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Eeeek! I had not seen this until this very morning — we filmed it a few weeks ago, super early one Saturday morning — the sun was shining, skies were blue, it was a comfortable temperature — oh so long ago! Many thanks to the talented director Yuli Ziv of Style Coalition, to Tara Drake for make-up and Jen Paelmo for hair, and to Jennine Jacob of The Coveted for photos! (Photo credit: Jennine Jacob.)
The really cool part about this collaboration is that I have a $250 JCPenney gift card to give away to one lucky reader! And, of the ten sites who participated in this project, one comment will be randomly selected to win a $1500 gift card.
As I mentioned earlier, I’m wearing a great dress from American Living by JCPenney, as well as my own pearls (Mikimoto), watch (Cartier), bag (Dooney & Bourke), and heels (Sacco). I think I got my earrings from Kaufmann’s in Cleveland (which is now Macy’s) — I’ve had them for years and wear them all the time.
In the video I talk about how my native-to-Kat style was a bit wacky/creative. Let’s put it this way: I was that kid in college who either dressed in all black or red pants with jewelry I’d made myself or found in one of Chicago’s thrift stores. So for me, adapting to Wall Street dressing was a challenge when I started working there back in 2003 or so. So: in order to enter the giveaway, PLEASE either a) tell us how your style has changed over the years — how you’ve adapted as you’ve gone from college to grad school to a professional job or b) tell us what your “made for” moment is, or c) which JCPenney outfit you’d like to wear to the office.
A winner will be drawn randomly on July 31, and I’ll announce here on the blog who was the winner on August 2. UPDATE: I’ll announce the winner on my blog, but PLEASE give me your e-mail address in your comment — I promise to keep ’em private, not sell your information, all that good stuff. Here are the official sweepstakes rules.
And, without further ado, my “Made For” moment!
The video series is sponsored by JCPenney and produced by Style Coalition.
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My school attire was ultra-casual. I wore jeans and a college sweatshirt for most of the school year. When I started working, I had these awkwardly long skirts (only 3 of them, all a little too distinctive to be worn so often) that I wore all the time with August silk tops. I was terribly frumpy. Since then I’ve improved my look and significantly increased the size of my wardrobe. I’d describe my look now as crisp and professional with tons of appropriately-lengthed pencil skirts.
Sarah
In high school and college, I had the hippie thrift store thing going on– sundresses, long curly hair, wacky t shirts and jeans when I was going casual. My fairly preppy college had class dress, which basically meant that students were expected to dressed more nicely for class– for me, a lot of wool skirts and sweaters were involved.
As college went on, I started ditching the thrift store look as I became increasingly disillusioned with the whole hippie thing. I transitioned into a more tailored look, but with a lot of bright colors– lime green tweed, deep purple cashmere pullover, black and red checked skirt, etc.
After I graduated, I taught for a little while, so I pretty much wore my class dress clothes with cute trendy wool blazers. My wardrobe was heavily Ann Taylor and Loft based at that point. When I became a coffee house manager (my current job), I had to transition my wardrobe to casual washable clothes (lots of bright colors, skirts in the summer) and comfortable flats, which is something that I find annoying. Other people have commented that I have a preppy look at this point in my life, which is something my hippie self would have laughed at.
At this point in life, I’m that person who would just rather be wearing a suit. Luckily I’m working towards becoming an accountant, so my suit wearing days are coming soon! :)
Christine
Nice video! It’s hard for me to imagine you dressing as anything less than sophisticated, but I guess four years ago, when I graduated from college, I never would have imagined myself wearing heels and dress slacks and all the rest. In college I tried to rock the bohemian look, but I don’t think I was ever that successful. For whatever reason, I always seem to look more myself in professional attire.
Amanda
In college I wore loose jeans, loose t-shirts, flannel and baggy sweatshirts. Sneakers and boots. Thick winter coats. It was Minnesota, and I was (and still am) a size 10-12 and convinced that was the best way to hide my flaws. Additionally, I ran with a sort of proto-hipster group that sneered at anything fashionable.
My style didn’t change in graduate school, and it wasn’t until I started reading fashion blogs that I started developing my own sense of style. I grew out my hair – it had been pixie short since I was 13 – and gravitated towards skirts and dresses. I have a lot of a-line skirts, a couple of pencils, lots of vibrant sweaters. I wear flats almost exclusively because I’ve never gotten the hang of heels, and they aren’t practical for my 1.5 hour commute. Jewelry and handbags are my big thing; I carry a purple Cole Haan that I bought myself for my thirtieth birthday, and I wear pretty funky jewelry bought on vacation. I work in a casual office, so I can get away with a lot – for instance, yesterday I accessorized with a peacock feather headband – but I try to keep it professional, as it garners more respect from people in general.
