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THE NEW BUSINESS WOMAN

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Office dress code what? say again?

Gone are the days with strict office dress codes ( or so they have in our heads), since life after the "working from home/lockdown/ pandemic" era has arrived. This means, we are actually going back to the office to show our full body ( horror!) and not just our face in a camera.


We are now navigating the waters between comfort, style, a dress code and the dilema of spending money in work attire, because, let's face it, it's not even the full week, we are only showing our face once or twice a week at the office, right?


I personally used to love it in the corporate world. It gave me a chance to feel powerful and portrait my best self without loosing my style, and myself for that matter. But how do you achieve that though?

Here is where I come in! I have got you covered!

Through virtual styling sessions or having a full wardrobe breakthrough I make woman feel great in any environment they are at, and with their own clothes and a few purchases. And work is still a very important environment.


Dress codes were dangerously making people feel like they didn't belong to certain attire, but that is changing after the pandemic into a more casual vibe, too casual maybe? We are lost on what to wear to the office nowadays.


This topic actually falls into three attitude categories:

1- You love to show off your office style.

2- You have a "That will do attitude" because I mean, it's just the office, why will I think or spend money on clothes anyway?

3- Your spectrum of office attire still falls into just wearing black blazers, white shirts, pencil skirts and black trousers.


The topic can be a slippery slow !

We have actually forgotten how to dress smart for the office, or we feel too overdressed by just wearing black smart trousers, or we simply can't be bothered making the effort after a long period of wearing jeans and jogger trousers, let alone trying to fit into our old office clothes anymore belonging to a previous "full time in the office" era.


Here is the thing, office dressing may be easy for some people, and a complicated matter for others, that's why I love helping woman in the area. Since a "That will do" attitude will not get you very far, before or after the pandemic. No excuses!


At the office, you have the chance to portrait your best self ever. When you show you care about what you wear, you are showing you care about you, hence, you care, period. Which will translate into caring about your work and professionalism.


Here is to new ways of dressing smart, and not feeling overdressed for the new Business woman.

As usual don't be put off by how "fashion-y" the images are. This is inspiration for you to adapt and take or leave what you want.


¿Código de vestimenta? ¿Qué? ¿Me lo repite? ¿Qué es eso?

Allá quedaron los dias de estrictos códigos de vestimenta en el trabajo ( o al menos se han ido, en nuestra cabeza). La vida de trabajar desde casa, se esta acabando, lo que significa que volvemos a aparecer en la oficina en persona ( y no de hombros para arriba en una cámara)


Estamos navegando en las aguas entre estar cómodas, estilosas, seguir los requisitos de la empresa, y el dilema de si debemos o no comprar ropa, al fin y al cabo, ni siquiera vamos toda la semana, sino un par de veces, ¿no?


Personalmente, a mi me encantaba ir a la oficina en este sentido. Me permitía llevar ropa que me hacía sentir genial, incluso poderosa, sin perder mi estilo y mi personalidad. ¿Pero, cómo se hace esto? te preguntarás.

¡Ahí es donde entro yo! Con una simple sesión de estilismo virtual, o bien un Descubrimiento de armario completo, las tienes todas contigo.


Los códigos de vestimenta, estaban haciendo a la gente sentirse fuera de lugar, en las ropas que llevaban.

Esto ha cambiado después de la pandemia, entrando en un aire más casual. ¿Quizás demasiado casual?

Este tema en realidad cae en una de estas tres categorías:


1- Me encanta enseñar mi estilo en el trabajo

2- Tienes una actitud de " Va, me pongo esto mismo "

3- Tu idea de ropa de oficina sigue siendo americanas negras, pantalón o falda negra y camisas blancas.


El tema tiene un peligro; Ya no sabemos qué ponernos para la oficina, o nos sentimos demasiado vestidas con un simple pantalón negro, o no nos apetece arreglarnos más después de meses y meses en vaqueros y pantalón de chándal.


La verdad es, que vestirse para la oficina es fácil para unos y difícil para otros. Por eso me encanta ayudar a mujeres en este area. Y una actitud de " Va, me pongo esto mismo, no te va a llevar muy lejos, ni antes ni después de la pandemia.


En la oficina, tienes la oportunidad de enseñar tu mejor versión. Cuando enseñas que te importa como vistes, estas demostrando que te importan las cosas, lo cual se traduce en que eres una persona que le importan las cosas, punto. Esto se traducirá en tu profesionalidad y en tu trabajo.


Aquí va un poco de inspiración para cómo vestirse para ir a la oficina hoy en día.

Recuerda, que no importa cuánto de modernas sean las imágenes, son una inspiración para que la adaptes a tu estilo.



Images: Pinterest.


The high street is giving us great inspiration too. Here is a selection of outfits put together by Zara on their website, that would be suitable for work today, mainly with trousers.

Las tiendas también nos ofrecen alternativas. Aquí va una selección de Zara, en su website, con opciones que puedes llevar a la oficina.



Images: Zara


What would you wear to work nowadays?

Y tú, ¿Qué llevas últimamente al trabajo?


Raquel

 
 

1 Comment


anca.urdareanu
Nov 08, 2021

Like a lot the outfits proposed, the lines, the textures and colours they look just wow! hope more interesting proposals will come, thanks x

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