rediscovery: this leopard print bow blouse what i bought on sale a few years ago that i keep coming back to time and time again – its a favourite and a classic.
2012: handbag – cole haan; shoes – nine west; skirt + skinny belt – joe fresh/2010: leopard blouse – tristan
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2012: white denim – jacob, shoes – nine west /2011: handbag – asos/2010: shirt – jacob
tip: pair your button-down shirt with white jeans for a cool casual friday cube appropriate summer look.
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discovery: transition pieces. just when i thought my topshop pleated dress was really a summer piece, i realized i could take it into the fall by adding a button down shirt (or possibly i may pair it with a sweater and belt). huh.
2012: dress – topshop, blouse – joe-fresh, shoes – nine west/ 2011: handbag – asos, cuff – jacob/ 2007: denim jacket – roots
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discovery: this yellow dress is not something i would normally buy – it’s not within my style comfort zone – but it made me think of sunday mornings so i bit the bullet and bought it anyway.
2012: dress – anthropologie, shoes – nine west, belt – banana republic, handbag – cole haan
tip: don’t be afraid to step outside your style comfort zone when shopping for your workwear. try on things you wouldn’t normally wear and see if you can ‘work it’.
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discovery: taking the basics (pencil skirt, white tee, cardi) and making your work style not-so-basic any more.
2012: pencil skirt + cardigan – jcrew/2010: white tank – h&m, statement necklace – french connection/2002: handbag – marks & spencer
tip: by simply adding a statement necklace + a dash of colour, in this case, with the cardi, you can add some interest to your workwear with very little effort.
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discovery: i was super bored lately, uninspired, and took to flip through magazines as i do when i’m bored with my workwear (that and hit the mall).
i saw this blue, red and black colour combo in flare magazine – it was from diane von furstenberg’s collection and i thought, “i could do something like that…well, kinda…”
how i’m loosely translating this look for the cube:
2012: skirt – jacob, blouse – zara, handbag – aldo/2011: booties – franco sarto
tip: try to look past the high ‘fashion’ of the images in the magazines and see the potential for inspiration for your work-wear.
looking at the colours of the season and how designers mix them is an easy way to get inspired and it often allows you to work with what you got.
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it’s like you got one patent leather pump on the corporate ladder and a really hot electric blue platform planted firmly on the old grey carpet. what does this business ‘casual’ mean anyway? can i wear my 6 inch heels, they’re louboutin’s you know. can i wear boyfriend jeans but with a blazer and pumps, hot right?! i totally can do silk harem pants right?, they’re totally in right now!
sometimes being in a business casual environ can cause confusion when it comes to appropriate office style. one thing i’ve learned, likely from watching what not to wear, is that you should dress for the environment you’re working in. so business casual may mean different things for someone who works in an small tech company, fashion mag, or downtown corporate office.
i really believe how you dress – for the cube – really impacts on your overall attitude and the message you convey about yourself to your coworkers and management. so if you’re dressed more “casual” that is appropriate the “business” it’s probably like you’re walking around with a big yellow post-it note on your forehead that reads: ”i so don’t give a crap, right now!”
tip: when in doubt, pay attention to those around you and senior management (unless everyone around you dresses terrible, then you have my permission to make your work-style set the bar and shows them how to be professional and stylish).
the way i see it is if you want to be taken seriously, maybe even to climb that corporate ladder, then aim for dressing professionally and avoid looking like you’re always ready for the weekend or trying to get photographed for a hipster street style blog *this last part is debatable, i do find inspiration from those blogs, but you know what i’m sayin’*.
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discovery: this brown patterned skirt is just so ladylike. for this post i’m adding a pop of bright green but really, i can work this with just about any colour for the cube and it will look great!
2010: brown wedges – kenneth cole/ 2012: skirt – anthropologie, blouse – costa blanca, cardi – zara, lady-purse – locale
Remember when….
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discovery: my work style for this post is inspired by shala monroque who always looks amazing.
this bold colour combination…
inspired this…
2012: skirt- joe fresh; blouse – w118 by walter baker; pumps – nine west/ 2011: snake print belt – gap
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Swagger & Greys 