I Was Told the Only Cashmere I Owned Looked Like a Sweatshirt

What we wear to work costs more than money

When you’re on deadline as a reporter, your only focus is the clock. The minutes you have left to file your story. So when my boss came up behind me at my desk, where I was focused on the words, I didn’t think anything of it.

It wasn’t uncommon for him to come stand behind me and read over my shoulder, waiting for me to finish.

“What are you wearing?” he …