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Style features
For many women, business style has become an integral part of their lives. It is impossible to do without business style in clothing in such areas as banking and finance, law, government agencies, large corporations, and business. In some companies, there are certain rules and norms of business dress-code, somewhere they dress in corporate colors, somewhere more loose form of clothing, and employees have the right to choose their own clothes.
But if you constantly communicate with clients, spend most of your work day in business negotiations, then you cannot do without adhering to a business dress code.
After all, the result of your activity depends on it, you are the face of the company and you must externally inspire your clients and colleagues with confidence, success and make the impression you need.
When discussing business style for women, office dresses cannot be avoided, because it is thanks to the variety of office dresses that business women manage to look serious, strict, concise, but at the same time elegant, elegant and feminine.
The peculiarity of business models of dresses, in addition to brevity, can also be called minimalism. For finishing the dress in which you are going to go to work, ruffles, frills, ornaments, bows, bell sleeves should not be used. Also, do not wear dresses to the office with over-revealing neckline, high slits, bare back or shoulders.
Lovers of decor can choose, for example, dresses of dark colors with white trim around the collar or cuffs. If you observe moderation, you can choose a dress with small ruffles or frills of chiffon, silk, lace that will highlight your femininity. Flounces can be located not only on the collar or on the cuffs, but also in the design of the dress itself. Flounces can be located on the back of the dress, at the bottom of the dress, can imitate the basque, and at the same time they will not look like something out of business style.
Office etiquette also does not prohibit the use of pleated elements in a dress - for example, a pleated or corrugated dress skirt. Pleating looks especially good on dresses of crepe de chine and silk.
What kind of dress to work in the office
Dresses of precise silhouettes are suitable for office work.
For obese women from business style most suitable dress case midi length.
Dress shirts, thanks to the strap on the buttons, perfectly hide a full belly and hips.
If you need to hide excessive pomp of hips, emphasize neckline, for example, choose a dress with low-key ruffles at the neckline. If you want to hide a magnificent bust - choose a dress with a flared skirt. Raglan sleeves and one-piece sleeves will help to hide full arms and smooth the shoulder line. If you want to emphasize the waist - choose a dress that resembles a business suit from a blouse and skirt.
Fat women should advise not to choose a dress with a large pattern. A monophonic dress that visually lengthens your silhouette will be a much better choice.
For pregnant
The modern lifestyle suggests that even in the position of many future mothers continue to go to the office, some even up to the birth. Now manufacturers of clothes for pregnant women produce many office models of dresses.With the right selection of such dresses, you can hide your position as long as possible, and look stylish, elegant and businesslike, even in the later periods.
Of course, for the office for pregnant girls in the later periods, very fashionable dress-shirts will fit, moreover, they will not hold down the movement, and pregnant women will look comfortable in them. Also pay attention to dresses with a high waist straight cut. In such dresses, the emphasis is shifted to the neckline, so that the belly will not be so noticeable.
In addition to office dresses, pregnant women can wear to work and office sundresses for pregnant women. They are made in classic business or pastel colors, from natural dense fabrics. Depending on the time of year under the dress you can wear a shirt, blouse, turtleneck.
Fashionable styles and models
Dress-dress - newfangled trend in office fashion. Unlike classic summer sundresses, an office dress sundress is sewn from non-fading materials with the addition of viscose or wool. Instead of the straps in the office sundress there is a full bodice without sleeves. The silhouette of the office sundress is fitted, more tight and tight. Under an office dress you can wear turtlenecks, shirts, blouses, blouses, depending on the season. It is possible to distinguish such silhouettes of office dresses, sundresses, as a sundress-case, a sundress on thin straps, a sundress-tunic.
Summer dresses for office include all the same styles of dresses as in other seasons, but summer models are made of lightweight fabrics. Dresses in the form of a case, dresses-shirts made of lightweight materials will suit perfectly.
Sheath dress is the most common model of a business dress. Classic length - midi, to the knee or slightly below. The cutouts on the sheath-dress can be very different: round, oval, V-shaped, “boat”, but preferably shallow. In a fashion and various collars to a dress-case, even flounces and a jabot which at the general simplicity of an image will become delicate ornament of your office dress.
A shirt dress looks like a shirt, with a men's collar, often worn with a belt or belt to emphasize the waist. Such a dress should be worn buttoned to all buttons. A line of buttons forms a vertical, thanks to which any silhouette will look slimmer. Therefore, dress-shirts are recommended for women of any build.
