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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2 cents, as c-suite marketing in BigLaw:

From when you hit the "partner-eligible" ranks to about 2 years out from actual promotion -- kill it. Go sleek, bad-ass, aspirational. Reiss and MaxMara are great baselines, but you can get affordable dupes at Banana, Zara et al if you look and know what you're looking for. Nice shoes and bag, but not labeled, as others have said.

BUT when you are seriously under consideration, go 20% dowdy. Maybe this will take no effort - 10 postpartum lbs that killed your Black Halo sheaths, whatever. But there is an old Maureen Dowd quote to the effect of "if you're too attractive in DC you have not spent enough time considering the Treaties of the Sea," and it STILL HOLDS.

This is zero fair. Completely misognynistic. But just sharing what I've seen after having a seat at the table and what seems to play out, without ever being able to influence the situation. Take it FWIW. [/quote]

Interesting advice, but “treaties of the sea”? Huh? (I know what maritime treaties are, but not sure what the saying means or why it refers to them.)[/quote]
What the quote means is that if you look to stylish or groomed in DC, you aren't spending enough time doing "serious work", hence you aren't a "serious person".  You see this a lot in more academic, wonky, and government-type environments here in DC.  Especially in government or government-adjacent industries, you really don't want to look "rich".  You want to look professional, but non-descript.  Slightly dowdy.  Applies to both men and women.[/quote]

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