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Contributors, Fashion, Featured, In The Closet, Tips · April 22, 2013

Style Status: How To Take Your Look From Desk to Date


By Fashion & Style Contributor, Karen Curtis, YourStylistKaren.com

How To Take Your Look From Desk to Date

As professionals, we often struggle to balance our professional life with our personal life. Running from work to the gym to meet friends for Happy Hour or dinner can seem like a rat race in itself. In order to maximize your time and wardrobe, I have come up with a few “tricks.”  The last thing you want to worry about is running home to change when you are ready to let your hair down and enjoy being free from your 9 to 5!

Tips to take you smoothly from your desk to a date:

  1. Getting dressed. When you get dressed before work, pick a simple piece to be the backdrop for your outfit. The piece(s) should be form fitting but not tight and be easy to layer. Pencil skirts or dresses usually fit the bill for me.
  2. Be office appropriate. Office cultures vary so add a cardigan or blazer to tie together your office look. Add a thin belt, stockings or camisole and a heel of an appropriate height.
  3. Carry a Tote. Use a colorful tote to carry your cute heels, a bright clutch or cross-body if that works better for you and if needed a fun jacket or blazer.
  4. Change Clothes and Go. Shed the “office attire” and store it in your tote. Add accessories like a statement necklace or bold earrings to freshen up the look.
  5. Head to the ladies room. Use oil blotting sheets, do a quick face by reapplying mascara and lip gloss or a bold lip if you are used to it. Do a quick check and reapply deodorant and/or perfume if needed.

How to Take Your Look From Desk To Date

Why not take the time to play in your closet and pick a few good “base” pieces? Take pictures of your most flattering staple pieces and style a “desk” look with it and a “dinner” look with that same piece. This will make it ten times easier to get dressed for work and prep for the after work fun. Check out this video and this one too for more ideas.

 


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It’s always going to be the joy, peace, and grat It’s always going to be the joy, peace, and gratitude for me. ❤️
I'm too classy for this world, forever, I'm that g I'm too classy for this world, forever, I'm that girl. ♍️

This is 48! #happybirthday #hbd #hbdtome
Out of office email auto reply like… ✌🏾 Out of office email auto reply like… ✌🏾
Out here summering and whatnot… ☀️ Out here summering and whatnot… ☀️
Laylah and I had a girlies night out at the grand Laylah and I had a girlies night out at the grand opening of @bbtheatres in Creve Coeur. We definitely will be back soon! ✌🏾#recap #stl #stlouis #gno
When it’s 80 degrees out, and the sun is so brig When it’s 80 degrees out, and the sun is so bright so you have to squint. 😂😂😂 #stl #stlwx #spring
29 years ago today, my SONshine was born! @codismi 29 years ago today, my SONshine was born! @codismith, you are the BEST son a mom could have, and I’m so blessed to be your momma! Love you to the moon and back and then some. Enjoy your day, my Aries offspring! ♈️
I could wax poetic and get all mushy and whatnot b I could wax poetic and get all mushy and whatnot but—I won’t this time! Happy 67th Birthday, Mama! I love you! ❤️
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