Your clothing can send wrong signals: Celina Jaitley

Actress, fashionista and activist, Celina Jaitley advises women to follow a few rules before heading out into the world...

1 Before you put on your clothes, look at your self in the mirror and wear the most important thing first — your confidence!

2 Do not wear sequinned clothes during the day unless you are attending a wedding or an event that specifies you to do so.

3 Do not bleach your hair blonde unless you are very light skinned. Women of Indian complexion look best in deep wine, red and blue-black hair colours.

4 Never step out with chipped nail polish; it looks extremely tacky and reflects badly on your personality.

5 Do not wear heavy eye make-up with dark lips; if you want to go a little dramatic with your eyes, choose a nude lip colour and vice-versa.

6 Don’t wear the same colour from head to toe; a bit of mix and match looks much better.

7 Do not over accessorise.

8 Beware of lines and bulges under clothing, apart from looking ugly they also reflect a careless personality.

9 Remember the three don’ts; do not wear too much perfume, too much make-up and too much jewellery.

10 Respect yourself and no matter what you wear. There is a very thin line between sensuality and vulgarity. Wear what you can carry off well to avoid sending the wrong message with your clothes.

— As told to Taniya Talukdar