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Ⅲ.Clothing Etiquette

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In our living community,admirableness of character and personality are the fundamental critical factors to achieve an important position; but for the temporary impression that we make at home,abroad,everywhere in public,two superficial attributes are alone indispensable: good manners and a pleasing appearance.

The importance of clothes to us is just like that of fur and feathers to beasts and birds; clothes not only contribute to our appearance,but they are our appearance.To others,how we look firstly depends on what we are wearing and how we are wearing it; and then manners and speech are noted afterward,and character last of all.

It was reported that the Queen of England once told Prince Charles,“Dress gives one the outward sign from which people can judge the inward state of mind.One they can see,the other they can not.” Obviously,she was saying what many people are unwilling to accept: that people judge us by way we dress.No matter what situation we are in,our superficial appearance delivers a message.