STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

iconic · BCBG

Odd question, i know... dresses at work

lynnie · Chanel

someone posted this once and i think its adorable:

well it used to come in a pretty pink color, guess its gone now =/

i find tweed works best for keeping thing office appropriate.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

I think that staying away from black will probably help you feel less dressed up. I love printed wrap dresses for work.

Something liek this can be worn with heels and jewelry and still look professional...

Wrap Dress

-- Edited by ILoveChoo at 11:39, 2005-09-21

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

WOW, ILC, I love ALL OF THESE dresses!!! I love prints to begin with, so..... LOL

ILoveChoo wrote:

I think that staying away from black will probably help you feel less dressed up. I love printed wrap dresses for work. Something liek this can be worn with heels and jewelry and still look professional... -- Edited by ILoveChoo at 11:39, 2005-09-21

lynnie · Chanel

ilc- do you have that dress you posted. Becaues i'm in love with the red one but don't know anything about boden.

Metric · Gucci

Sorry to be a hijacker but- ILoveChoo which of those wrap dresses did you finally decide on? How do you like it?

bumblebee · Coach

i have the same problem--i work at a very casual law firm (most people wear jeans or khakis every day, and some people wear sweatpants or yoga pants--no joke). i have all these cute shift style dresses from my old workplaces, but i feel dumb wearing them here. i would try to dress them down a bit with a cardigan over and tights and boots (as opposed to heels and hose) and no jewelry. or sometimes i wear one of them with a turtleneck underneath it--that somehow makes it less dressy.

Lilykind · Hermes

I have a couple dresses that I wear to work.

Stretchy cotton dress from Velvet with a swingy skirt and drop waist.

BR black/taupe pin dot flutter sleeve...the dress itself is form fitting.

I've found that wearing them with shrugs and sweaters usually nixes all potential "cocktail party attire" comments.

Also, wrap dresses like the one ILoveChoo posted are also really awesome and versatile.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

BrazenCanadian wrote:

Sorry to be a hijacker but- ILoveChoo which of those wrap dresses did you finally decide on? How do you like it?

I didn't end up getting one because they were both backordered in my size and I couldn't afford to pay for something that I couldn't even wear. I had actually half forgotten about it until today, even though it is still on my wish list. If they aren't backordered anymore, I'll have to get one- if I do I promise to give a full review!

edit: yep, still backordered for 9 weeks in my size.

-- Edited by ILoveChoo at 13:57, 2005-09-21

NCshopper · Hermes

Kind of on a tangent, but I hate when people comment on what I'm wearing, unless it's a casual "You look cute today" kind of comment. Last week I wore a sweater, black pencil skirt, heels, and pearls to work and everyone kept asking if I had an important meeting and why I was so dressed up. It just made me feel out of place and weird all day, and I didn't like it. And the weird thing was that I wasn't really dressy. Grrr.

Tangent over.

Metric · Gucci

NCshopper wrote:

Kind of on a tangent, but I hate when people comment on what I'm wearing, unless it's a casual "You look cute today" kind of comment. Last week I wore a sweater, black pencil skirt, heels, and pearls to work and everyone kept asking if I had an important meeting and why I was so dressed up. It just made me feel out of place and weird all day, and I didn't like it. And the weird thing was that I wasn't really dressy. Grrr. Tangent over.

I used to have this problem too at my old work. One day I wore a red twinset and black pants and one of the girls that I worked with told me I looked like I was going clubbing. Who the heck wears a twinset clubbing?

I guess there really isn't anything you can do, people will always think what they want.

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

Most people are just idiots. I work with people that because of the nature of our business think it is okay to give people elevator eyes and say "Ooh girl you look good today". Ew! That is never okay. A simple you look nice today will suffice.

On another note: I totally heart that red wrap dress. I think that I am going to go for the 9 week wait for it in my size. What the hay, right?!

honey · Gucci

this is funny b/c my next article is going to be about dresses, though i haven't really started writing it yet, so i have no suggestions as of right now. but i say who cares. my mom always complains about this b/c people are always asking her why she's so dressed up (she doesn't over dress, she just always looks very nice and put together) she just responds by saying that she likes to look nice everywhere she goes.

iconic · BCBG

Thanks for all the responses ladies!

Honey- I'm looking forward to your next article!!!