# #6 - How Fashion Shapes Power, Status, and Success

An episode of [Hot Water with Sara Jane Ho](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1806401269), 13 May 2025, 1 h 14 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BRAT1393561285.mp3?updated=1747086447

Author and style expert Richard Thompson Ford—whose book Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History unpacks the rules behind what we wear—joins Sara Jane and Marcel to explore how fashion, like etiquette, is far from superficial. A semifinalist in Esquire’s “Best Dressed Real Man” contest, Richard shares how knowing what to wear can be a superpower—a way to signal confidence, navigate power dynamics, and transform how others see you. Shop Sara Jane Ho's TCM feminine care line and feng shui collection on www.antevorta.us and use code HOTWATER for 15% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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