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Adulting: Day 1 Rocking a Blazer at Work

In case it wasn't obvious, I'm relatively young for the work force. At 22 I'm torn between wearing my favorite trendy and affordable outfits from Forever 21 and that mature A-line dress from the Banana Republic. The modern day office is a tricky environment to navigate. So for this week, I'm going to be doing a series of posts focused on adulting in the workplace.

For my first outfit of the week, I choose to rock the classic work staple, the blazer.

The first blazer I ever bought was a bright tropical orange. It came equipped with a single clasp instead of buttons and had no room for trivial things like pockets. I wore to school--sometimes--when I wanted to look extra smart. Once college started the blazer did not follow me off to Massachusetts; it earned a permanent spot in the back of my closet.

Then senior year began as did a horrible series of unpleasant job interviews. Yet, I was without a blazer. Concerned, my mother took me to H&M where I bought two blazers--light pink and black--purely for job interviews. Again, the two blazers remained at the back of my dorm room closet for the majority of the year.  

Now that I'm officially out-and-about in the work force I've found the blazer to be more cumbersome than ever. I'm not the smallest french fry in the box, and the natural padding and tight sleeves of even the blackest blazers only highlight my potato body. Not sexy. I'd much rather wear one of my cute floral dresses or preppy skirts to work, but sometimes I feel a little silly in my sundress and jean jacket at office meetings.



Fashion isn't just about looking good; it's mostly about feeling good. When you feel good in your clothes you'll look your best. So I set out to find a way to feel sexy and comfortable in my blazers.

The trick? Making sure that you're wearing the blazer and not the other way around. Paired with tapered silk slacks from the Banana Republic and a basic white tee from Monki, I found a way to combine mature and relaxed style.



*My top tip: I always feel way sexier in a pair of awesome shoes. These open back gray suede block heels from Zara added a bit of jazz to my step and ultimately made me feel like an adult.   

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