if you’re back at the office, what the heck are you wearing to work?

[Anonymous]

It's my observation that suits for women have gone the way of shoulder pads: out of style and rather laughable. Cute dresses and chic separates are the business formal styles of today. Add a blazer if you want, but definitely avoid the matching two-piece suit look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely seems like the consolation prize for people with dinosaur employers who won't let them work remotely is that office wear is decidedly more casual. I straight up wear yoga clothes in the office (leggings + tunic). Summer dresses if I want to "dress up." I ordered some washable silk pencil skirts and tops from Quince for a more business formal appearance. But let's be honest, even that is basically PJs.

Whine whine whine. You looked better dressed up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely seems like the consolation prize for people with dinosaur employers who won't let them work remotely is that office wear is decidedly more casual. I straight up wear yoga clothes in the office (leggings + tunic). Summer dresses if I want to "dress up." I ordered some washable silk pencil skirts and tops from Quince for a more business formal appearance. But let's be honest, even that is basically PJs.

Whine whine whine. You looked better dressed up.

Luckily I have a job that's based on knowledge and not how I look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely seems like the consolation prize for people with dinosaur employers who won't let them work remotely is that office wear is decidedly more casual. I straight up wear yoga clothes in the office (leggings + tunic). Summer dresses if I want to "dress up." I ordered some washable silk pencil skirts and tops from Quince for a more business formal appearance. But let's be honest, even that is basically PJs.

Whine whine whine. You looked better dressed up.

NP. Shove it.

[Anonymous]

Ann Taylor sells suits in their stores. They have a better selection online.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ann Taylor sells suits in their stores. They have a better selection online.

Ann Taylor is so awful and boring. Haven’t found anything here in years.

[Anonymous]

I honestly just don't care and there are so few people in the office that I am wearing my pre-pandemic clothes.

[Anonymous]

I can’t wait for this Little House/Boho/ midriff baring/cottage Grandma period of fashion to be over. I just want to wear normal pants tops and dresses that don’t look like a muumuu or like I’m 85.

Also I’m 5’5 and 140lb. Hardly a unique American woman’s size but you know what I definitely know does not look good on me in the office? A ankle-length, floral print prairie dress with puff sleeves. Or wide-leg pants that highlight my bare waist. Or mini dresses that look like I’m trying to be my 14 year old daughter.

Please go back to normal, fashion.

[Anonymous]

Also, linen suits suck and wrinkle at the slightest provocation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t wait for this Little House/Boho/ midriff baring/cottage Grandma period of fashion to be over. I just want to wear normal pants tops and dresses that don’t look like a muumuu or like I’m 85.

Also I’m 5’5 and 140lb. Hardly a unique American woman’s size but you know what I definitely know does not look good on me in the office? A ankle-length, floral print prairie dress with puff sleeves. Or wide-leg pants that highlight my bare waist. Or mini dresses that look like I’m trying to be my 14 year old daughter.

Please go back to normal, fashion.

Totally agree. I'm similarly shape and it is really, really hard to find appropriate office wear right now AND everything I do like is sold out everywhere, so clearly you and I are not alone.

[Anonymous]

I keep it simple and do a dress with pumps pretty much every day. I live in a warm state, but in the winter may add a cardigan. My style goes mostly towards either sheath dresses or something like this:

https://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/product/scubaknit+fit++flare+dress/570324739?color=4120&catId=cat16119299

[Anonymous]

New poster here. I have tried to like WHBM, but it just isn’t my style. I don’t think I’m too demanding, I just want clothes that cover all the basic parts for the office (shoulders, belly) and where the silhouette isn’t either body-con, dumpy 50s housewife or muumuu/prairie.

[Anonymous]

I am wearing a dress and sneakers. The dress as a nod to the fact that we are at the office, the sneakers because no one with any authority ever sees me in the office.

[Anonymous]

I'm wearing what I had from 3 years ago. I agree with you OP--the styles at Ann Taylor and Banana are terrible. I am not normally a J Crew fan but I've found their styles to be better this year than in the past. Or at least better than a lot of what is out there.

[Anonymous]

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