Wearing professional clothes during my
presentations is key. My closet features mostly dark clothes, and that hit my
mother hard. But she knows, now, that I don't wear any flower prints, polka
dots, nor colorful patterns. She stopped buying them for me and decided to just
take me shopping when she wants me to pick out something special.
I tend toward navy, dark brown, dark teal,
blue, black, dark grey, grey, or any dark, solid color. These clothes provide a
good signing background, which is appreciated by Deaf people, interpreters, and
my audiences. I try to keep distractions to a minimum, so I avoid heavy jewelry
and elaborate nail treatments.
Dressing up is a lot of fun; however,
picking the right color and style for the best sign language visibility is
vital to my work as a presenter. Sign language interpreters consider these
clothing issues, too, and I appreciate that!
Some of my favorite stores:
TommyBahamas
J.Jill
MaxStudio (in this photo: black dress)
