Abstract
Display of social status may provide valuable information to potential romantic partners and/or potential allies/rivals. In humans, along with morphological features, grooming and clothing style may indicate status.
Wearing clothes connected to high status might modify non-verbal behavior of their owners, so that they would appear more attractive, dominant and self-confident. We tested for possible influence of formal and casual clothes on judgments of male behavioral attractiveness, dominance and self-esteem.