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More from stylist to the stars Kim Foley on how to dress to create a powerful, professional image.

1. Women need to wear solids. Simple lines. Simple colored blouses in cream, white, electric blue, well pressed under a jacket. It screams ‘I am a professional.’
2. No white stockings! Ever! Unless you’re a nurse! Wear nude – wear the color of your leg. No black unless it’s eveningwear. Black could be black funky tights, but only occasionally.
3. Men - wear the socks that match your trousers. Blend in, and make sure they go up really high. Don’t want to see your naked shins when your pants ride up while you’re sitting down, especially on TV!
4. Men wear black shoes for grey and black. Buff, brown tones need brown shoes.
5. Women, no super high heels – for play only.
6. Leggings are not for women over 25 and are not pants.
7. Women don’t have to dye their hair. If you don’t want to go grey, don’t. But if you do, then do go with it.
8. Pick colors accordingly if you choose not to dye your hair. You lose pigment from lips, eye color, hair color, etc … you may feel as if you’re washing away. That is just when you need to apply tips like these on credibility dressing.
9. Even men are wearing makeup now – even those who are not appearing on TV. Concealer under eyes, for instance, to cover dark bags.
10.  Look in your closet. We wear only 20% of our wardrobe 80% of the time.
11. Put aside tighter clothes in your ‘fat periods’. You want your clothing to drape. Men, you need to button your jackets. Women, you, too. They should all be able to be closed. No bumps and rolls around the bra line on tight sweaters — wear a silk cami in between. Or get bigger sweaters.
12. Use Spanx. The modern woman’s girdle that are like little biker shorts. They feel like leotards that come just above the knee – they take you down a whole size. Great if you gained during the holidays! (They can even be used for modern day back support if you have lower back pain, too, and tend to be swaybacked.) Don’t get a size too small!

Kim’s got an awesome e-book about this called The Credibility Factor. It’s a primer at 70 pages – everything she’d cram into a personal stying session. She helps you figure out who you are. What’s the baggage you carry with you into your closet? Kim helps you unplug that bad info and re-think your entire approach to how you dress, by going through your closet and understanding what each piece will or won’t do for you. She calls this editing the closet. How to shop without anxiety.

Dressing is easier with The Credibility Factor. Find it at www.kimfoley.com

She’s also got an online assessment that helps you clarify for yourself what you need. www.kimfoleystyle.com.