Friday, October 17, 2014

How to dress for prison

I'm always striving for the right professional "look." As a line staff I dressed pretty casually in khakis, nice t shirts, and flats. As a supervisor though, I've got to step up my game a bit. It's not a "suit every day" place but it's also not a super casual place. 

Working where I do, there are a lot of restrictions. No blue, no plain white shirts, no red, orange, or loose gray shirts. No open-toed shoes (not that I would!) No denim or chambray etc. Basically nothing that might make me look like an inmate (you'd be surprised.)

On top of all that, I try to dress pretty modestly at work. Not frumpy, but modest. I work around rapists and murderers with less-than-appropriate social skills, after all. A lot of "work style" blogs don't work in my situation since I won't wear skirts, skinny pants, v necks etc. However, I have found an unexpected treasure trove of inspiration in LDS style bloggers. The whole premise is stylish, modest dressing! Which leads me to the tip of the day.

One of my go-tos has been the cardigan/cami combo BUT it's nearly impossible to find high cut tanks that don't cost $20 each. Solution? Wear it backwards! So simple but it totally works. Observe...
 Who would've thought! Such a great trick! Now when I wear them regularly I feel super naked.

What are some of your favorite style blogs?
I'm loving The Mom Edit and Good Life For Less for my weekend styles right now

Any work "uniform" tips?

3 comments:

  1. No fav blog, but my favorite spots for casual/professional dress (often dresses for me, not sure if that would fly for you..l wear tights and skirts almost daily) are Boden and Title Nine. Boden has really held up in the wash. I buy it on sale and it makes it worth it for me. I also do a ton of scarves...which I'm guessing might be off limits for you, too...?

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  2. No fav blog, but my favorite spots for casual/professional dress (often dresses for me, not sure if that would fly for you..l wear tights and skirts almost daily) are Boden and Title Nine. Boden has really held up in the wash. I buy it on sale and it makes it worth it for me. I also do a ton of scarves...which I'm guessing might be off limits for you, too...?

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  3. That's a great tip! I'm just trying to break out of workout gear lately, looking for some good blog ideas too!

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