Wearing high-end items to work could be costing you raises and promotions

Some early-career professionals avoid bringing luxury bags to the office, saying flashy accessories can spark assumptions about money and priorities.

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In college, Aliyah Muhammad had a guest speaker share a piece of career wisdom with her class: Don't wear designer items to the office. It's advice the 28-year-old software engineer has followed ever since.

Although she typically wears a Cartier watch on her wrist and dabbles in clothing from Pleats Please Issey Miyake...