'Dress for the job you want' is dead. Now, it's 'dress for the job you want to keep.'

Brands like Toteme are becoming more popular as investment dressing resurges.

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• Workwear is recalibrating to styles that balance comfort with a more polished look.
• The tightening job market and return-to-office mandates have chipped away at pandemic casualness.
• Employees may also be using more polished workwear to create a boundary between work and home.

Dress for the job you want to… keep?

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