As we all know , Peter Gallagher's line in "American Beauty" was "In order to be succesfull, one must project the image of sucess".
Also, the black Ghostbuster in the movie "The substitute" stated "Power perceived is power achieved".
Now, as i'm watching cnbc this morning, all these Aryan bastards on tv are well put together, with suits,etc.
Also, it reminds me of an article i read on a boardroom meeting. This was around 2005 maybe, in GQ. The article stated since these fund managers couldn't drive their cars into meetings, they'd buy bling to out-alpha the other dudes in the room. 200k watches, $10,000 ties, etc (kind of the business card scene in American Psycho).
Is personal appearance that important to make it? All things being equal, me going in for a $1M loan, will i get the loan if i wear a $500 shirt and tie over the guy who's wearing his Old Navy shirt?
How importance is appearance in perception of power?