You Shouldn’t Have to Wear a Suit to Make Them Take You Seriously

Comments about Rep. Ocasio-Cortez show us how far we have to go

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I bought my first suit during my second semester of law school. I needed to wear it to make an oral argument before three judges at the Intermediate Court of Appeals for my appellate advocacy class. I waited for my next paycheck and went to Ann…