Dress For The Job You Want

As I watched the first presidential debate with my nine year old daughter, she made an interesting point.

"I think it's interesting," she said with all seriousness. "Barack Obama is wearing a red tie.  He's a Democrat.  I would think they always wear blue."

I wasn't aware that she knew the difference between red states and blue states, but her point was well made.

Obama does usually tend to favor light blue ties (party affiliation not considered I am sure). 

But since I am no fashion-guru (nor am I as perceptive as my daughter), I turn you over to David Yarbrough, editor of the cool blog "Style Points".

He has a very pragmatic look at style in general, and his thoughts on "presidential style" is insightful:

And when it comes to running for president, the clothes must convey an air of authority and confidence when candidates are addressing American voters. Barack Obama and John McCain both look the part when it comes to wearing suits, with subtle differences in their individual styles.

Here's a link to his recent post on the subject  and another link to a post he penned for the site "Be Better Guys".

Thanks for reading.  TA

Comments

[dwe]

Tom,

I believe your 9 year old daughter is an absolute genius, and I am an authoritative expert in such matters.

[Gwen S.]

Interesting!