Dress Codes--How Not to Look Like a Banker (The New York Times)

Rather surprisingly, even in this recession, numbers are showing that men are not cutting back on buying clothes as much as women seem to be. The reason, as put forth by this article, is that the traditional "power suit," which now leaves people with visions of misallocated bailout funds dancing in their heads, is being replaced with the duds of a "creative professional." Perhaps skinnier ties, more fitted buttondowns and mix-and-match textures can find their way into men's wear promotions? (The New York Times)