Work Outfit Inspiration

Happy Monday Friends. Today's work wear post is all about style boards and outfit inspiration for work. The three outfits below all have colors and prints inspired by Fall and would make statements in any corporate work place. A good Fashionista knows how to transit her wardrobe from one season to the next without losing her style and confidence and if you are such a Fashionista; you might get inspiration from these outfits below.

 

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Green Leather Skirt and pumpkin Color Shirt

Hello friends, I hope we are enjoying this month thus far; October is my birth month so, I'm always super excited everyday in the month of October; yep! I'm so thankful to God for his love and protection on me. I wore this color-block look sometime in Spring and because it is flashback Friday in the social media world, I decided to share the look today. More so, the color in the outfit is a nod to the Fall season.

The green leather skirt; I have had for years and the button down long sleeved top was purchased last summer from Coldwatercreek. Somehow, I always thought this green leather skirt was difficult to style and aside from pairing it with the basic white and black colors, I never really thought of other ways of styling it until I did this pairing. There are so many other pairings I am looking forward to doing with this leather skirt now.

 

 

          Skirt: Ann taylor (old) / Top: Coldwatercreek / pumps: Colin Stuart (old) / Bag: Jessica Simpson

Do you have a clothing item in your closet that you feel is difficult to style? and what other ideas aside from the obvious black and white and polka dot and plaid pairing do you have for this leather skirt? Please, share...




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Pink and Floral

 

 

 

 

 October is the month to wear pink if you do not like to wear pink at all because of the awareness it brings to breast cancer. This post is a nod to the month of October as  breast cancer awareness month and it features this pink pant suit I wore sometime last summer. I must say though that this pant suit are actually separates. I bought the blazer and the pants at different times and was so surprised when I realized later that the two pieces were a perfect match especially because I bought them online at different times without comparing colors or fabrics. I purchased the blazer from Ann Taylor and the pants from Jcrew a couple of summers ago.

 

 

I believe a lady should own at least one pair of pant suit in her closet and a neutral color pant suit is always the first choice then you can buy a pair in a bold color later if you choose. I usually wear my pant suit to church and then at other times, I just wear the individual pieces separately. 'throw the pink blazer over a white graphic tee and blue denim and you have a cool casual outfit. Gone are the days when pant suits were considered frumpy and too conservative because they are trending right now. Your thoughts?

 

 

 

 

Pantsuit: Similar HERE and  HERE / Pant Selections: HERE / Blazer Selections: HERE / Floral Pumps: HERE / Sweater: HERE

 

 

 

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Statement Bags for Work

For Work wear Monday today, it is all about the "Work bag" and this post mainly deals with that "dream closet;" that closet that has hundreds of shoes and hundreds of bags where you can pick whatever item you like for any day of the week. The dream closet where you have different shades of nude color shoes, bags and racks and racks of clothes to choose from. So, if you have that dream closet, then you apply these glamorous tips for looking chic at work with your work bags.

                                     Monday

 Start the first day of work which is usually a Monday with a nude color statement bag. This might appear to be a contradiction but it is really not because it is easy to find statement bags in nude colors. What makes the bag stand out in this case, might be the size, design or some beautiful detail like the bags featured above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

 

 

2. Switch your bag out to a lighter shade of nude by Tuesday or a chic bag with a little bit of color or color blocking. This shows that you are aware it is still a new work week but you are ready to set the tone fashion wise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

 

3. Go hobo on Wednesday with a little bit of dramatic or intricate detail based on what your work environment allows. Wednesday is the middle of the work week and hobo bags are somewhat casual and somewhat corporate and by taking one with you to work on Wednesday, you are letting everyone know that the office/work fashionista absolutely knows what day it is. A larger sized bucket bag can also do for hump day.

 

 

 

Thursday

 

4. Thursday should be for that smaller shoulder bag, messenger bag or bucket bag which is a little bit more casual but not quite. By Thursday, the work week is gradually winding down and everyone is ready for the weekend; if you do not work in a corporate work environment, your work outfit along with your bag ought to start singing; "Friday is right around the corner."

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

 

 

There is a reason a lot of jobs have casual Fridays and allow their employees to dress down or come to work in casuals on this special day and the Friday work bag should celebrate that. The little clutch, fancy messenger bag, saddle bag should happily go to work with the chic fashionista on Friday. Again, all these tips would only apply if we just have that dream closet; don't you think so?




