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This document discusses incorporating more whimsical and cutting-edge fashion labels into professional work attire. It provides examples of women wearing designers like Rick Owens, Balenciaga, and Tuleh in corporate settings. The document advises choosing colors and silhouettes that are not too bold, and investing in designers without track records in professional fashion to add life and freshness to one's style without seeming uninspired. A purple Rochas skirt is cited as an example of a piece that is adaptable from casual to professional settings.
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- 2. whatworksforwork but recentlyhasdevelopedayenfor morewhimsicaldelights. "ConsueloCastiglioniatMarni usedalot of grayin hercur- rentcollection,whichisgreatfor work," saysCochran."I'd like to fty incorporatingMarni's shorterjacketor gathered tulip skirt into my look." Color choiceiscrucialhere;aquirkypiecethatmightnot passmusterisgivenafightingchanceattheofficeif youdon't gotoo madwith your palette."I just boughtaZacPosen blouseandaskirt thatissortof funky," saysMarciaBackus (50,corporatelanoye.,Houston),"but it's charcoal,soit won't look out of place." Investingin designerswhodon't haveatrackrecordin the professionalarenadoesmorethanreinventyour look It acts asasignifierthatyouarefearless."Thereisnothingworsethan goinginto ameetingin somethingthatscreamsuninspiredor, worse,tired," saysCochran."I like whatOlivier Theyskensis doingat Rochas,which strikesthe right balancebetweenbe- ingpulledtogetherandbeingfeminine." KateNeisser(40,educationalconsultant,Chicago)hascer- tainlyfoundherpurpleRochasbusfleskirttobe inlinitelyadapt- able:"It's aseasyto wearwith aturtleneckandJimmy Choo bootsasit iswith acamisoleandMcQueensandals."o