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WORK WEAR

Professional, polished and pulled-together

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I’m sure you’ve seen the movie Working Girl. It’s one of my favourite movies ever; those huge big-shouldered suits are a fashion moment in time I will never get tired of watching!

Happily for you, office elegance has loosened up somewhat since the Eighties, and these days the look is more about stylish polish than power dressing.

Chic tailored trousers and sexy figure-flattering dresses are your new ‘suits’. Your working wardrobe might even just be a smarter version of the clothes you like to wear anyway, and dress-down Friday might mean pulling out some of your weekend-wear a day early.

DRESSES

You know why dresses work for work? Because, like you, they’re über-efficient; they look beautifully pulled together, and in zero time.

Crisp, tailored shapes work best: sleeveless shifts and shirt dresses. And let’s not forget the wear-anywhere sophistication of the classic wrap dress.

SUITS

Suits you madam! A classic men’s three-piece trouser suit is a seriously foxy look for the office. Show them who wears the trousers with the full Annie Hall look – sexy Savile Row-style, with a sleek polo neck sweater. Better yet, get suited and booted with some leg-lengthening high-heeled ankle boots.