tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post3940809596262559551..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: Need some styling advice!!! How to be corporate when your heart is casual?WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-15104402786618025492012-07-18T06:13:17.373-03:002012-07-18T06:13:17.373-03:00Color and or accessories that have your personalit...Color and or accessories that have your personality with your dark suits would be very nice. I agree with ajc, so much of it depends on your confidence and attitude. I've seen women in leadership wearing all the right business clothes and have no presence and women wearing something not so traditionally business-like coming across charismatic and strong. When I was much younger, I wore business suits all the time. Now that I am confident and established in my career, I am dressed casually. Of course it helps I am in a business casual environment. <br /><br />Wear what makes you stand up straight and tall and looking forward to walking across a room. Quality and fit always help.tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-76401826635207244232012-07-17T11:47:29.306-03:002012-07-17T11:47:29.306-03:00P.s. But perhaps colour under my navy pinstripe su...P.s. But perhaps colour under my navy pinstripe suit???? Maybeit is a lack of underpinnings that are "me" that is holding me back!!!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-41602161427670522022012-07-17T11:46:31.462-03:002012-07-17T11:46:31.462-03:00AJC - that is great advice and I really like it!!!...AJC - that is great advice and I really like it!!!!<br /><br />I think my 3 things are about to change now for fall!!!!<br /><br />Thanks for the shoe advice -when I look again, I see it totally!<br /><br />And you are right about being the boss - I certainly "own" it in meetings. But I think the sharper suits, those basics you wrote about recently, which are beautiful, are the way to go! I bought a beautiful Judith and Charles black 4 season wool suit for the fall and I really loved it!<br /><br />Okay - I may have to do another post where I put the work "uniform" together for the fall and seek all of your collective advice again!<br /><br />As for a novel, I appreciate the good advice!!!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-43078942537522348242012-07-17T11:05:05.786-03:002012-07-17T11:05:05.786-03:00Hi WMM, I am trying to think back about all the pl...Hi WMM, I am trying to think back about all the places I worked at and women in 'power positions'. It really didn't matter how the dressed, It is how you carry yourself and the aura of authority you create. Currently our VP of sales and operations likes to dress in a little grungy styles, some funky linen pants and jackets and very messy hair (she is I think exactly your age). She looks very approachable and at times sloppy. She likes to chat about kids in the kitchen and likes a good joke. But when she talks business she has the air of unquestionable authority, nobody would dare not to take her seriously. This is just an example but I have seen it many times in different variations.<br />That said I think wearing a suit or dressing in conservative business attire definitely helps. If I was a CEO I would dress in sharply cut suits, impeccable white shirts and simple but sexy pumps and I would love it. But it does not work if it doesn't come naturally to you. Dress like yourself and act like a boss. After all, you set the rules, so I'd say own it, without apologies. <br />I like your outfit with Naomi top. I think I would wear darker shoes to avoid the buttom part being in a different universe than the top. I would actually go with navy for work but dark brown closed toe would work too. If navy shoes them I would choose light brown purse. With navy shoes I think navy cardigan would be just as fine.<br />Wow, I wrote a novel here, lol.ajchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697200294387151584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-48327525276303585992012-07-17T11:00:47.382-03:002012-07-17T11:00:47.382-03:00Thanks Rynetta and Cate! I did cuff the blazer, w...Thanks Rynetta and Cate! I did cuff the blazer, which did help! I am appreciate all advice!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-28668017672519261522012-07-17T09:39:32.806-03:002012-07-17T09:39:32.806-03:00I really like this outfit on you! And, I agree wi...I really like this outfit on you! And, I agree with Cate, if you want to change the outfit up a bit you can cuff/push up the sleeves of the blazer. I LOVE the Naomi Top on you!!!rynetta PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938304407762738320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-88272632648624290292012-07-17T08:43:06.651-03:002012-07-17T08:43:06.651-03:00I forgot to say that I am very casual at heart lik...I forgot to say that I am very casual at heart like you and I don't dress up often, so you should check my advice against that of people who know better than me ! :) I always feel more like myself when I cuff my blazers or my button downs, though. Don't stray too far from being you, even if you do need to dress corporate!catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-17087757872699446382012-07-17T08:27:27.453-03:002012-07-17T08:27:27.453-03:00Cate - many thanks - great advice! I am cuffing m...Cate - many thanks - great advice! I am cuffing my blazer even as we speak!!!!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-50763473754295954542012-07-17T08:21:06.467-03:002012-07-17T08:21:06.467-03:00I think you can look corporate enough in a cardiga...I think you can look corporate enough in a cardigan but you'd need to balance that somewhere else in the outfit. If the cardigan is dark and serious, you can probably get away with more creativity on the bottom. If the cardigan is a fun color, you probably need to go more serious with a dark skirt/pants and dressier shoes. Since you need to look serious at work, maybe try to keep the flash or whimsy to one piece of the outfit and keep the rest more traditional in style and color. <br /><br />Regarding a blazer, I like it on you. If you want to mix up the look, you could cuff the sleeves or button one of the buttons. It is hard to see the shape of the blazer in this photo. You probably shouldn't go too big or boxy, I think a more shaped style suits you more.catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17121234545386465542noreply@blogger.com