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Purple + Floral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Thursday Friends; I'm serving a dose of florals for the Fall season in this outfit I wore to Church last Sunday. This outfit really got me excited for two reasons; one, "the skirt was pretty affordable; less than $20" and very good quality and two, "floral skirts can be super chic!" In the past, I remember that floral skirts were not always regarded as chic and elegant. When I was in college, knit skirts and fitted skirts were the trend and floral skirts were reserved for the "alleged nerds" and "super religious fanatics;" you know, those Christian sisters that would never wear jeans or any sort of pants...(I'm not throwing shade..:-))

 

 

 

I thank God that it is a lot different these days. Fashion has evolved to the point where ladies can choose to be confident and chic in any attire they choose to wear (modesty is the key).You can be a Christian lady and still look chic in florals without looking frumpy or matronly. So, this skirt totally works if you are looking for a great skirt for Fall. Also, if you have read most of my posts on here or are following my style boards on Polyvore, you might have seen this floral skirt before in one of my outfit collages. Check it out HERE. What are your thoughts on floral skirts? Do share...

 

 

 

 

Skirt: HERE / Top: (sold out) Target -blogged about HERE / Shoes: Colin Stuart (old) via Victorias Secret / Bracelet: JCrew

 

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Shoelovin' - Mustard Color tie-Sandals

It is time for another shoe talk on here today and I'm introducing this mustard color tie-sandals from Topshop that is a recent addition to my shoe closet. The color is totally great for Fall and since this is pumpkin month; (October) it is a perfect color for the season. I obtained this pair in the recent Topshop sale for under $30 and it was such a great deal in my opinion. This sandals are currently sold out but there are other options here and black color pair  here and a more expensive pair here.

 

 

 

 

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Vested for Work

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Ladies, happy Monday! For work wear Monday today, the topic is on "work vests." And before I begin;  I'll like to make this proclamation; "move over blazers!"

Gone are the days when blazers used to be the only chic outer wear for work and take note that I said "chic!" What I mean is that there were other outer wear options back then but blazers and jackets were the reigning queens. Fast forward to 2016 and "who is the boss now?" You guessed right! "The sleeves vests."

 

 

 

 

Sleeveless vests are so chic and classy and when styled right would look effortlessly chic in the office. Ladies, It is important to style the sleeveless vest right based on the event and the occasion because it is a clothing item that seems casual at first glance. To look chic in work vests, you have to make sure you get all the accessories right; the shoes, bag and jewelry have to be toned down if the vest is the main focus of the outfit and vice versa.

 

 

 

 

Work vests should be structured and fitted and the basic rules you'll follow when buying blazer for work should be applied when purchasing the work vests too. It should be made of good quality fabric and aside from fabric, silhouette and cut, we should also pay attention to the color that is allowed for work. If your work environment is very formal then buy neutral color vests and stay away from bold colors, florals and other graphic prints. Below are a couple of style boards and summary of tips to guide us when styling work vests.

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Workwear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                              Casual Workwear

 

Tips for styling Work Vests

• Get a well structured and fitted vest
• Pay attention to the color because neutrals work best for most work environment.
• Complement your vest with good quality accessories.
• When your vest is in a soft or neutral color, highlight one or two accessories.
• If you must do florals and prints, make sure the prints/florals is easy on the eyes
• Wear your vests with confidence just like you would wear a good structured blazer.

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**For more style boards, check out my Instagram @Beautysfashionzone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIY Pom-Pom Sandals

Pom-pom Sandals have been such a huge trend this summer and while there are lots of styles to choose from at various shoe brands and designers, it is also very easy to design and style yourself without spending a lot of money. The pair pictured above is  one of the couple of designs/DIY I did on my old pair of sandals (I did a couple) and I have worn them on several occasions and got lots of complements. I shared the DIY videos on my snapchat (beautyojo) and would be sharing instructions here below if you want to try it out. Pom-poms can be purchased in the Arts and Craft aisle of most stores and you can also purchase them online.

**Shoe laces are optional. You'll only need them if you want to attach straps (laces) to your sandals (if the sandals do not have any straps) and then, you can just glue or sew them unto the shoe/sandals.

It is important to choose a color scheme/design before hand and you can make your choice by looking at pictures of other sandals that you like or have viewed in stores or online. Make sure the color of pom-poms that you buy goes with/complement the color of your shoes.

 

 

 

 

 

Old Pic from my Snapchat (beautyojo)

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Polka dot Skirt

It's Friday; 'yay!!!" This is a quick look at this fun outfit I wore a few weeks ago and it can be a fun outfit for the weekend for anyone; a mix of formal and casual. The formal being the dress up shirt and the casual being the polka-dots high-low skirt and block heels. You can wear this outfit with slight modifications to work on Friday for casual Friday and to after hours shenanigans. Polka dots skirts are always fun to wear and you can certainly twirl in a full midi skirt like this one. Happy Friday...:-)

 

Shirt: Victorias Secret (sold-out) / Skirt: Several options HERE / Heels: Steve Madden

 

 

 

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