What do your clothes say about you?

Clothing choices are rarely neutral, and our inner secrets can be read in our choices. Coco Chanel once said, ‘If a woman is badly dressed, it’s the dress we’ll notice; but if she is impeccably dressed, it’s the woman herself we’ll notice.’

So what do your clothes say about you? To discover the hidden meaning in the way your dress, answer the following questions, put together with help from two non-verbal communication specialists (Eric Pestel and Nathalie Delhoume from the Lookadok agency in Paris)

1. At a work meeting, you are the only woman…
You make your presence felt, through your personality and efficiency
You turn on the charm and use the opportunity to get yourself noticed
You play it ‘chummy’, adding a bit of humour and animation
You’re used to it. You stay low and keep quiet
2. You’re running late and have to get dressed in a hurry. What do you grab from your wardrobe?
A dress
A suit and funny T-shirt
Trousers and a jumper
A suit and blouse
3. You’re in a conference. You take notes with:
A pen with flashing lights
A fountain pen
The pen your partner gave you
A biro
4. You’re in the beauty section of a department store. To renew your makeup kit, you buy:
Mascara
A bottle of sparkling nail polish
Tinted moisturiser
A lipstick
5. You decide to dress in more sober colours, so you choose:
Black
Grey
Brown
Purple
6. You wear jewellery:
Always, lots of costume jewellery
Always, preferably diamonds
Almost never
Often, mostly gold
7. It’s important for your clothes to make you feel:
Good about yourself
Original
Elegant
Comfortable
8. You prefer to buy your clothes from:
Famous brand shops and boutiques
A local boutique
Markets and big chain stores
The mall or mail order
9. At work, you would never wear:
Jeans
A satin blouse
A suit
A protective overall
10. For you, clothes mean:
Practicality and comfort
An expression of your personality
Having fun
Fitting in