Today's look takes me back to what my wardrobe was primarily comprised of when I started this blog:
business casual items.
Not exact matches
My own purchases /
items I'm considering are on the dressier side due to my
business casual (no jeans / tees / hoodies) dress code.
Clothing-wise I love the contradiction of
business pieces with
casual fun
items, so this blush Club Monaco blazer and ruffle top were a perfect match with my new vegan leather skirt by Dynamite (now on super sale for only $ 20!)
Because I work in an environment where I wear
business casual clothing 4 - 5 times per week, I thought this would be a great time to talk about how to transition between the two styles and find
items that you can substitute in each category.
Many
items I own need to function in the work (
business casual) setting as well as my weekend (
casual) setting.
I used to shop here regularly for work
items and
business outfits, but soon after their Eva Mendes collection launched, I was instantly excited to see wardrobe pieces that were suitable all season long, and that ranged from
casual to dressy.
This
business casual outfit was created simply by combining together black and brown colour
items.
LOFT I find a lot of quality basics and stylish
business -
casual items at LOFT.
For
business casual, I find that Banana Republic and even the outlet, can be a great source for those
items.
They have so many amazing
items, so I decided to show you my favorite
business casual picks.
As I've discussed in my blog post on transitioning
casual to
business casual clothing options (read post here), there are a few factors that go into transitioning the same piece or substituting
items to work for both environments.