Girl, Your Clothes Are Talking

How to Dress Strategically to Optimize Your Success

Published by Business Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About the Book

Dress-for-success advice for women that really works because it’s based on proven empirical research.



Have you ever wondered why someone else got the job you wanted when you were better qualified? Do you wish you could radically and immediately shift the way you are perceived — and treated — simply by dressing more strategically? If you want to know what your clothes really communicate, this book is a must-read. Dr. Sandra Forsythe is one of the most highly recognized experts on clothing and perception. As a world-renowned researcher, professor, author, mentor, and consultant, she understands how women’s clothing impacts their career success. Dr. Forsythe taught women to make strategic choices to optimize their success. You too can discover what certain clothes really say about you and dress to communicate your strengths and optimize your potential for success.

About the Author

Dr. Forsythe is a worldwide expert on clothing and perception who has shared her expertise with dozens of national and international audiences, in both academic and the fashion industry. As a prestigious professor, researcher, mentor, and consultant, she’s helped hundreds of women enhance their potential for success by dressing strategically. 

Product Details

  • Publisher: Business Books (November 24, 2026)
  • Length: 168 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781806950393

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A person’s dress produces immediate impressions that influence decisions about the wearer’s character, status, and qualifications for a position, award, or advancement. Dr. Forsythe, an accomplished scholar in the area of dress, appearance, impressions, and outcomes, provides women with a framework to make the desired impression, thereby enhancing the likelihood of achieving the desired outcome.

– Carol Warfield, Ph.D., Executive Director Textile & Apparel Programs Accreditation Commission

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