/9918578/Banner

/9918578/Banner_2

/9918578/Mid

section

articleId

product

orgType

parrefer

accountID

Consulting

Banking

Accounting

Fintech

Internships

Rankings

Internship Rankings

Intern Resource Center

Explore Internships

Vault Law Home

Practice Area Resource Centers

Regional Resource Centers

Summer Program Resource Center

Vault Law Culture & Inclusion Survey

Vault Law

Guides

Events

Financial Services

Technology

Grad School

Work Relationships

Productivity

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Social Impact

Remote Work

Negotiating

Changing Jobs

Workplace Issues

Blog

Resume Samples

Cover Letter Samples

Interview Tips & Questions

A Day in the Life

International

Career Readiness

Explore Professions

Research Industries

Search Companies

Career Advice

Employers

Schools

&lt;p&gt;For female employees at Goldman Sachs, keeping things professional is all about simplicity. According to a recent article on &lt;em&gt;Business Insider&lt;/em&gt;, the unwritten rules of professional appearance at the Wall Street firm are:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 60px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hair:&lt;/strong&gt; Neat, and pulled back or at least out of your eyes. No crazy &#39;dos.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 60px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nails:&lt;/strong&gt; Manicured red, pink, or nude. Trimmed short and round.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;padding-left: 60px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make-up:&lt;/strong&gt; Smooth, even-toned, fresh-looking skin. Mascara. No heavy eye-liner, ideally none. Light lipstick.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Going natural when it comes to hair and makeup seems to be the rule at other Wall Street firms like UBS and Morgan Stanley too. According to a former employee at Morgan Stanley, a woman is either categorized as a &amp;ldquo;flirt&amp;rdquo; or as a business woman. Consequently, those who are &amp;ldquo;there for business make it apparent in everything they do, and they don&#39;t ignore the importance of controlling the message they&#39;re projecting via their appearance.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Do these same rules apply in law firms? Should female attorneys throw their eye shadow and lipstick in the trash and pull their hair into pony tails to be taken seriously? Or are law firm cultures different from those of the Wall Streeters?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I certainly don&amp;rsquo;t think it&amp;rsquo;s fair to categorize a woman as an unprofessional flirt if she dons some blush and wears her hair down.  When I was a law firm associate, the unspoken rule was to keep a neat appearance&amp;mdash;I don&amp;rsquo;t think that means a tight bun with a  dab of chapstick on your lips. But, I do think there is something to be said for simplicity as the guide for professionalism. Just like certain makeup works better at night than during the day, certain styles work better in a social setting than an office setting. And sticking to simple hair and makeup styles seems to be a good way to err on the side of professional caution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What do you think? Should women lawyers follow Goldman&amp;rsquo;s unspoken appearance rules, or do law firms give more leeway on personal appearance?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Business Insider Source&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read More:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Fashion Friday: Should Lawyers Get Leggy or Strut in Stockings? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOLLOW VAULT LAW ON TWITTER! @VaultLaw&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Vault Law Editors

Article

The Summer Experience at Weil’s California Offices

Day in the Life: Insights from Attorneys in General Corporate Practice

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Vault Law

Learning and Development for Junior Associates

The Library