Is Dressing for Success a Dying Art?

In the past, workwear always meant dressing for success. Today, less and less professionals feel the need to dress up for their day-to-day jobs, which is discussed in this article.

However, I am a firm believer in all the cheesy cliches. I am one of those people who says if you dress well, you feel well, so you do well. Why shouldn't the same apply to your career?

Of course there are always exceptions to this rule. There are three major types of careers in my opinion, similarly to the article linked above, where the way you dress should differ:

1. Secluded desk jobs: For them, most of their day involves working with the same people, without much contact to others outside the office. Therefore, what they wear to work should be comfortable, and is not necessarily as much about appearance.

2. Office workers: By working with others, these people should dress up for work, looking like they put some thought and care into their appearance. After all, if you care about your appearance, others will take you more seriously.

3. Public faces: Dressing for success is most important in this group of people. People who are directly related to the public should always look as professional as possible. The main reason for this is because they are not only representing themselves but also representing their company as a whole.

Like this article from Forbes explains, the way you dress is just another way to communicate with your audience, and since we are in Public Relations, these littlest forms of communication our the foundation of our career field.