Style Switch: Getting this educator to venture beyond an all-black wardrobe
Sirfan Sulaimi is used to dressing simply and predominantly in blackness. The 44-year-old is the artistic director of Funplay Workshop, a professional children'south workshop, theatre, design and events company that brings entertaining and educational performances to schools and companies.
"I've been doing this for over xx years. I perform for children and teach drama to kids," he shared, calculation that he specialises in shadow puppetry and would often go to schools to teach students how to create shows.
It seems like Sirfan's sartorial choices are also shrouded in darkness, which is why he decided to try out the Fashion Switch session. "[Black outfits are] unproblematic and like shooting fish in a barrel to match. I don't take to think too much about whether my clothes clash," he explained.
Only Sirfan shared that he does worry about looking too casual, especially in meetings with potential clients.
"First impressions last," he said. "Clients will wait at how you dress, your mannerisms, how you speak, how you lot acquit yourself, how y'all do your piece of work. These influence their decision to keep engaging your services or not."
He also dresses for the children. "When I teach, I unremarkably bun or tie up my long hair and wear a cap to embrace it. The children treat me every bit a office model, then I have to dress appropriately."
Sirfan's go-to outfits for the week usually consist of slacks or cargo pants paired with T-shirts, and accessorised with braces or a vest. Comfort is key for him – he wears no jewellery or accessories. He prefers cotton fiber T-shirts because he is allergic to fabrics such equally linen and silk.
"I signed up for Style Switch to get ideas for my dressing and besides what to do with my hair," he said. "I'm hoping that I don't need extra clothes for when I transition from a form or operation to a meeting. I'd like to have a certain look or way."
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Stylist Yang Derong recognised that Sirfan is a little awkward about his dressing.
"He performs in shows at schools and does grooming, so he needs comfortable clothes that move well and let him stretch out. He tin't be wearing apparel that are too tight – like his pants."
Sirfan also interacts with teachers, principals and, on occasion, parents also. And so, there's as well a need to maintain a professional person look.
Setting out to make Sirfan a petty more "smart casual" in his style, Derong picked out a selection of tops and bottoms made of cool materials that look polished, while avoiding heat-trapping polyester.
"I wanted him to try and gradually get used to calculation some colour into his wardrobe," explained Derong. "We picked a series of printed tops and T-shirts for him to suspension the monotony of wearing black all the time."
"Also, we establish him pants that were bigger and more flattering, and didn't hug his calves, which, because he is a performer, are quite muscular and big."
Sirfan was delighted with the choices the styling squad fabricated for him: Shorts worn over running tights gave him the edgy look of a sports coach, and a striped T-shirt worn with a red jacket livened up his looks.
He especially liked the concluding outfit: A form-to-coming together combo of grey sportswear-styled pants that let for movement, a white T-shirt (basic but made of a good cotton fiber cloth), a maroon parka worn over the ensemble and blackness lace-up sneakers.
Sirfan's signature ponytail was also transformed into a keen bun, giving him a fresher and more mod look.
"I liked that they gave me a completely new look," said the performer. "Information technology's amazing how the stylist managed to change the style I look in such a short fourth dimension."
His takeaway from the session was a lesson in understanding fabrics and colours. "They introduced me to colours that I can use comfortably, both for performances and meetings."
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