Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, And The Mysteries Of “Business Casual” • Discoverology

Goldman Sachs, Patagonia, And The Mysteries Of “Business Casual”

Business, Life

The importance of the Patagonia vest is that it is both an evolution of the business-casual costume and a reversion to the waistcoat of the ancient three-piece suit. “Business casual” is less a style of dress than an enigmatic language of power.

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