The Who, What, and When of Wardrobe Choices

Attorneys

• Navy suits - Worn for opening statements of a trial, meeting a prospective client for the first time, conducting partner meetings and attending dinner banquets.
• Charcoal gray suits - Worn for closing statements, pushing for policy change, visiting a potential client for the second time, and meeting with your opponent's attorney.
• Blue-gray suits - Worn for overnight business travel, meeting internally for administrative details, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring.
• Light-gray suits - Worn for detail day in the office, Casual day for staff but not for you, end of the week, or a lunch date that happens to be the highlight of your week.
• Earth-tone suits - Worn to visit clients when you've just lost the case, depositions, and associate and team meetings.

Executives

• Navy suits - Worn for board of directors meetings, presentations to discuss your company's success, evening affairs when tuxedos are optional.
• Charcoal gray suits: Worn when acquiring a new business, at a stockholder meeting, and when making an important financial decision.
• Blue-gray suits - Worn for overnight visits with important clients for a firm, but fair, image.
• Light-gray suits - Worn for a casual look with an executive touch, when unplanned meetings may occur and for your Thursday suit.
• Earth-tone suits - Worn for company photographs and social functions, meetings with small business owners, one-on-one's with a new hire and for an approachable, relaxed look.

Accountants

• Navy suits - Worn when presenting your services for a prospective client for the first time, guest speaker at a seminar, the day you become partner of the firm.
• Charcoal gray suits - Worn for that strong financial look when presenting audit review with client, for second appointment with prospective client, shareholder meeting.
• Blue-gray suits - Worn for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, traveling for a two day meeting, to inspire trust and respect.
• Light-gray suits - Casual look without wearing a sport coat, office day suit, confident and charismatic look, for staff meetings and all day client appointments.
• Earth-tone suits - Best color for public relations photographs, to meet and inform client they owe the IRS, when meeting associates and staff members.