Dress with the smell is perfect for office style. It brings the figure closer to the ideal of many women - the “hourglass” figure, conceals excess weight on the stomach, but at the same time it looks restrained and strict. The only thing - many dresses with a smell have too deep V-shaped neckline that is inappropriate for the office. Therefore, for work, do not choose dresses with such a cut.
Actual colors
Office dress should not be too colorful and bright, give preference to classic strict colors, in the summer - pastel. Discard any screaming summer flowers, whether it be carrot, light green, bright orange, purple, hot pink, etc. These colors are not suitable for serious cases, you can cause rejection and mistrust among your clients and colleagues and show your vulgarity and incontinence.
Of the prints, you can wear dresses in a cage, in peas of medium size, in stripes, as well as various prints with different geometric shapes.
Black is a classic business color, so black office dresses will always be relevant and never go out of style. To not look in a black dress too dark - dilute your image with various accessories.
Blue color gives confidence and peace of mind, peace. Blue color tends to inspire confidence. Due to such psychological characteristics, blue color is perfect for an office style, and having picked up an office dress of this color, you will look moderately bright and absolutely boring, but at the same time businesslike strictly.
Black and white dresses are great for the office. We associate black-and-white combination from childhood with mental activity, with school, and in the office these two classic business colors will be appropriate in most of their combinations, be it a geometric print, a stripe or a cell.
Gray is another classic business color. For business life fit all shades of gray, from light gray to the darkest shades. Gray goes well with many colors, you can use it as a base, and choose something brighter as a shoe or purse.
White dresses of strict office style are another great option for a business style. A white dress will suit any accessories and colors, most importantly, do not forget about office styles, so that the dress does not look too summer and frivolous.
Red is the color of courage and bright energy. It will be appropriate to combine it with black accessories. Having found harmony in the general image, you can safely go to the office in a strict red dress. It will attract the attention of others, and will look bright and strong at the same time.
Fabrics
Preference in choosing the material is better to give natural than synthetic fabrics. Such flying translucent fabrics as silk, chiffon are not suitable for office. For summer, flax and cotton will be suitable as a material for a business dress. But there is a nuance about cotton - it is not quite suitable for business clothes in its pure form, but with the addition of lycra, silk, wool, or with viscose and synthetic fibers - this is a great solution. For the winter fit dense materials such as jersey, angora.
Such material as jeans, has long been perfectly fit into our everyday life and has become an undoubted classic. Business style for denim dresses is no exception, and you can wear these dresses in the office. The most common and familiar are denim shirt dresses. They can be worn with or without a waist belt. Denim dresses of straight silhouette are also well suited for the office, especially models with a stand-up collar.
Knitted dresses are well suited for the office during the cold season. But still there are some exceptions: for example, viscose or silk knitwear for an office dress will not work, because it will be too tight for your figure, and this is unacceptable for an office. It is better to choose for a dress knit on the basis of sheep wool, cashmere fiber, as they perfectly keep their shape.
Length
The correct length for office attire will be the length of a midi or just below the knee.
With long dresses it is worth being neater, because the dress on the floor is more suitable for special occasions, rather than for everyday work in the office.
Short dresses are also rarely suitable for office, as they give the image excessive lightheadedness, and some even vulgarity. Acceptable length - above the knee no more than ten centimeters.
What to wear
Since you are heading to the office, also give up excessive brightness and accessories and shoes. For business style, the entire image should be designed in the same color scheme, or it should be built in contrast.
You can wear a jacket, cardigan or jacket to your business dress. When choosing the top to the business dress, do not forget that in the business style there is no need for excessively underlining the figure, so avoid too slim models. You can choose a jacket, jacket or cardigan in the same color as the dress, or by choosing contrasting combinations: a black jacket and a gray dress, a black dress and a white jacket, and other similar combinations.
Mandatory element in the office at any time of the year are tights or stockings. Do not forget about it even in warm weather!
How to create a full image
Accessories
A classic wrist watch as a business accessory is perfect for an office dress. Gold jewelry will also look good. But in any case, not jewelry - it does not fit into the business style.
The main thing in the office dress code - to observe moderation and not overdo it. You can be elegant, but do not forget about modesty and restraint. Therefore, putting on a pile of jewelery is not worth it; limit yourself, for example, with earrings, a thin bracelet or watch, and a ring. You can also limit yourself to a beautiful brooch, decorating her modest monophonic dress, and thus adding the necessary zest to it.
