There is something inherently sophisticated about a double-breasted blazer. More popular for men than they ever have been for women (think 1930′s power players and old boys club smoking lounges), perhaps it is the more recent focus on androgynous style that has me thinking about the old world suiting. Oh how the times (and my style) …
Talk about taking corporate style to the streets. Remember that whole vintage (or not-so-vintage as the Balenciaga case may be) t-shirt and pencil skirt look (here and here)? Turns out, it’s a full on “thing.” While my corporate thoughts remain the same, having been inspired and adopting the theory that a blazer cures all business casual sartorial …
The first thing that struck me about this editorial from Vogue Latin America was the office itself. Thank goodness mine looks NOTHING like this. Although, I have heard rumors that there are still many low-light, dark wood, retro spaces out there. And since today is the today we normally take a look around “fashionable” offices, I thought …
So Halloween is right around the corner and it is time to start getting your costume together. I wish I could take complete credit for this one, but alas, I can’t. A friend of mine came up with this Gold Digger fabulousness. However, I did dress myself up according to her instructions last year. And it was …
While I love summer weather and I love being outside, I pretty much hate dressing for the office in the summer. There are a couple of reasons: First, the weather outside versus the temperature in the office reminds me of being in school again. You want to wear shorts because it is hot as Hades outside, …
I have received several comments/questions recently about the “formalness” of dress (or lack thereof) in my office. Specifically, I have been asked if the dress code in my office is a bit looser than the norm. While in some respects I believe that it is (I live in Los Angeles after all!), I do want …
Over the weekend, while lamenting to a friend about the impossibility of rocking feather extensions to the office, I came up with a new feature here on LOF which is really going to be more of a “how-to” guide. I am going to call it: “Taking Trends to the Office.” Why did I feel this was …