# Red Power Suit (Or Tie): Myth or Key to Success?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-power-suit-or-tie-myth-or-key-to-success/5442
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [December 16, 1999, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-power-suit-or-tie-myth-or-key-to-success/5442 "1999-12-16T23:58:00Z")
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### Author: ![Moonshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Moonshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonshine)
#### Post date: [December 20, 1999, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-power-suit-or-tie-myth-or-key-to-success/5442/15 "1999-12-20T10:30:00Z")

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At a guess, red evolved as the “power” colour because everywhere in nature the colour is used as an attention getter and makes you look, no?

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