I’m always searching for classics. What can I buy that will look good years from now? I don’t need trendy flings, I need staples. And this style of show has definitely become a classic.
Corner Office
Veronica Beard Leonie D’Orsay Flats ($350)
Cubicle Farm
Prefer flats? Try these from J.Jill.
Front Desk
F21 Cap Toe Slingback Flats ($23)
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Have a big day ahead? Major hearing? Big trial? The presentation of your life? Gonna be at a conference with that ex? Whatever it happens to be, these are the fashion weapons that get me to the confidence level that I need to be at.
Without question, the most worn item in my wardrobe is a black-and-white striped tee. I wear it in winter under sweaters, in spring with white jeans, in summer with black shorts. I’ve been wearing the same one for years (it’s the best). But they don’t make it anymore. So here are some options for replacement.
When I started this blog, influencers still re-wore clothes. There were no haul videos filled with the latest from Shein before it winds up in a beach in Ghana poisoning the planet. There were no sponsored campaigns delivering fresh wardrobes each month. The content machine doesn’t like reruns.
Have a big day ahead? Major hearing? Big trial? The presentation of your life? Gonna be at a conference with that ex? Whatever it happens to be, these are the fashion weapons that get me to the confidence level that I need to be at.
Without question, the most worn item in my wardrobe is a black-and-white striped tee. I wear it in winter under sweaters, in spring with white jeans, in summer with black shorts. I’ve been wearing the same one for years (it’s the best). But they don’t make it anymore. So here are some options for replacement.
When I started this blog, influencers still re-wore clothes. There were no haul videos filled with the latest from Shein before it winds up in a beach in Ghana poisoning the planet. There were no sponsored campaigns delivering fresh wardrobes each month. The content machine doesn’t like reruns.
When I was young, my Mother used to bring me along when she would go shopping for fabric. As a result, I spent a lot of time, killing time, flipping through pattern books. So when I spotted this dress, I was instantly transported to the pattern table at a Jo-Ann Fabrics.
Whyyyyy are those $350? I love them so much! Great picks.
I have a pair of cap toe LK Bennett’s that 8 wore and wore and wore and had them repaired so many t8mes. F8nally found a pair of classic Prada’s on TRR a month ago. Wardrobe staple!
Abra, you will be the best-dressed professional woman in the entire MT Capitol building, whatever your choices may be.
The casualness and just plain poor taste of the dress code here continues to surprise me–just when I think it can’t get any worse, someone new comes around the corner.
Cattiness aside, I love where I live, the people here are just plain THE BEST, and wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else on earth, but I do wish we could learn to put ourselves together better.
My suggestion to you is to use your celebrity credits and have a ‘professional fashion/dressing’ educational evening or Sunday afternoon session for Capitol staff women (like you won’t have anything else to do) to brainstorm how we can look better on a budget. Trust me, you’ll leave the place better than what you’ve found it.
Wishing you all the best…