What to Wear to Get Ahead in FinanceâAccording to HBOâs âIndustryâ
The show, streaming now on HBO Max, reveals the many unwritten rules of dressing for success in investment banking for both men and women
The young recruits of fictional investment bank Pierpoint & Co. either know the rules of dressing for the jobâor they learn them the hard way. Photo: Amanda Searle/HBO By
Off Brand is a thrice-monthly column that delves into trends in womenâs fashion and beauty.
THE FIRST rule of dressing for a finance career: Never let them see you sweat. When youâre facing clients in that high-stakes world, a good suit and a fresh shirt convey coolness and calm even when youâre privately perspiring in your crevices. On the HBO show âIndustry,â bankers have tricks to keep their fluids in check while they transfer ungodly amounts of money with one click: getting a just-pressed shirt delivered to their desks;
Off Brand is a thrice-monthly column that delves into trends in women’s fashion and beauty.
IN NEARLY 30 years of appearing on television and lending her name and expertise to 97 books, a magazine, Christmas trees, crafting supplies, dog beds and CBD gummies, Martha Stewart, 79, has always been the face of her ventures. But during our collective quarantine, her already significant use of social media as a personal branding tool grew. Her long-standing interest in wellness, skincare and beauty became newly relevant as she connected with millions of followers, many of them a fraction of her age. She invested in more sophisticated lighting for her Zoom calls; she lost some weight; she posted a viral selfie at the edge of her East Hampton swimming pool (after learning the term, she admitted that the alluring picture was a “thirst trap,” or purposefully enticing post). For a woman approaching her ninth decade, when CEOs of all genders typically shrink back, she is placing her own i