Anatomy of a Design Proposal

Conclusion

I once found myself in a surprise meeting with a professional tailor and men’s fashion consultant. Always looking for self-improvement strategies, I gobbled up his advice about cuffs, pleats, and patterns. One of the pointers he provided really stuck with me, “Always be the best-dressed person in the room by one degree.” If everyone shows up in jeans and T-shirts, you don’t want to be the person in a tuxedo and you don’t want to be wearing a Speedo either. That is not one degree. At the jeans and T-shirts gathering, you should be wearing jeans and a collared shirt. If everyone is in jeans and collared shirts, go with slacks and a collared shirt. If the dress is slacks and collared shirts, you throw on a blazer. I’m sure you get the ...