WHAT I’M WEARING

jcrew scarf {old; last seen here + love this similar style} || jcrew turtleneck {looove! + last seen here} || current elliott jeans || jcrew metallic heels {old; similar here} || rebecca minkoff bag {old; last seen here + here; love these similar styles: 1 + 2 + 3} || karen walker sunnies | mac lipstick in ‘saint germain’

Welcome to the first installment of my new once-per-month Working Woman Wednesday series. As many of you know, I work full time at Adobe in addition to my blog and I’ve never really shared that part of my life with you. You can read a little more about my career path here and watch my recent TV interview about the amazing benefits my employer offers, but stay tuned for more and feel free to ask any questions about my work life that I can answer in future Working Woman posts.

One common challenge I’ve seen in my years of office life is not knowing what to wear when the dress code is “business casual.” It certainly depends on the culture of your office, but my mind immediately jumps to jeans and heels as a starting point. If I’m not in the mood for heels, I typically wear dressier flats, like these or these.

The key with denim is to go as light as possible on the distressed elements. Some office cultures might advise against any distressed details at all, in which case, I’d choose a darker wash and wear these jeans. Luckily for me, my office is a bit more on the casual side, so I feel comfortable wearing my favorite Current Elliott jeans pretty often, which dress up really nicely with these metallic heels or these suede heels.

The rest is pretty intuitive! It’s cold out so I’ve been wearing turtlenecks and scarves with jeans a lot lately. But you could easily switch things up for a nice blouse and cardi. I think the point of business casual is to look presentable, but still feel comfortable. So I almost always choose pants over a skirt or dress in this case.

Do you work in an office? What do you wear when the dress code is business casual?

Photos by The High Pines.