Dress for Success (book)
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Dress for Success is a 1975 book
by John T. Molloy about the effect of clothing
on a person's success in business and personal life. It was a bestseller
and was followed in 1977 by The Women's Dress for Success Book. Together, the books popularized the concept of "power dressing
."
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
by John T. Molloy about the effect of clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
on a person's success in business and personal life. It was a bestseller
Bestseller
A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and...
and was followed in 1977 by The Women's Dress for Success Book. Together, the books popularized the concept of "power dressing
Power dressing
Power dressing refers to a style of clothing and hair intended to make wearers seem authoritative and competent, especially in professional settings in business, law and government...
."