New Woman's Dress for Success
Author: John T. Molloy
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ISBN: 0446672238
Publisher: Warner Books (01 December, 1996)
Sales Rank: 12,687
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
Interesting and Informative
I'm a senior in high school and my Economics teacher had given us a booklist, asking us to pick a book and write a report. "New Women's Dress for Success" was on the list. While I found the information inside interesting it didn't really pertain to me. This book is targeted towards women in the busniess world. Molly attempts to provide inofrmation on appropriate dress in the workplace, I found most of it to be common sense. However, if you are interested in what color schemes work best for you then this is a good buy. I appreciated all the research Molly put into his book, it wasn't just based on opinion. Molloy used a lot of specific examples, which helped to prove his assumptions, I enjoyed the short blurb on the women lawyer who wore different colors according to what she would be doing that day (ex: feminine colors when talking to juries). The book is pretty straightforwad, an easy read. I can basically describe the book in one word, interesting.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Look at successful women in business
There is a lot of negative reviews of this book. Apparently women don't want to accept the cold truth about business dressing. Business people make judgements on first impressions. Molloy has studied the habits of executives and tells us what they think. If you look around at women CEOs and and the like, they are dressed just like Molloy describes in this book. They played the game and got to the top. They didn't complain that they couldn't wear certain things--they just did it. In his book he tells you if you don't believe him test it yourself. Dress your way and make notes of how you are treated and the level of respect you receive. Then dress his way and compare the results. Try it--it could be an eye-opener. The only thing this book lacks is photos, otherwise it is a very informative guide.
Rating: 5 out of 5
TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT FEMALE/FEMALE HARASSMENT
This book is a gem if only due to the fact that Molloy tells the truth about modern women in the workplace. MANY WOMEN ARE JEALOUS OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, AND THEY WORK AGAINST THE CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF THOSE WOMEN THEY ARE ENVIOUS OF.One need only listen to the numerous catty comments that women make about other women, and one can see that WOMEN are the ones actively working to keep other women from success. Therefore, very beautiful women are accused of having slept with the boss, using their looks to get ahead, or any number of nasty things that may not be at all true! Some women actively attempt to ruin careers and reputations just based on the good looks of the women they are insanely envious of. This is a very serious problem for professional women, and it is just ridiculous that men are always accused of creating a "hostile and offensive environment" most of the time, when women are much worse to each other.
I have been in some of the finest department stores only to have the wonderful, articulate, elegant salesperson given a rude, verbal backhand from a coworker, and this was done right in front of me! I was so furious at one woman that I promptly complained to management and then wrote a nice letter commending the poor girl who had been helping me with such professionalism and grace.
Kudos to Molloy for exposing what modern feminists hate to talk about, the dirty little secret of feminism...SNOW WHITE/CINDERELLA SYNDROME in the workplace (female envy of attractive women).
Don't hate them because they are beautiful. Most customers prefer a beauty to a jealous shrew. Corporate America should promote the pretty ones and get rid of the unattractive troublemakers.
Other books that may be of interest to readers of "New Women's Dress for Success" are "Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty" by Nancy Etcoff and "The Substance of Style" by Virginia Postrel. Both books play up the importance of good looks, be it regarding a person or a product.
The hideous, jealous, backstabbing shrews of this world should just slink off into the dreadful holes from which they climbed forth...or try learning to become more attractive, as Molloy helps one do in this wonderful book.
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