help! for my job i have to dress officey/professional, not like power suits but you know, pretty conservitive. but it's just sooo boring! any ideas for some cute but still officey outfits? they're not super strict so it doesn't have to be really dressy.

photo examples = good.

Hmm. I work in an office, too, and have to do the same type of stuff. I always like the pinstriped dress shirts- the collared kind. Sometimes I wear that with a tie.{And yes, I'm female} I love wearing alot of peaqrl strands. I have a 3 row pearl choker thats cute, too. {Got it from Claires} bangled bracelets are fun. Most of the cuting up for my office attire has to do with accessorizing. Oh, and I like the librarian-style sweaters. Old wool oversweaters/cardigans, and argyle sweaters.
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I tried to google some pics, but all I come up with is porn!

i think dressing conservatively is more fun with dresses and skirts than pants. and coats. nice coats and nice shoes work wonders. although what is UNDER the coat is what we're after here, so i'm not really helping.

(and these are all pretty much the same look, but i like it so meh)

yeah, i ususally where longer skirts with blouses and such.
it's all about accsessories, i totally agree.


i always get called a sexy librarian by my friends that see me after i'm done work, but i like dressing up for work.

go with stuff like the victorian blouses that are big at the moment, patterned tights w/ skirts, cute ankle boots etc.

haha...sexy librarian...I dont know bout that...sexy in general..yeah I know bout that... ...Knuck If Ya Buck!!!

Now it's getting a bit warmer i usually wear those knee length short, heels, and vest top with a little wrap cardi
also, those button up combat-y style dresses and heels are 'in' in my office.

oooh and pencil skirts! a look that will never go away
I usually wear those with a shirt and black tank-top thigy, patterned tights and HEELS.

The sexy librarian look is hot.

I have this problem too because I'm a teacher, but as a teacher you can't dress in anything remotely sexy, and dressing too trendy is frowned upon. You quite literally have to dress boring.

lose looks are all great!!

The second and third pic are nice, but really, what the hell is going on with the first girl? SHE is gorgeous, so she distracts from the hell that is her outfit. Navy blue headband with black VELVETEEN jacket and vintage looking polka dot dress? That jacket is a nightmare. I would look for reasons to fire her, hahaah.

just wait for the next client visit! hahaha

some people at our (dedos and i work together) dress like shit.

moomoos, dirty shirts, same clothes every single day! i guess that's what happens when you live in your parents basement and only play WoW all night and day. (did i mention we work in tech support! you can only imagine)

it's definitely all about the accessories. cute necklaces and bracelets and hairclips can transform a dull outfit into something original without looking too casual. Obviously the twenty different homemade beaded bracelets on one wrist look isn't going to go down well if the dress code is smart, but a chunky bright coloured bangle, for example, would look good. stuff like that.

Also, one of my favourite things to wear at my office job last year was a skirt that fell just below the knee, with boots and fishnet tights. You can only see a couple of inches of fishnet between the skirt and the boots, so it's not inappropriate for the office, but it's still slightly more interesting than plain tights.

oh man, i didn't notice the velveteen. you are so right about that. i would fire her for the jacket alone.

other than that, i think her outfit is rather cute. she'd need to have the right shoes, and not everyone could carry it off, but yeah. it could work.