Sarah Whittaker, a Savannah, Ga., image consultant, looks at workplace clothing as battle dress, which should be strategically planned. "There are penalties in everyday work environments," she says. "If someone wears the wrong tie, you may not think they're worthy of working with you on a project."
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Purple, she notes, is a power color. And in most professions, the ultimate question is how powerful you look. "Set a standard for yourself," says Ms. Whittaker, "and decide what sort of authority you want to have."
Done.
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You cost me a mouthful of cheap coffee.
Too.
New desktop wallpaper. Forever.
God, I am glad I work in an office where this kind of thinking is (not yet) popular. We are pretty casual overall.
The whole ethos of constant battle, constant striving over petty, petty stuff is just enervating.
The joke wins, no question.
But, I lost. I followed the link, started reading... grinding halt. I reached my "fuck this" point here:
"I adore free spirits. I hire them all the time," says Patty Edwards, a frequent CNBC contributor and chief investment officer of Trutina Financial in Bellevue, Wash. But "if I walk into a brokerage and they look like Goth girl with multi-striped leggings, I'm not going to feel good leaving my money there."
Charming.
I was expecting someone looking stupid in purple but you really hit it out of the park. So funny.
is it wrong if i judge someone for judging me for my choice of clothing?
Now that's comedy. And the photo's funny, too.
Whittaker is just wrong. Take it from me; I've worked on Wall Street.
Purple is only a power color in Democratic firms. In Republican firms, it's yellow. Red & Blue are neutral politically, Russert notwithstanding—but also powerful.
Small ditzels (polka dots & the like) invite trust. Small rep stripes convey sophistication. Bold stripes announce presence & can be intimidating.
Oh, wait. It's a joke? Isn't my face purple...
Bonobo:
My second choice was Andy Stern.
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