Why Power Doesn't Look Like Power Anymore

In 1987, the most powerful man in the room wore the most expensive suit. In 2010, he wore a hoodie — and the film knew exactly what it was doing. This is not a video about fashion. It is a video about what clothes are for: how a costume that worked perfectly for fifteen years stopped working, and what the people who wore it did next. Power dresses as whatever doesn't currently read as power. 0:00 The most powerful man in the room 1:18 Act I — The Suit 5:17 Act II — The Hoodie 7:52 Act III — The Turtleneck 11:51 Act IV — A Dark Suit and a Tie 14:12 Act V — Unbranded Cashmere 15:43 What happens on October 9th 16:14 What you already knew — Sources, in order of appearance: Wall Street (1987) · Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) · American Psycho (2000) The Social Network (2010) · Margin Call (2011) · The Big Short (2015) Steve Jobs (2015) · The Founder (2016) · Silicon Valley (2019) Mr. Robot (2019) · The Dropout (2022) · Glass Onion (2022) Succession (2023) · The Social Reckoning (2026) Archive: Apple shareholders meeting (1984) · Macworld (2007) · Startup School (2010) Senate hearing (2018) · CNBC (2020, 2021, 2022) · Inside Edition (2022) · Insider (2023) Print: Fortune (2014) · The New York Times (2018) · InsideHook (2021) All footage is used for commentary and criticism. No Signal After Four — visual style, and who it is for.