Cheap Amazon buys that can pass for casual businesswear

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Anonymous wrote:I'm starting a new job after working remote for 10 years. This job is hybrid (gasp!), which means people might see me once or twice a week. I should probably not wear my Old Navy joggers on those days. I don't want to spend a lot on a wardrobe, though. It's still just hybrid.

I have suits, etc., for conferences and important meetings. I need a handful of pieces for my in-office days where I might run into an actual human. I don't want to spend much on this possibility though.

I'm 5'1
Weight 127 (yes, a little chonk, I'm aware, lol)
49F

OMG 127 is NOT chunky!

She’s 5’1

I am five feet tall and 127 and not chunky. I'm not skinny like I was in my 20s and 30s, but def not chunky.

But that's beside the point. OP - don't get stuff off Amazon just to have clothes. You're starting a new job. You're going to be in person. Get a couple of outfits that you actually feel good in, not just clothes that technically meet the definition of body coverings.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why the fact that ops job is two days a week in person means she is only looking for garbage quality, unflattering clothes?? Can you not buy two nicer mix and match outfits from jcrew or boden or similar during their multitudes of sales? Or is there a requirement you look slovenly at this new job? Amazon is worse quality, less fashionable and less flattering than pretty much everything out there.

If you are working for the STEM research end of a University, almost no one cares what you wear as long as it's not too revealing.

That's fine but if OP is actually spending money to buy SOMETHING shouldn't she try to make it something nice? I don't mean she suddenly becomes an influencer or gets obsessed with clothes. But why not take the opportunity to get a couple of things that are actually good pieces of clothing instead of polyester junk from Amazon, since she's going shopping anyway?

I feel very What Not To Wear here with that attitude But I stand by it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why the fact that ops job is two days a week in person means she is only looking for garbage quality, unflattering clothes?? Can you not buy two nicer mix and match outfits from jcrew or boden or similar during their multitudes of sales? Or is there a requirement you look slovenly at this new job? Amazon is worse quality, less fashionable and less flattering than pretty much everything out there.

If you are working for the STEM research end of a University, almost no one cares what you wear as long as it's not too revealing.

That's fine but if OP is actually spending money to buy SOMETHING shouldn't she try to make it something nice? I don't mean she suddenly becomes an influencer or gets obsessed with clothes. But why not take the opportunity to get a couple of things that are actually good pieces of clothing instead of polyester junk from Amazon, since she's going shopping anyway?

I feel very What Not To Wear here with that attitude But I stand by it!

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I’ll be the Clinton to your Stacy! I agree - you’re starting a new job and first impressions do matter. I would think wearing something comfortable that you feel confident in also changes your attitude, but maybe that’s just me. Go to a thrift store and try in a variety of colors/sizes/styles, or go to Loft or Talbots and you’ll be fine. Buy natural fibers and choose a color palette so you can mix/match.

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I just went to the Talbots outlet in Springfield for the first time in years and got 2 nice summer dresses, pants, a tee, and a pair of cute ballet flats for less than $100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy good stuff secondhand

Yes! Dresses in particular abound at thrift stores and I've gotten nice silk.