Office politics can be confusing for newcomers like recent graduates. But what is even more confounding, especially for us girls, is the dress code. Every company has their own thing going on - from the very formal 'suit & tie' (or should I say 'suit & heels'?) type of place to the 'smart-casual' inbetweeners to those who are completely relaxed and allow their wage slaves to wear jeans.
But what exactly is 'smart-casual'? How do we wear a full-on suit without looking like we've come out from a past era? And what are we meant to wear when the weather warms up? So many questions, so few answers!
Being the helpful person that I am,a s well as the fact that I needed some new clothes (who doesn't?), I have put together an outfit and will tell you how you can dress it up or down to fit in the office. And the best part? It only cost me £60 pounds (thank you TK Maxx) to get all the bits and pieces to this outfit:
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| BCBGeneration leather shoes (£29.99) |
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| Maison Scotch Shirt (£10) [Apologies for the quality of the photo!] |
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| Simon Jeffrey leather and fabric skirt (£19.99) |
It is a bit more on the formal side, so if your workplace is a bit more smart-casual you can replace the heels with flats and/or swap the shirt for a plain blouse or t-shirt. If your office is full of the suit & tie types then throw on a blazer but perhaps lose the shirt and replace it with a plain t-shirt. If you are one of the lucky ones that works in a very much 'anything goes' office you can get rid of the skirt and put on some skinny jeans and substitute the wedges with some ballerina flats or a pair of short leather boots with laces.
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| The whole look brought together |