When everyone is addressing how tough is it to wear makeup or select an outfit for an event, have you ever thought of selecting an outfit for professional purposes? The real struggle is there only. But this professional attire for women will keep you inspired all week long.
We will tell you something that you go through every morning, what to wear today for office? Should I go for formal pants or a skirt? Can jeans be worn to the office? What kind of footwear looks formal? And importantly, this all depends on the dress code enforced by your company. Around 55% of the companies have a dress code for the employees. If your employee orientation didn’t cover the dress code, ask your HR about the same. If your manual already covers the dress code then it will be either business formal, professional formal, business casual, etc.
Business clothing ought to pass on your believability and convenience but it should not make you look overboard. It is essential to comprehend your office’s social standards for both the business environment and “client-meeting” days that too elegantly and stylishly.
The best key to understand the formal dress code in your office is to observe the clothing of the employee that is at the same rank as you. The benefit of carrying professional attire to the interview, meetings, or client meetings will make your impression.
I will let you my own experience, I went for an interview and I was in perfect formals – formal pant with shirt and pumps with hairs pulled back. That was my first plus point as it created my genuine impression on the interviewer. (that I came to know later!)
So to make you interview-ready we have come up with women’s professional clothing ideas. Here we have mentioned some of the professional attire for women that will define your personality well in office and will earn you inexplicable respect.
Business Casual Women
1. Business Suit
The perfect business attire for women to carry is a suit. But obviously you can’t wear it on a daily basis. Business suits are suitable for an official meeting with the CEO or Clients. Especially when you are going to do a presentation. It will add an extra shot of confidence in you.
Business suits include a formal shirt, skirt or pants with a blazer. Blazer and bottom wear will be of the same color and print. As for the hairstyle, you can go for a pulled back low ponytail, sleek bun, or straight open hairs.
2. Business Formals
Business formals are something that you can wear to the office on a regular basis. Formal pants or trousers with black, navy blue or grey color are the best options but nowadays people are going for bold colors as well. The standard formal clothing for women is a pencil skirt and formal top or shirt. As for formal tops, the tops with a cowl neck or bow tie is the best option.
As for color combination, light and dark is the on-go option. You can also go with co-ords. Yep. Formal clothing also has co-ords. As for the hairstyle, a formal hairstyle has one rule, there shouldn’t be any hair strand left on your face.
3. Interview Ensemble
When you are going for an interview you wouldn’t be knowing the dress code company is having and that doesn’t even matter. You just have to carry on something that looks decent and reflects your sincerity and confidence.
Go for a formal top or shirt with formal pants or trousers. Perfect black pumps with minimal jewelry and proper hairstyle, you are good to go. And importantly take all your necessary documents and have determination in yourself.
4. Office Casuals
Casual wear doesn’t mean you can wear shorts or tracks. Office casual is another category and is totally different from Business casual attire. You can consider semi-formals as office casuals. Make sure your dress or top has a collar. Why? That defines professionalism. You can wear a collared t-shirt with trousers, pants or a skirt. Even a moderate length dress with proper footwear is also acceptable.
Office casuals are nothing but the relaxed form of the perfect professional ensemble.
Formal Footwear and Accessories
As there are different sections for formal outfits in stores, formal footwear also has a separate rack. You obviously can’t wear pencil heels to the workplace, unless you want to focus half of your time in handling the pain it gives. Formal footwear should be comfortable enough so that you can stand for hours in a meeting explaining your point to the CEO and still have a smiling face full of confidence. And for accessories, it should be lighted weighted. Pearl accessories are the best option you can wear on formal wear.
Here are some trending bags that are needed for every woman for her professional life.
Above are the things that you should keep in mind while choosing perfect professional attire for the office or interview or meeting. Just make sure it shout either be plain color or with small and minimal prints.
