Your clothes talk about you before you ever open your mouth.
What are you trying to say?
- Wearing the right clothes can help get you hired AND keep you hired.
- If you are asked to meet a potential employer, dress on the "up side" for the event.
- Being a musician does not give you a license to wear just anything and expect to get hired just because you can shred on your instrument.
- Some bands are going for a "look" and doing some research can help you make the right impression.
- No one will accuse you of being a "sellout" for wearing decent shoes.
- If you are told to wear something of a certain color to a gig and you don't own that, you have two choices: Buy or borrow the item or Turn down the gig. Wearing the wrong thing can lead to NEVER getting hired by that person again (or being fired upon arrival).
- If they say tux, they don't mean a black sport coat and black pants. They mean a TUXEDO. Get one if you are going to work in the music world where a tux is often the default choice.
- If they say long black dress...Long means LONG.
- Don't dress like a bum for rehearsals if you don't really (REALLY) know the situation.
- If you are a guy, invest in a dark suit. Sooner or later you'll need it for a gig, meeting, or funeral.
- Before you leave for the gig, take a look in the mirror and ask if you'd hire that person.
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