Including Heritage in your Suit/Attire?

What´s your opinion on including certain aspects of your heritage/folk into your clothes? A good example would be a Native American including pearls or certain fabrics in his clothing. Or another example, some Bavarian professionals replace their suit jackets with traditional felt jackets, giving them a more folksy look. Would that be too personal for IB or could it be interpreted as being true to yourself and "down to Earth"?

What´s your opinion on that? Do you have any heritage you´d like to show or is the office not the right place to do that?

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What is the rationale for literally wearing your heritage on your sleeve at work?

Save that for your off time.

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Most likely all the LinkedIn posts about "be yourself at work" or "if your co-workers can't handle your individuality they don't deserve you" - things like that.

To the OP - no, I would not recommend that and/or endorse that. There are a few, and I mean few, situations where the person can pull it off, it's a one-off occasion, etc. but the rule is no.

 
"CRE" What is the rationale for literally wearing your heritage on your sleeve at work?
Not talking about like specifically wearing a item signifying something, like cowboy boots, but more like wearing a suit vest made out of linen with simple decorations, like a modern version of those often used in European folk dresses. It of course should be very understated and such.
 

If you're Maori feel free to rock the full face tattoo, but overdress otherwise to compensate. Otherwise: NO

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

Intimidating your competitors with your sick tattoo and free-form haka seems like a good way to make MD by 30. Can NZ bros confirm?

 

"(e.g. a dastar, yarmulke, or taqiyah)"

Yeah and we all know which one of those will most probably be worn on Wall Street, right?

 

If your heritage inclines, proper tartan will pass as fashionable plaid to most, anyone who knows it for what it is will appreciate it... nice and subtle.

 

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