In summer, add stylish sunglasses to the accessories that complement your business style. At any time of the year, you can dilute your image with such various accessories as scarves, scarves and belts.
As a handbag, you can choose both a standard model of classic colors and a bright handbag, it all depends on how you want to make your image. It may not be a striking standard postman along with the rest, or a bright red lacquer clutch, for example.
Footwear
The ideal choice for the office to business dress shoes will be small-heeled shoes. Some models of stiletto shoes are also suitable, especially if the shoes themselves are different severity. But the platform is better not to wear an office. Do not forget about the rule of contrast, if you want to put on bright shoes in the office, pick up the most concise and modest dress, preferably monophonic and dull. And the most probably the most important rule for office dress code - shoes should always be closed, you should not wear sandals.
Makeup
Business makeup should be discreet, practical, as natural as possible. Try to observe the naturalness and do not deviate from the natural shades of your eyebrows, eyelashes, hair, skin.
Use sculpturing techniques to create a more natural make-up, do not make your face look a uniform color. Use two tones of tonal means (light and dark shades), or resort to the help of a bronzer.
Blush for a business life pick up soft, most natural, for example, a peach shade.
Do not use shiny lipstick or lip gloss, stop at matte lipstick. Choose neutral or berry shades.
For eye makeup, you can get by with just eyeliner and mascara of black or brown shades. If you cannot do without shadows, then choose such shades of shadows as: shades of sunburn, or colors of champagne, or beige shadows, or taupe. It is not necessary to put in office shadows with nacre, be limited to opaque. And about the mascara - choose a classic mascara for the office, without “super volumes” and so on.
Hairstyle
The most common option for business hairstyles is a concise and modest bunch. Owners of short haircuts in the office the easiest way - just the right styling. Long-haired beauties, in addition to the beam, can recommend various laconic weaving, or even a regular tail.
Stylish images
A classic light gray sheath dress with short sleeves, but the original neckline is nothing superfluous.
A dark green dress with a flared midi skirt in length is succinctly decorated with leather trim — a black leather belt and leather trim of the collar, sleeves, and shoulders.
The dark gray shirt dress in this case is worn without a belt. To him are accessories of a delicate flesh-colored shoes, pumps, a bag a few tones darker, and a bracelet of the same shade.
The navy blue sheath dress does not look too strict, because it is trimmed at the belt with flounces, and the belt of the dress is pale pink.
Bright colors still have the right to exist in office life, albeit in accessories. Bright yellow court shoes and yellow earrings perfectly suited to the seemingly ordinary gray sheath dress. The dress itself is original due to the yellow strap from the shirt on the right side.
A midi-length turtleneck dress in soft, milky color contrasts well with tight black tights, black shoes and a black wide strap.
New autumn-winter and spring-summer 2016
From the innovations of this season's business-style, it is possible to distinguish a reserved, but at the same time very trendy dress from Badgley Mischka, consisting of a tweed top and a flared black skirt.
Boss made a straight dress with a standard business “goose foot” print tied to a belt.
Jason Wu presented a versatile business dress in black with a stand-up collar and pleated skirt, as well as a straight dress of luxurious blue color.
Famous Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe in her line of clothes presented a business gray dress in a small cell with a flared skirt. Perfect for the cold season.
Celebrity selection
Celebrities, too, sometimes prefer to dress in a business style. For example, the model Miranda Kerr chose the classic dress-case milk shade with a V-neck. The image looks complete thanks to a brown belt, beige shoes on the legs, and a light turquoise handbag in the hands, which, in spite of its bright color, looks very appropriate and strict.
Strict Victoria Beckham quite often prefers a strict laconic business style and sheath dress. Not for nothing in the lines of her collections of clothing brand Victoria Beckham so many different variations of business dresses. For example, sheath dresses made as a business suit from a pencil skirt and checkered or in the form of a goose foot prints of a shirt with a small collar.
Nicole Kidman is serious, and prefers business style in everyday life. For example, a straight dress of classic gray color below the knee length, which Nicole skillfully combines with classic black boats and a black and brown bag.
Eva Longoria is another good example of the skillful application of business style. Tight classic dress sheath with long sleeves in a warm beige color, no accessories except sunglasses, and black pumps.