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I like clothing, fashion and style and cannot wait to buy an amazing suit with nice accessories. I worry I will ‘out-dress’ my future boss if I were to buy accessories like a Zegna tie and pocket squares, as well as potentially expensive suits. Is it possible to outdress one's boss?

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  • "Would an expensive/high-quality suit be a problem or is it alright if it fits perfectly? " - be a problem to whom? To you future boss? We can't tell... mind clarifying? – DarkCygnus Jul 04 '18 at 18:05
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    This is hard to answer. In my company, you'd outdress the boss by wearing something more fancy than a t-shirt, but I don't think anyone would care as long as you're comfortable in your outfit. I'm sure it's different in other places. – Erik Jul 04 '18 at 18:16
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    Not to burst your bubble, but it's unlikely anyone would even notice, unless you are dressing drastically differently from the norm (i.e., bizarrely). – Mike Harris Jul 04 '18 at 18:22
  • It depends on how conservative your work domain and work environment. – Max Jul 04 '18 at 18:51
  • Closed as a duplicate of the two questions shown in the box, though this might also be worth checking if you're in a place without a real dress-code (though that wouldn't be the case in consulting.) Since you're dealing with a hypothetical 3 years in the future there's little else that can be said here that isn't covered by the linked questions. But if you [edit] this to improve the general nature of the question and focus just on "Is it possible to overdress?" that is probably useful. – Lilienthal Jul 04 '18 at 19:50
  • Yeah, so what? There are people that are used to wear suits in a meeting room that are more expensive than the suits of everyone else together. So what? – TomTom Jul 04 '18 at 20:37

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I was always told that a large part of getting ahead in a company is to dress and act as if you run the place.

In business, perception is reality.

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