Do you work in a company that adheres to a conservative dress code and have a burning desire to express yourself? In this video I give 3 tips for how to have a little fun with getting dressed while still staying true to the guidelines and expectations of how your company expects you to show up.
Marisa is your resident style and confidence coach here at Cadre. Here she shares her top tips for experimenting with your wardrobe in the workplace. She says there are ways to creatively express yourself while sticking to a conservative dress code. She also suggests incorporating trends into your wardrobe.
Do you feel stifled and stuck in your wardrobe and your conservative workplace? If that is you, this video is for you. Specific for you. Hello, everyone. I am Marisa, your resident style and confidence coach here at Cadre. And in this video, I am going to give you my three top tips for experimenting with your wardrobe in the workplace and expressing yourself while still keeping to that conservative dress code that you might have when you go to work. I think so many times people want to express themselves and they want to show their personality through what they wear, because let's face it, that can get you noticed in a meeting, and it can really set you apart from people.
But maybe there's a dress code that you have to adhere to, and maybe your workplace is very specific on keeping with their company policies when it comes to getting dressed. And while I do believe that there is a certain dress code that you have to adhere to, of course, depending on the atmosphere and the type of work that you do, I do think that there are ways to creatively express yourself, and I want to share them with you. Okay, so number one, the first thing you can do. Number one is you can accessorize.
I think even if you have to stick to a conservative color palette, like neutrals, grays, tans, browns, blacks, whites, you can certainly have fun with your earrings or your jewelry, maybe a headband or a hair accessory. And you can bring a little pop of color to what you're wearing through those accessories. So keep in mind that you can have a little bit of fun with your shoes. Maybe people will look down at your shoes while you're standing during a meeting or giving a presentation and actually see that there is a little bit of pizazz happening there.
Maybe they won't see them at all, but it is a way for you to still feel like you are showing up as the best version of yourself. And the side of yourself that you want to show is able to be creatively expressed. And with the gentlemen or people who might be wearing a suit, maybe you can incorporate a really cool tie that has a fun pattern or color. Maybe you stick to your brand colors if you want to represent your brand at a big, important meeting, you can have fun with socks, and you can certainly have fun with bow tie or suspenders in that way.
So accessories would be a number one way to really showcase your personal style with that conservative dress code. Number two, layers. I think layers are underrated in a workplace. Oftentimes, people just stick to the blouse and pants or the blouse and skirt, but you can really add an element of style. If you mix in a blazer or perhaps a vest over a shirt or a blouse and really start to showcase texture and layering as a part of creative expression, oftentimes the easy thing to do is just to throw on a dress and be done with it.
But if you could wear a dress with maybe a long duster or a trench coat or something over it and really have fun with getting some layers involved, I think that is a really cool way to showcase your personal style while sticking to the base piece at the heart of your look. And the third, number three, third way to express yourself is to take trends into the workplace. Now don't let that scare you if you are used to being in conservative dress, but there are ways to incorporate certain trends, such as the Pantone color of the year.
This year's color is magenta, kind of like this hot pink. So have fun with colors by doing color blocking or monochromatic look head to toe pink while still keeping in conjunction with your company's dress code and culture. So taking big trends like wide leg pants or maybe it's a certain skinny pant or a certain fabrication, do this through color, through style, through what you're seeing in the magazines while adhering to the silhouettes that your company has on their list of do's for what to wear to work.
So I hope that that helps you figure out how to get outside the box in your conservative work environment with what to wear to work, what will fly? Just have fun with it. But always keep in mind what your company expects of you when it comes to dress codes. So again, experiment with color. Add some layers and texture to your look, and of course, have a little bit of fun with trends. But don't go too crazy. Make sure you stay within your company guidelines. So I challenge you to think a little bit more outside the box and have a little bit of fun with what you wear to work.
And, you know, take a picture and post it in the community feed on the app here at Cadre. So I hope this helps and happy dressing.
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