When clothes allow you to feel better

When clothes allow you to feel better

Myriam Hoffmann is a pioneer: image advisor for 26 years, she gives training and conferences in Europe on the importance of taking care of her image to regain self -confidence.With her book Reloking therapy, she gives concrete advice in order to feel better and to be more confident.Here they are.

Publié le 15 août 2019Olivia Lévy La Presse

The good first impression

"We think that the habit does not make the monk, that it is a light and useless subject, it is false!ConsidersMyriam Hoffmann.We never have a second chance to make a good impression.You should know that 93 % of our first impressions arise from non-verbal.Energy, our way of being and clothing is part of a whole.It is often said that the career is determined at 10 % by yield, 30 % by presentation and image and 60 % by contacts and relationships.It is therefore essential to know how to enhance yourself and to have a good attitude.This is what will give you self -confidence.»»

Yes to color

"The color was a trigger for me.We live in a gray world.Putting color is so pleasant for yourself and others.Black often leads to morale and does not go well to everyone.Black goes to people with matte skin, hair and dark eyes.Do not hesitate to discover and test the colors on us. Car les couleurs vont vous révéler à vous-même»», estime la spécialiste de l’image.

Feel good in your clothes

Quand les vêtements permettent de se sentir mieux

To be good in your clothes is to feel good in your life."When we present a harmonious and positive image, our personal esteem increases.The more you have a good image of you, the more you trust yourself.It is really a virtuous circle that will have consequences on your social life, in love and professional. Il ne faut pas sous-estimer cet effet : notre bien-être se reflète sur nous mais aussi sur les autres»», analyseMyriam Hoffmann.

Know your tastes

"An image does not shop in a supermarket or leafing through a magazine, it's a job on oneself.We must know his desires, his values, his needs, which includes our personality, our tastes, our culture, our life experience.We wonder about ourselves and then build an image that is faithful to what we are.Because today there are extremes, with Instagram.The youngest are obsessed with their image and heal it almost too much, and on the other side of the spectrum, there are those who think that it does not matter, that there are more serious subjects that we should beconcern.»»

Buy intelligently

Statistics speak: 80 % of the time, we wear only 20 % of our wardrobe.Why this imbalance?"We think we are going to lose weight to be able to put back a garment, there is a jacket whose button has never been replaced, other outfits that we no longer wear because we do not feel well in it,Or the cutting of certain clothes is no longer fashionable, and we sometimes buy anything ... Result: we always put the same thing and we say that we have nothing to put ourselves.Does your wardrobe overflow?You have to learn to buy intelligently.Let's stop filling our cabinets with things that we do not put.Favor quality rather than quantity. Il faut vraiment se poser la question avant d’acheter : est-ce que j’ai vraiment besoin de ce vêtement ? Est-ce que je vais le porter ?»»

Makeover therapy.Myriam Hoffmann.Les Éditions In Press, 192 pages.