Here’s maybe a fun question — what things feel “too fashiony” for your office? Barrel pants, blazers draped over shoulders, cutesy sheer socks with dresses, cape blazers, sweaters worn in unusual ways like backwards or diagonally… are they appropriate at your office? Do you wear them?
We’ve talked about ways to style a cardigan as a layering piece, and I joked about how NOT to wear a suit (based on images like the one above, from Me + Em) — but we haven’t really talked about it in the broader sense.
Years ago, I remember talking with a friend who was pretty senior at a very conservative law firm, and at the time she was going off about joggers, which at the time were pretty new to the scene. “I don’t care if your joggers are Theory, don’t wear them to work,” she said. It’s from this conversation (and discussions here) that I developed my “wait for a trend to be mainstream for 5 years before wearing it to a conservative office.”
That said… trends move a lot more quickly these days… and there are very few truly conservative offices anymore.
So let’s discuss — what styling trends will you not wear? A gallery of some ideas we’ve discussed before…
For my $.02, I’d try the sweater worn diagonally, the sweater worn backwards, and I do wear the blazer over my shoulders, but more for nights out. The blazer tied around the waist and some of the looks with sheer socks is where you lose me. Which of these would you actually wear to work? Which would get an ‘Okay, Brenda, what’s going on?’ call from HR at your office?
blazer tied at waist
boots tucked into trousers
knee-high socks with skirt
blazer worn on shoulders
cutesy sheer socks
dramatic blazers
bright monochrome outfits
sweater worn diagonally
sweater worn backwards
barrel pants
unusual necklines for blazers
extremely oversized blazer
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