BDN Home
- July 18, 2009
Women and The Power of Red
For years, business women have been taught that if you want to look professional you must dress a certain way. Conservative colors and fabrics remain a standard in business attire for men and women. We’ve been told that nothing makes more of a statement of your class and professionalism that a black, navy blue or gray suit.
But wait a minute.
It seems as though Secretary of State and fellow baby boomer, Hillary Clinton, is proving you can exhibit class and make quite a power statement as a woman in red. During a recent breakfast meeting in India, Mrs. Clinton made her own fashion business statement by stepping out in a bright red business suit.
She was described as “looking radiant” with “her short blonde hair neatly pinned back perfectly complemented her attire with the ensemble being completed with smart cream and black pumps that seemed more than adequate for the long day ahead.”
Kudos to Secreaty of State Clinton for telling boomer women it’s OK to step out of your comfort zone–as long as you do it with class and style.
Have you or would you ever wear a red suit to a business function?
2 Responses to “Women and The Power of Red”
Red is also the official color of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Campaign to raise awareness that heart disease is the #1 killer of women in this country and a call-to-action for women to take charge of their heart health. Red is a power color – and that certainly holds true for Boomer women who are not afraid to claim their own power!
Evelyn Kalinosky
President/Owner
Evelyn Kalinosky, LLC
By Evelyn Kalinosky on Jul 21, 2009
I simply love red and wear if often in training workshops. It keeps folks awake. So this baby boomer will keep on wearing it!
By rosie on Jul 25, 2009