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Radio 4,12 mins

Dressing for success: The Power List

Woman's Hour

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In 1975 John T Molloy wrote a book called 鈥淒ress for Success鈥, which gave advice on how to dress appropriately for business situations. It became a bestseller and helped turn the 1980s into the 鈥減ower dressing鈥 decade, when shoulder pads, heels and big hair became a distinctive look. But what did 鈥減ower dressing鈥 look like before then 鈥 what did women wear when they first entereed the workplace in large numbers? And does power dressing still exist? Fashion historian Anthea Jarvis and author Caroline Cox discuss.

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