S
Hi Kat,
My style changed through high school, college and grad school: first boyish/unisex (collared shirts or polos, and jeans – with short hair and boyish figure), then girly (long flowy skirts, preferably flowery, flutter sleeved tops or peasant blouses). I also got into a phase where I love, loved jewellery and used to troll eBay to buy stuff – I had at one point matchy-matchy pieces (earrings, bracelet, necklace set) to almost all of my tops (in a variety of colors).
Now I am in a serious profession, so I wear professional clothing – not suits, but a lot of pencil skirts, dark trousers, collared shirts, knit tops or shells with blazers or cardigans). I appreciate your site because it helps guide my professional style. Plus, its always fun to read and participate in the discussions!
Carolina Girl
Having only been out of college just over a year now I think my style is still influx. College was a time of jeans and school logo t shirts, polos and topsiders. A combination of college casual and East Coast Southern prep.
I’m wrapping up a one year fellowship in the non-profit sector that had me working in two very different office environments for 6 month spans. One office, in the Pacific NW, was very casual. I could have worn jeans to work everyday and no one would have noticed. The climate and the overall culture of the Pacific NW definitely influenced my style while I lived there. I wore lots of jeans, boots, fleece and rain gear. I never wore make up or blow dried my hair. Scarves served as “dressy” outfit accessories.
In stark contrast the second half of my fellowship has me working for a large think tank in Washington, DC. Here the office dress code is business- somewhere in between business casual and business professional. I wear pencil skirts, button downs, suiting dresses and polished flats or heels everyday. I spend time on the hill in a suit. Neutral make up and straightened hair. My pearl studs from my college days. A complete 180.
As I finish my fellowship I’m moving yet again to another major city on the East Coast- Philadelphia. Parts of Philly feel a little more gritty and real than DC but my vocational path and personal style means I’m probably going to stick with my East Coast slightly preppy style. With a few bohemian pieces thrown in for flair. I enjoy dressing more on the conservative end of the work-style spectrum and anticipate my work wardrobe will stay relatively the same. I’ll just add a few more “good quality” pieces as my salary and thus clothes budget *hopefully* increases.
K
In undergrad I wore a lot of black. It was what many of my brilliant friends wore and I like them, so I liked their style. Occasionally I came across an inspiring piece, but for the most part fashion wasn’t on my radar.
After undergrad I briefly worked for a fashion house in NYC and was constantly inspired. I began to develop a real interest in fashion. One person in particular was very influential. She came to work in perfect blue jeans, flats, a corduroy bomber jacket by theory (which I am still trying to find), and a big pearl bracelet. Everything she wore suited her. I wanted to dress that way.
In law school I started to really develop my own style, which remains a work in progress, and also began to see items as investments rather than disposables. After landing a summer job in biglaw, I purchased a modest business wardrobe.
Today I divide my wardrobe into work clothes and non work clothes. The work clothes consist mostly of items purchased at brooks brothers. Your basic button down shirt and pants or skirt designed to make me look and feel lawyerly, personalized with scarves or jewelry. The staples of my casual wardrobe are blue jeans and interesting blouses with a few sweaters and jackets in various cuts.
Ms. Basil E. Frankweiler
As I am still a law student (and have not had a “big girl” job yet), my style is still evolving. But I have come a long way from the person I was in high school to now.
From K-12 I was in Catholic schools, so during the school day I very rarely had to worry about what I was going to wear. I have always been on the larger side of the clothing scale, so I’ve always had body issues that led me to believe that when I was not in uniform I needed to either cover every lump and bump (real or imagined) or dress in such an overtly sexual way to grab the attention I thought I needed.
As I progressed through undergrad, I (very slowy) began to realize there was a happy medium where I could be comfortable with my clothing and more importantly I began to come to love my body for what it was. And this was my ultimate style evolution. Understanding that while I can lose weight, I will never be stick thin and willowy. I have curves and if you don’t like them tough stuff, because I love them. Now instead of hiding my curves I flaunt them and instead of showing everything, I leave things to the imagination. Learning that the clothes are there to conform to my body (and not the other way around) has led me to choose knee length pencil skirts over aknle legnth A-line’s. I understand that button downs are not my friend, but Spanx are (not to alter the shape of me, but to smooth me out and allow me to be the best me I can be). And while four inch heels make my legs look amazing, if I wear them for too long, my feet do not.
I am still evolving, and will be until I die, but learning to not only accept my body, but love it was the greatest style evolution I could have.
Angie
I lost a lot of weight in college (thanks to those hills of Westwood!) and that’s when I started to branch out of my x-large t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops rut.
Now I’m trying to figure out the most stylish maternity wear that won’t cost an arm and a leg!
