Is there a perception that better dressed females are more likely to get promoted? Ex:if they dress better they are more likely to get promoted as opposed to someone who is not so nicely put together?

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I think it is more of a correlation, good performer who can handle the job would have time and energy left over to dress well and stay fit and vice versa.

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I think it's only an issue if you look like a disheveled mess every single day.

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It's called taking care of yourself. If you do that. Then you're fine. You don't need to wear a $100 blouse with $500 shoes. Dress clean and fitted to your body. Wash your hair. Do some makeup.

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Appearance doesn't impact my view of an individual as a performer (individual meaning man or woman, don't make this a gender equality issue) but it does impact whether I want to put someone in front of a client. As long as you have showered recently, done your hair, and wear clothes that fit, nothing else should matter

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I think it would only really matter if you went looking like crap to a client but the same thing would exist if a guy would dress like a vagabond. If it affects the image of the firm it matters if it doesn't it doesn't.

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I actually might think that the girl who is not super well dressed might be the better worker. At least that's how it is in my office

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Guys this is not about me. This is for a women's issue that I am trying to look into. What I'm asking is this: compare two females in the office. One dresses nice and wears heals everyday. Another wears casual pants/jeans shirt and the clothes do not fit her body as well. Would you perceive one as being a better performer based on what they wear?

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It's not necessarily about being "super well dressed" because everyone has their own definition of that. I feel the better you take care of how you look the more confident you feel. I have yet to see a well dressed woman at work who doesn't look confident. You're facing client's so the impression you want to give them is that you know what you're doing (even if you don't but that's ok because you have a whole team to do that for you) and when you're cleaned up it automatically gives somewhat of a trusting feel. It may not even be a conscious thought. Just like you're more likely (and willing) to make friends with someone who is smiling than someone who isn't.

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People assume expensive = better. That's very old school thought. Like my parents would buy the camera that's $100 more because they think "it's more expensive so it's better". Doesn't always work that way. especially with workplace fashion. Like I said before. You don't have to wear Louboutins and carry a Chanel purse and wear a $100 blouse to "dress better". You can find great looking and fitting items for a bargain like at H&M or Express and still look better than someone who's wearing an ugly $100 blouse or $1800 Guiseppie's with spikes and snakes and raunchy designs.

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Yes. Dress as well as you can.

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H&M all day errday

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Does not matter if the clothes are stylish, only if they are professional. What you wear should not get more attention than the work you produce.

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It seems that people take women who are more professionally dressed more seriously. The same goes with men. People who dress in jeans and t shirts a lot of times are great at their work, but not seen as Mgmt material. It's just an old school trait of thought without a doubt, then again, accounting is much like the legal profession and very textbook in a lot of ways

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To be honest I'm wary of those that dress well. The honest ones don't

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Define better. More professionally or more expensively?

Senior manager1 - can you explain how you would perceive them if they dressed more expensively vs more professionally

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