Ask HN: Why do some billionaires wear suits at work?

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by amichail • 1 year ago

3 7 1 year ago

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They have nothing left to prove. Why not wear something more comfortable at work?

I had a colleague at a previous workplace. It was a bank, but both of us were working in IT - everyone was dressing casually, we were not customer facing. Except for this guy - he always wore a suit with a tie, every single day. I asked him once why. His answer was

  I like wearing suits

dave4420• 1 year ago

They’re billionaires. They can easily afford comfortable suits.

ungreased0675• 1 year ago

Suits can be comfortable

SunlitCat• 1 year ago

Because they can!

rmk• 1 year ago

You mean, show up in a hoodie at the inauguration of the President? Even billionaires are not exempt from certain social mores.

Besides, suits, if tailored correctly, are perfectly functional garments, and I'm sure all the billionaires have Savile Row++ bespoke tailors.

duxup• 1 year ago

I assume that unlike my suit, their suits are really comfortable.

Also I do think there’s a “serious business guy” vibe they want to convey.

Etheryte• 1 year ago

Those tailored suits are garments made to their exact body shape from the finest fabrics money can buy, I doubt they'll be in much discomfort.

Ask HN: Why do some billionaires wear suits at work?

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