Have you ever wondered how to dress for success?
Is business dress a thing of the past? Does it depend on whether you are meeting a tech entrepreneur or an accountant? Is a tie ever necessary? Is it just a bit lazy to wear a suit every day? For answers to these and other essential sartorial questions, read on...
It’s been said that to get ahead at work you should dress for the job you want, not the one you have. But emulating the style of your superiors in the hope of standing out as promotion material isn’t without its dangers – as illustrated by the meme depicting a female employee who bemoans: “They told me to dress for the job I want but now I’m sitting in a disciplinary meeting wearing my Catwoman costume.”
Misguided fashion statements aside, does dressing for success still have merit in small businesses? Or have workplace dress codes gone the way of 80s power suits and 90s dress-down Fridays; quietly phased out in favour of a less prescriptive approach to workplace style?”
