What is your opinion on this, still dressing up when you need help or dressing like the help you need?
This is not a matter of dress in the way you want to be addressed. The fact that someone needs help should not make them to appear needy. There are people who naturally appear classy despite their financial problems just like someone looking fat while they are not feeding fine.
So in my view, it is better to look nice if you can afford to before you approach your helper. It doesn't stop your helper to understand the predicament you are and if they are destined to help you then they will. Sometimes your helper may choose to give you "net" to fish for yourself (connection, contact, contract) and not just the fish which will be a one time stop thing. However, if you don't look smart and attractive plus confident with your appearance, you may not attract the net and real help that will unlock many more doors.
Indeed your personality is affected by your attire and appearance. One of my friend is working in a pharmaceutical company and there company isn't recognised by many however there competition is with multinational organisations and most of the time they beat them because of there presence and appearance in front of the doctors. I believe that 90 percent of the doctors are convinced to their products because of their appearance. The company emphasises on their dressing more than anything else and that is why they are moving forward.
I believe there is difference between looking flamboyant, lavish and looking nice. People that who are going for interview should understand it that they are going there to sell theirself first by the way they appear especially for the particular occasion. You don't appear unkept and badly dressed when going for a formal occasion or interview. Likewise, if you are already employed and going to represent your company, you have to be at your best because you are the image maker of the company at that point.
However, dressing well does not exclude wearing better cologne with nice fragrance
