What To Wear To The Office In Summer?

Wondering what to wear to the office this summer to look casual, but professional? Here’s a great suggestion.
Summer is a time when you want something that is breezy and easy, so we’ve put together this tropical themed outfit.

What are the key elements that make this look work?

 

 

Wrap Dress

A wrap dress is always a great way to look chic, plus it flatters every figure. It cinches in gracefully at the waist making you look really feminine and works to create a faux waist even if you think you don’t have much of a waist left! Most wrap dresses like this are made of jersey, so they follow the curves of your body which are usually getting more prominent as your midlife body gets softer and rounder.

One suggestion here, You might want to wear Spanx or some kind of shapewear underneath to smooth out any lumps and bumps. It will make all the difference in the world.
The most attractive wrap dress sits just above, or at the knee.

Also, if you find your wrap dress cuts too deep at the bust we suggest a simple stretch camisole to wear underneath that softly fills in the deep v neckline. It’s a more modest look for work.

The Necklace

You always want to remember that when you have a strong theme  like this banana leaf pattern dress you want the jewelry to be in keeping. For example. pearls or sparkly diamonds would not be in keeping with the tropical, natural feel of this print. This necklace works well because it is chunky and tribal and the colors go perfectly with the pattern too.

The Bag

Again, one could not imagine a serious Chanel bag with this exotic print, or some kind of  dainty, flowery romantic bag. This look is fun and and a little wild, so you need something that goes with the jungle feel. This rugged leather tote looks like something you’d imagine Indiana Jones or an explorer in the jungle carrying, and so it suits the tropics fashion theme going on here. Notice the bag is a neutral shade which anchors this dress. A green or yellow bag would be too matchy- matchy and frankly a heck of a lot of color with a dress that is bright and busy.

The Shoes

These wedges are casual and natural looking in wood and raw leather, and again the neutral color anchors this strongly patterned dress. In this case we’ve shown a high pair of wedges.  You may not want to go this high and that’s fine, but  we just wanted to stress that a wedge is a nice casual,  summery look with the dress. A pump would work too but would be more formal and less carefree.

The Total Look

This outfit is very versatile because  it could take you from the office to out drinks and dinner on a summer patio. If you did have an important meeting during the day, you could just throw a  jacket on over top of the dress to show more authority. It’s summer- have fun with this look!

Have you ever worn a tropical look? Send us a photo. We’d love to post it!