STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

i'm not much help with the suit part, because i look really silly in them.  as for seperates, i'm a huge fan of BR.  so i buy them, but never wear the pants and blazer together.

i love wrap dresses for work too.  it's much quicker to wear a dress than it is playing the matching game in the morning.

but here's some stuff i'd get.

i'm a big fan of shirts like the black one above.  i also wear ribbed turtlenecks alot.

i think my outfits are pretty basic, but i like to make it cooler with a fun bag, shoes or jewelry.

I HIGHLY recommend Banana Republic for suits.  I know you probably don't want a suit, and they're not the most fun thing to buy, but I have two BR suits and I LOVE them.  I think buying the entire suit (skirt, pants, and jacket) is a great way to go because you can wear them as separates on more business casual days and then wear them as a suit for occaisions where you'll need it.  You can usually get them on sale too, so that helps cut down the cost a ton too.  (Or look out for price adjustments--I got one on a suit once and they gave me $133 back!)

Obviously you have a lot of clothes in teal, pink, brown, and purple, and I think you should get a suit that will work well with those colors--maybe a pretty grey or brown and then you can use all of your fun tops to make the outfit more creative.

I also recommend getting a few pencil skirts or a-line business skirts in some neutral colors that go well with your existing colors pallette.  They'll help you bridge the gap from being casual to business casual.

I work in a business casual office, and try to wear basics with a twist.  My inspiration comes from movies - have you seen Hitch?  I looooooove the way Eva Mendes dressed in that movie.  Or Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy, Ashley Judd in Someone Like You - classic, but interesting.

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