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Do expensive clothes make better employees?

Do expensive clothes make better employees?

The more expensive the clothes, the better your employees will do at work.

That is according to a recent study which demonstrated a direct correlation between wearing designer brands and high motivation in the workplace.

The research, published in the Journal of Commercial Research, found that using particular brands can “positively impact human performance”.

“In our research, we examine whether the mere belief that a particular brand is effective at enhancing performance can actually result in better performance outcomes, while holding product functionality constant,” said Aaron Garvey, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics.

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