A day we never thought would come, Julia starts her first big girl job!!! We are on this endeavor together ladies. yay, yay, yay, yay....... I am bouta become an office siren and run corporate America. But the question is, are office sirens even real?? I just watched the Devil Wears Prada for the first time ever a couple weeks ago, and firstly, I ATE it up, and secondly, there was this one character who was the epitome of office siren. Little glasses, slick back buns, perfect skirts and heels. No, not Meryl Streep even though she was iconic in it. And with the office siren trend emerging, it made me wonder, is this even realistic for girlies working in corporate America? As someone who OBVIOUSLY never worked in an office or really had any family who have been in business, business apparel is foreign to me. The fear of turning into the masses of corporate minions or the secretary that works at your local high school in the same khakis and floral blouse MAKES ME SICK. How am I supposed to live in these conditions??????? I'm just joshing with y'all, but seriously, as a lover of fashion and clothing, how do I find ways to be unique and express myself in the work place. I definitely can't wear what these "professionals" in selling sunset wear to work (apparently bodycon dresses and mini skirts work in real estate:) ). The other ideas floating in my head are from subjection to media specifically tik tok and what it's business "influencers" have said are business casual. Some of these influencers have shown collared dresses running four inches above the knee saying these are approved as well as basically crop tops as seen with the tik tok intern going viral wearing a crop top under a blazer to her first day of work. There has been serious criticism towards these creators with their unrealistic takes on clothes for the workplace. While it appears the workplace may be changing as seen with some companies integrating new clothing policies like jeans being allowed, the question becomes what can actually be worn when business casual is becoming so hard to identify and quantify. It has become this gray area to people in and out of corporate america. As someone needing to literally update their wardrobe for this reason like TODAY, I AM HAVING A PANIC ATTACK TRYING TO PICK SOME PIECES OF CLOTHING. Now this leads me to my interpretation, or what I am bouta buy. The plan is some tailored pants, cardigans, sweaters, blazers, button ups, ballet flats. The typical stuff. But the places I want to look at are GAP, Aritzia, Abercrombie, and Target. GAP came out with this Doen collab recently, and it looks fabulous. Abercrombie jeans fit me the best, so I am hoping to find a nice ankle cut jean there. Target also has a new collab recently with tailored vests that look perfect for the workplace. Aritiza, a given, will have nice basics, great midi/maxi skirts, and great tailored pants. In the end, I am hoping to play it safe at first and integrate my style later on. I will keep my trusted ladies in arms updated. But from this, I hope you realize when you search up business casual on tik tok that you are cautious of its accuracy of fashion in the workplace.
Comments