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Here at BankersBall we believe — nay we LIVE — the idea of “dretthin for succeth” . But a Forbes article makes us question D.T.S., who we are, and our very existence. (sob)

A JPMorgan candidate that scored an interview couldn’t put together a clean outfit. Says a JPMorgan recruiter, “‘I met with a guy just the other day, and he had an incredible resume but a white shirt with a coffee stain. All I did was stare at the shirt–I wasn’t even listening to what he was saying.’”

And it’s not just the clueless interviewees. Apparently you can get to VP level and still be a terrible dresser. Reports an anonymous Goldman Sachs associate: “‘I saw my boss wearing a pair of white socks with dress shoes in the office the other day …I thought, ‘Why would anyone put something like that together and think it looks OK?’ I’m no fashionista, but that’s just wrong.’”

So who wants to rat out the white sock wearer?

There’s been a lot of attention paid to appropriate financier footwear recently. Whether it’s the revelation that real City rainmakers don’t wear brown shoes (but they do use brown dildos), to Kenneth Cole’s hedge, mutual (and ladies hedge!) fund shoes, it’s clear there are others making the link between FOOTWEAR and POWER besides us. As for KC, BBalle has dissed their chunky footwear before, but the existence of Hedge Fund Shoes makes me think there is some serious brainstorming going on there.

Anyway, NYMag has a series of shoe articles, all in an easily digestible list and illustration form, from Five Simple Rules to a toe-to-toe between a pair of Bass cheapies and a $500 pair of banker-fave J.M. Westons.

Things we learned: don’t wear square-toed shoes; black lace-ups paired with grey socks go with 90% of formal occasions; and yes, the Westons are worth it.

No matter what you’re wearing, I’ve noticed in my career that the people who get the jobs are above all, confident, elegant and polished. One guy I knew wore a three-piece suit … does that break the “rules”? Yes, but always remember class, not crass.
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