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If you want to be taken seriously, pay as much attention to your hair as your suit. You’re going to be judged from head to toe.
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Wear a slim dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, and you’ll look like a champ. That’s really all you need to know. It’s that simple.
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A suit is always appropriate—especially when worn out of the office. And so what if you’ve got long hair? The contrast makes that much more of a statement.
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Women love a torso-hugging vest. Buy one on its own, or pick up a three-piece suit and doff the jacket.
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A white French-cuff shirt makes the gentleman. But be sure to keep the cuff links simple—the boldness of the cuffs makes enough of a statement.
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Dark, heavy frames make a statement. Think of them not as bookish but as perennially cool.
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It’s called attitude. Nothing finishes off an outfit better than a sharp dose of confidence. How else do grown men get away with wearing silk scarves and ruffled shirts?
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