The Gist

The Résumé Says “Loafer,” but the Loafers Scream “Executive”

Maria Konnikova digs into the psychological link between your clothes and your performance.

Suits on display at the Whitney Museum on Sept. 24, 2015.

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The Gist has been bedeviled by one question: Do the clothes really make the man? On today’s show, regular guest Maria Konnikova joins us to investigate the link between clothing and performance. Konnikova writes for the New Yorker and is the author of The Confidence Game.

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