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I’ve been invited by Gem Marketing to the VRC Oaks Club Luncheon on Wednesday and the dress code is Racewear – so I thought that I’d put together some outfits and let you vote on which outfit I should wear. I’ve taken some photos and included some close ups of the hats – so now [...]
I’ve recently received a couple of emails asking for help: Which (flattering) colors would you choose to make light spring look serious? and Thanks for sharing those videos about finding your right colors. Very informative AND inspiring. This explains why I have a hard time finding serious looking, neutral color combinations that suit me. I [...]
I was recently asked to write a post about how to look smart at work when suits are just not your thing (but others are wearing them). How to look smart at work by imogenl featuring tall pants The key, is to look for clothes with some structure. When we think about a suit [...]
By Guest Blogger: Molly Borter Casual Chic Workwear by mborter featuring bounkit jewelry Work dress codes come in all shapes and sizes. From formal and professional to relaxed and casual, it can be hard to decipher when you really can wear jeans to work. Although I have just recently plunged head-first into this [...]
. . Celebrities are getting out in short suits. Should you venture down this road and wear them to the office? The fashion mags certainly say you can, but really? I was over at Corporette the other day and they had a poll on this subject and the resounding answer was NO! Would you wear [...]
. So where you work is really casual, jeans are fine, and people often turn up in sneakers or even the clothes they wash the car in? What people forget about this dress code is they hear the word “casual” and don’t hear “business”. Yes people, it’s still work and you still need to look [...]
.Many who work in the corporate world now wear a relaxed business rather than formal business style of dress. Formal business is easy, team a suit with a shirt and put on some hose and pumps and off you go. It’s kind of like a school uniform. Relaxed business is so much trickier to interpret [...]
..Many businesses these days have a casual dress code, especially for those non-client facing personnel, but still many people wear clothes that are inappropriate for a work environment and the bosses complain to me (as well as their own peers) about what their employees are wearing. They will also tell me that they’re not keen on [...]
..A sock question from LGJ I have to wear office-appropriate but warehouse-safe shoes, so I have close-toed brown slip on flats. Even with my longest pants, if I sit down and cross my legs my socks show. I’ve long since moved to black ankle socks (as opposed to the white socks that were long enough that [...]
After the post I did on What To Wear to Look Smart in a Casual Environment the other day I received some interesting comments, one of which, that I loved was from Duchesse:Anonymous: Be your beautiful, well-dressed self! Let them look, they might learn something. As Marianne Williamson says, “Your playing small does not serve [...]
