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How to dress up for

MUNCAS

For a United Nations model such as MUNCAS XIII, an appropriate attire is crucial, and it contributes to the good performance of a delegate. This it may sound unreasonable but, clothing reflects different aspects of personality, such as professionalism and solemnity..

When attending MUN sessions; a major impact will be guaranteed if the delegate dresses properly. Delegates are not allowed to wear casual apparel such as tennis shoes, jeans, shirts, low necklines just to mention a few. This is why when choosing your clothes for the next day you have to make sure you do not disregard any of these rules.

Know how to choose the colors it is important as well. When selecting your outfit, keep in mind that not all colors look good together; you can use a contrast technique where opposite colors are used, like for example, combining black and white. Also, you could use neutral colors, such as beige, white, gray and black, which will surely combine with almost everything you choose.

Sometimes our clothes are visually good and show a professional image, but we tend to leave aside one of the most important items: our shoes. That is why you need to take time of choosing them, think about how much you will walk, the type of clothes you have, and also, that the color matches your outfit.

For men it is mandatory to use a blazer, again matching colors of the tie and the rest of your look it is crucial. For girls it is not mandatory to use one, but if you wear a dress with no sleeves, you always need a jacket to give you an elegant touch.

Be a minimalist: In the attempt to look elegant and sophisticated, you will need to leave aside the ideas of eccentricities; a very extravagant look will only produce the opposite effect.

Do not ever wear more than 3 colors in your outfit: Sometimes we get carried away with the amount of colors we use, if you have beautiful clothes and we cannot decide which one of those you should