Dressing for success: The Power List
In 1975 John T Molloy wrote a book called âDress for Successâ, which gave advice on how to dress appropriately for business situations. It became a bestseller and helped turn the 1980s into the âpower dressingâ decade, when shoulder pads, heels and big hair became a distinctive look. But what did âpower dressingâ look like before then â what did women wear when they first entereed the workplace in large numbers? And does power dressing still exist? Fashion historian Anthea Jarvis and author Caroline Cox discuss.
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