How to dress down for success

Back in 2008, Oprah Winfrey dedicated an entire episode of her show to making over a hapless group of women she dubbed “schlumpadinkas”. For the uninitiated and the word is one Winfrey invented herself, a schlumpadinka “dresses like she has completely given up – and it shows”. 

The episode featured women guilty of “non-stop frump” – wearing nothing but baggy T-shirts and elasticated waistbands – on whom Winfrey bestowed smart new wardrobes to transform them from “schlumpy to sexy”. 

We all know the type. Many of us have indulged in a little schlumping ourselves. You may even be a fully-fledged schlShop online for skirts & dresses like formal skirts, Wholesale Cheap Satin Sweetheart Split-front Floor-length Sweep Train Evening Dresses Prom Dresses, etc for ladies by great brands like Mustang,umper who sees nothing wrong with wearing tracksuit bottoms in the car or pyjamas at the supermarket. 

There’s nothing to be ashamed of: dressing casually is comfortable,Get free shipping & returns on cute Discount Spandex High neck collar Beaded Crystal Sheath Evening/Pageant Dresses! easy and requires very little thought. There’s no laying out of the outfit the night before; no worrying that your Zara bomber jacket is last season’s – simply fish out those sweatpants, pop on some trainers and a velour top, and off you go. 

Indeed, though Winfrey invented her word six years ago, schlumpadinkas are a breed on the rise. It can be no coincidence that the past few years have seen a boom in popularity of tracksuit bottoms an ode to which featured in a recent edition of Vogue magazine, hoodies now sold by Zara Phillips in her range of equestrian clothing and scrunchies sported by the likes of Madonna, Angelina Jolie and even Hillary Clinton.The Western style of formal Discount Taffeta Sweetheart Crystal Beaded A-line Prom/Evening Dresses, characterized by black and white garments, has spread through many countries. 

Dressing down has become the new dressing up, with celebrities sporting gym wear and festival scruff everywhere from black-tie dinners to upmarket shops and red carpet events.