February 19, 2010

Belts: Should They Go Over Or Under The Cardigan?

Category: Accessories, Business Casual, Casual Work Clothes, Fashion, Pants, Skirts — admin @ 10:31 pm

 

 
          Belt under cardigan?                Or belt over cardigan?
A few good belts are important accessories in your professional wardrobe. The age-old conundrum has been posed to us for much pondering and deliberation - should the belt go over or under the cardigan? Well, after looking over many examples, the “international belt committee” has determined that both ways can work. Here are two examples of chic casual work outfits with cardigans and belts – one work outfit with a skirt and blouse, and the other with pants and blouse. It also depends on the figure of the woman wearing the belt. Try it both ways in front of the mirror and check out which works the best for you. What do you think?
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January 28, 2010

Finding Deals On Other Fashion Blogs

Category: Business Casual, Casual Work Clothes, Tops — admin @ 1:33 pm

Finding fashion deals on the web can be time consuming sometimes. We can take advanatage of the fact that there are some fashion blogs that devote most of their time to doing that. That’s not our primary mission here (our main thing is to write about fashion mostly as it applies to business attire, and getting a good work look). But occationally we come across other fashion blogs that write about particular items available at good prices. Like for example Mumba Fashion that had the skinny of this red cowl neck sweater that went on sale for $39.00. Unfortunatly I missed that sale, but I might have bought this sweater as it is a very nice item to just throw over a pair of black or gray basic slacks, for  a nice casual work outfit, when late for work. I am going to keep an eye on this blog to see if they’ll alert to more good sales.

New fashion blogs to check out

November 11, 2009

Shawls: Accessorize Work Outfits And Be Warm

Category: Accessories, Business Casual, Casual Work Clothes, Fashion — admin @ 11:48 pm

 shawl with white jacket

Are you getting cold? Here are some examples of how you can accessorize a casual work outfit with a shawl. These two sweater outfits that are rather casual. It’s just a simple sweater and cardigan over a pair of nice slacks. In the first photo the shawl matches the tones of the sweater and is tied in a rolled knot. It’s more of a polished look. In the second photo the shawl contrasts the color of the cardigan and becomes the dominant expression of the outfit. It’s a very casual and comfy look. Dress it up with pumps and it will be good business casual look for winter. You can have 3 different shawls to accessorize same sweater, and create various looks by changing the shawls around.

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November 3, 2009

A Blouse Under A Cardigan – Business Casual

a blouse under a cardigan a blouse under a cardigan

Adding cardigans to your professional wardrobe is a good idea. It’s very simple to add a cardigan to a woman’s business suit. Cardigans are usually not so bulky that it looks weird wearing it under a suit jacket. One of the most chic ways to wear a cardigan is to have a basic, white blouse under the cardigan, with the collar sticking up and folded over it. A basic blouse, in traditional white or other color, gives a classy feel to any work outfit. In normal weather, you may have your classic business suit with a white blouse, but in chilly weather you just add a cardigan over the blouse, and it looks quite polished while keeping you warm at the same time. And in order to get maximum warmth, get a wool blend. If the cardigan is going to be thin, so as to not bulk under the suit jacket, it should be as warm as possible and then your best bet is wool. Or cashmere.

October 11, 2009

No Tights With Work Outfits, Please

Category: Business Attire, Business Casual, Do's and Dont's, Dresses — admin @ 1:43 pm

tights with blazerNo tights with business attire, please. Puh-leeaas! I don’t care how popular they are right now, you can NOT wear tights to work. On the mannequin in this photo somebody made an effort to make these tights look more formal and dressy by putting them with a blazer. No way. That just does not work. Maybe for a party, but not for a work outfit. It doesn’t matter if you try to turn a pair of tights into a business casual outfit by wearing them with a suit jacket. It looks terrible. (I seldom use blogs to simply rant, but today I couldn’t hold it back.)

September 15, 2009

Variations Of Black And White For Business Casual

Category: Business Casual, Casual Work Clothes, Fashion, Jackets, Pants, Tops — admin @ 9:45 pm

white suit jacket with black pants white suit jacket black and white coat black and white tunic 

Here are some ideas of how to break up the all black business casual work outfits. Keep your most comfortable standard black slacks, and add tops or jackets in black and white. Keep it simple. Add a little bit of white. Or a lot of white. Lighten things up in your buisness casual outfits by putting together mix and match items in black and white.

September 8, 2009

Open Toes Shoes With You Business Suit

Category: Accessories, Business Attire, Business Casual, Fashion, Shoes — admin @ 7:44 pm

open toe shoes lime and turquoise

 

Don’t miss your chance to wear open toe shoes with your business suit. For is who like to show our toes, now is the chance to squeeze the last bit of fun out of summer. Wear your open toe shoes while you can, soon it will be too cold for that. If your black power suit need some spice, then wear a pair of bright turquise pumps. and perhaps with a matching shawl or scarf.

eidolon open toe shoes
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