. At most one piece statement jewelry.  You don't want to detract from your face.  Keep it simple so as to not appear high maintenance.

Guys like color!