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Importance of Attire!
First Impression :
Let us discuss a situation of an interview.
Suppose you all are part of an interview
panel of an organization which is having a
formal culture and you have to select one
guy of two just on his Dressing Sense
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Introduction to
the World
● This term Power Dressing was
born in the second half of the
1970’s and ldevloped in
1980’s.
● The Concept of power
dressing was brought to
popularity by John Molloys’s
manuals:
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Origin of Power Dressing
• The Chanel suit was
composed by a tight skirt
and a collarless button-up
jacket,usually with a
braid trim,metallic
buttons and fitted sleves.
• The Origin of power
dressing can be found in
Chanel suit of 1920’s
Chanel Suit
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Main Features of Power Dressing:
Sexuality
• One of the main purpose of power
dressing was to reduce the female
body’s sexuality order to gain authority
in the workplace
• Historically ,the feminine body was
associated with nurturing ,sexuality and
reproduction,something that can be
problematic in most workplaces and was
inapproapriate
Confidence
• Clothing affects your confidence and
it was very important for women to
feel confident as they were breaking
age-old stereotypical notion of the
society that only men should be
allowed to work outside the comfort
zone.
• Power dressing thus helped the
working women to gain confidence
while working thus breaking the rules
of the society
