Wearing a Suit Makes you More Powerful

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Hardy Daytona

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Samseau said:
If you're forced to wear a suit, then you won't feel powerful in it. You look like the slave everyone else forced to wear it is.

But if you're wearing it because you've got it custom fitted, with colors that totally match your palette, and you simply want to wear it because you know you look amazing in it, you can bet your ass you're gonna feel and appear more powerful which does translate into real world results.
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In college I had to wear a suit every day to attend classes. Damn thing felt more like a prison jumpsuit that an article of clothing.
But now when I'm out and about in a suit tailored to my own style, you're damn right I feel powerful, like a reflection of the man that's inside.
 

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Latinopan

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John Wick 2 is rocking one good custom made suit I may use as reference for my next buy.

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Plus, if your state allows it, take a gun and take some good pictures.
 

Mushroom

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Oh man, I was late to the party on suits. The first time I ever worn a suit I was 23 years old. I had just moved to LA and was an entry level PA (production assistant) on a forgettable indie movie. A few weeks into the production and there were a few stunt scenes one of the actors refused to do (a somewhat well-known C-list guy that was doing the movie as a favor to a friend)... The director thought I looked enough like the guy that they had me put on a suit and do his stunt, it was just jumping around and brawling and stupid shit, nothing major.

Point is, I was already turning heads a little before the suit, but once I was walking around the set in a perfect-fitting several thousand dollar suit, the thirst of all the 20 or so women (cast and crew) got real -- and real quick.

It is no joke that a properly fitted suit on a man is equivalent to lingerie on a woman.

I had groups of women coming by trying to peek into the room whenever I would dress or undress. One of the girls, a fellow PA told me she was a virgin -- she was a "good girl" and was adamant about waiting until marriage for PIV, but she was blowing me sometimes as much as 3 times a day for a week straight. The director would send the two of us together on a coffee run for everyone and as soon as we'd get in the car she'd immediately go at, she could not wait.

I ended up getting fired from the production just a few days before filming wrapped because I caused tension by hooking up with three of the crew girls. I'm positive if I had stayed longer I would have been able to fuck the lead actress, who actually went on to become quite a star, that would have been a proud notch.

Since that day, I've taken great pride in having nice custom tailored suits. I wear them anytime I meet with clients, and anytime I got out to upscale places. It definitely works for me, I don't ever worry about being overdressed.
 

Elster

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I agree it has more to do with personal taste and style, combined with the collective imagination of the cultural setting you find yourself in.

A personal example:
In the art & writing peddling world, many believe that dressing oddly and/or wearing a hat- the more vintage the better- is a sure fire way to indicate that you are a creative soul" and thus shall be approached by potential customers.
To a certain point this is/was true only because the archetype made it to the collective imaginiarium.
Then again, these days you have hipsters and hats are Slowly getting back in fashion, so the effect is dilluted and the hat will not make up for lack of sellsmanship...
Think Martin Mystery and his ridiculous hats.
 

GreyFFM

 
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there is a lot of talk about suits on this forum, and some guys resist because its not congruent for them. that makes sense. don't force it if it doesn't work for you. but the power angle should not be denied.

but suits do give you power. I wear a suit every day to work because I am in a conservative industry. People of all races, ages and classes instinctively bow down to me. they give me the prime place to stand in the elevator, even when I am low energy. sales people at stores give you better service and more respect. its uncanny and instinctual. i also get IOIs.

some psychologists did a study about people in higher status cars like Lexus or Mercedes. other drivers deferred to them more often than to lower status cars, such as by letting them jump in front of line at a traffic jam.
 

C-Note

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Wearing a well-fitted suit makes it easier to approach women. I've found that when wearing one if I stand near a woman, even if she's reading a book or has on headphones, I can tell that she is aware that I'm in her vicinity and is watching me with her peripheral vision. I've tested this out by saying something, in a normal tone of voice (including to the women with earphones), something like, "What book is that you're reading?" or something similar. More than 90% of the time they'll immediately stop what they're doing and respond.

