![]() ![]() “The few people who can spot a vintage Patek Philippe are more likely to be the ones you actually want to impress.”Īnd it has been proven that those tiny, subtle details make a material difference in perceptions, according to the psychologist Ben Fletcher, professor of occupational and health psychology at the UK’s University of Hertfordshire. “I feel that if you’re going to wear an expensive watch, you really don’t want most people to know the difference or you’ll find yourself being overcharged everywhere and attracting attention for the wrong reasons,” he argues. Zachary Cefaratti, 26, an American risk officer at Dalma Capital Management in Dubai International Financial Centre, certainly believes that less is more when it comes to visible wealth – particularly that classic indicator of success: the timepiece. “Although actually, it’s being bought by people that aren’t in the financial industries,” adds Mr Dixon.īankers clearly aren’t ready to be too conspicuous yet. “People were buying plain suits or Prince of Wales checks instead. “We found that people stopped buying pinstriped suits completely, because it made them think of bankers and the City,” says Mr James. So what is power-dressing today? Certainly those shoulder pads are decades behind us, and pinstripes have declined as well, according to the Savile Row tailor Richard James and his business partner Sean Dixon, even though they saw an increase in bespoke orders following the financial crisis of 2008. Yet those who truly embrace the power in power-dressing can find it affects their career, their image and their self-perception. ![]() When Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, yells rabid encouragement to a roomful of amoral, pumped-up stockbrokers, his clothing is as eloquent as his words.įrom the badly cut, big-shouldered suit he wears as a green junior to the expensively tailored Prussian blue suit in which he announces his departure from his company, with plenty of pinstripes and loud ties in between, the film’s costumes tell a story of increasing wealth and success – but a complete absence of trustworthiness. ![]()
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