When not wearing a suit, I get the same response about 60% of the time. I've also noticed that I get probably 100 times more looks and compliments with the suit than anything else I wear. The suit really is a powerful tool.
 

rudebwoy

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It depends on several factors.

I love suits and own many nice ones, I dislike wearing them because of the reaction I get.

It sends a message that I have money, which as a older guy projects provider.

That isn't the look I want to portray.

I want the P and downplay my percieved "assets".

In a culture like the UK, more people wear suits everyday to work. So suit game can work better in that environment.

My personal experience.
 

godfather dust

 
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I'm blue collar but give me any excuse to put a suit on a will, I love wearing a suit.

I don't believe most of the psychological studies (in terms of how well they do them) but assuming this one's good it's either because they make me more powerful or because I grew up on a steady diet of mafia flicks.
 

Parzival

Ostrich
Most important is that the suit fits. Even a fitting cheaper suit is better then a non fitting expensive one. For me a suit is a business tool and I like it. A confident person will have this aura anyway but its true that people react different to you when you wear one. If it fits to your personality / style then its even better. Still its for work and I don't see the point to buy super stylish fashion suit when it get worn out anyway.
Same for buy a pair of 600 € shoes or similar stuff. When you get into the suit world you don't need to get everything at once. Its more a level up time by time till you find your unique style.
 

Vinny

 
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The power is within you.

Getting results make you feel powerful.
Banging hot chicks attracted by your personality and game makes you feel powerful.
Being healthy and fit gives you actual physical power.
Having cash money reserves and no debt makes you feel powerful.
Being smart does as knowledge is power.

Do look well and be groomed to improve results. But relying on some peace of clothing is a bad habit. You should make your clothing look good, not the other way around. The end goal is that internal power, that can not be taken off you or get soaked by rain.

Fake it till you make it, but after that you don't need a suit.
 

N°6

Hummingbird
godfather dust said:
I'm blue collar but give me any excuse to put a suit on a will, I love wearing a suit.

I don't believe most of the psychological studies (in terms of how well they do them) but assuming this one's good it's either because they make me more powerful or because I grew up on a steady diet of mafia flicks.

Fully agree with this.

Blue collar men have mostly been well dressed whether it is their Sunday best in the 1930s to the working class hero Brit look in the 1960s.

Anyone who doesn't do suits is mad.
 
A good form-fitting suit (along with the rest of the package: good shoes, belt, socks, etc) is like seeing a woman with a great tight dress on, hair/make-up done right, and is wearing heels OR a woman who dresses with some serious style from head to toe. Even if she is only a bit above average looks wise, your mind instantly correlates certain positive thoughts and expectations and you end up likely awarding her extra points; both in looks AND personality perception.

If you saw the same chick without make-up, in sweat pants, and wearing flip flops, that same chick would lose a few points on both fronts. This is all pretty obvious. The same generally applies in how women view men when it comes to clothing.

From my experience, only three things clothing-wise generate noticeable positive responses:

1) Dressing down in gym clothes and showing off figure.

2) Dressing up into full package custom suit or high-end GQ casual style.

(and to a less extent)

3) Wearing a t-shirt with something noteworthy on it (band, symbol, etc).

Anything outside of that and you just disappear into the sea with everybody else.

But bar none, the most noticeable clothing style that generates positive attention for me is a great suit. I gamed for so long WITHOUT a suit that once I finally started wearing one, it felt like I had cheat codes in a sense. The difference was that significant.

WAY WAY MORE: Hard eye contact, girls touching me, and compliments/openers by women.

SO many men in America can't dress for shit in general as it is. Many more that wear a suit look like shit. Pants too long/short, jackets too big/small, styles way out of date, square-tip shoes, super obvious cheap materials, grossly mis-matched colors/elements, too tacky, giant billowing shirts, etc. I'm not perfect but it only takes a little effort to cut above the vast majority of suit wearers in the US.

A man that has game, a decent body, and rocks a good custom suit can do A LOT of damage; especially in certain environments. No two ways about it.
 
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