EN
I grew up in a small town in the midwest where conformity and comfort meant jeans and tshirts pretty much exclusively. Then I went to college at a pretty liberal place known for outsize personalities and questionable clothing choices. However, my junior year I spent abroad in France living with a wonderful and very chic family and I realized what I had been missing! I completely found my style there and it has remained pretty consistent through today. Drapey tops, blazers (tons!), beautiful fabrics and skinny or tailored pants/jeans/skirts. Mostly dark or muted colors with the occasional jewel tone or subtle pattern. I kept that up through law school (ok, not during finals!) and through my summer internships (one in france, one in biglaw) and was pleased to see that I can pretty much keep my style (with the addition of suits when necessary) when I start this winter at my business casual firm. I’m also very much looking forward to having an increased clothing budget because I have always had expensive taste, much to my fiance’s chagrin!
Mami2jcn
When my husband first met me in college (in the mid 90s), I wore silver combat boots. He still remembers what he called my “moon boots”. These days I’m pretty conservative in my dress and would never wear anything silver on my feet.
Amanda W
My style hasn’t really changed. I still wear jeans and tshirts.
amandarwest at gmaildotcom
Elisabeth
I tried grunge in high school, but apparently I always ended up looking like a dressed-down preppy. I went to a college on the east coast that boasted its fair share (I’d say over half the student body) of — for lack of a better description — off-beat dressers. My mom saw me coming out of my dorm during parents’ weekend in jeans and a jewel-neck sweater and said that, compared to my compatriots, I looked positively professional! I used to dress ridiculously modestly (high neck lines, low hems, etc.) and looked pretty pulled together and never daring. Now, I flirt with lower necklines but (hopefully) nothing obscene, but I don’t think my overall style has changed much. Still conservative and pretty boring, I’d say.
MC
During law school I knew I wanted to do public interest law and clerked with NGO’s where the dress code was very flexible. At one of my internships, I noticed that my boss would wear Keens or other hiking sandals to work and I followed her lead wearing my beloved Chacos to the office on Fridays.
In retrospect my boss, who was a recent mom and had been at this NGO for years, had proven herself and was comfortable stretching the dress code limits, but I shouldn’t have been. Since then I try to remember that I can dress comfortably and casually while still looking more professional then Chacos will ever allow. :)
PICK ME
BROKE. That’s what I was in college. The jeans that I could no longer tolerate to wear became recycled cut-offs. I still don’t understand the skater lingo that was on the t-shirt I wore. But hey, it was a free shirt. It was like Christmas when my roommate cleaned out her closet…hand-me-downs…sweet!
Several children later, I’m still feeling broke, but nothing like the college days of wearing shoes until they fell apart. The attire has became extremely more professional now that I am a cpa, and fortunately, not pair of cut-offs exist in my house.
rising 3L
I never really understood good construction when I was younger. I was all about “that’s cute” and “that’s fun.” I recently learned that investing is a much smarter way to use my money. I also recently began sewing and have immediately noticed the appeal of properly fitted clothing. No more “this looks good enough” for me!
Lisa
I used to wear pastel colors that totally washed me out. Now I realize that jewel tones are what make me pop so I try to find clothes in those colors when I shop.
EK
I wore hand-me-downs until I graduated from high school, and given that my cousins had very different body types, practically everything I owned was shapeless and ill-fitting. I hated my clothes and by extension all fashion; I had no concept of dressing to impress. Since I didn’t want to draw attention to my clothes, I wore the dullest, most utilitarian outfits I could find.
When I got to college, though, I discovered that even my usual t-shirts and jeans could look great if they actually FIT me. Gradually, I discovered the styles and colors that suited me, and began to enjoy shopping and putting together outfits.
Today, my style is surprisingly colorful and feminine– lots of prints, skirts, and ruffles– which would shock anyone who knew me as a teen. To a certain extent, I think my current style is a deliberate rejection of the way I thought and felt as a teenager. Wearing orange– even in the corporate context– is my small way of finally standing up for myself.
Sarah
I’m transitioning from grad student to professional as we speak! My job at big accounting firm starts in October. I’ve put a moratorium on spending until then. I hope to have a few basics to get through the first week or so, then after observing what everyone is wearing, go buy what I need. I am of course, also getting lots of tips and insight from all the corporette readers.
Lobbyist
I think my style was mostly early frump (I say early because I was not that old) until I hired a personal shopper/stylist and now the look we are going for is classic with a twist. I am learning a lot and can tell I look a lot better than I used to. I also changed my idea that fashion was frivolous, or that it did not matter. I know it does.
Johanna_D
I was loooost in school. I would always wear sweatpants to classes and, if I really needed to dress up, jeans. Awful. I still don’t wear suits every day, but I always try to match dressy pants with professional looking tops and black/brown flats. Doing better!
HotInTheCity
My style hasn’t really changed. I’ve always worn mostly solids, very classic colors like black, white, and linen. I only recently bought my first green shirt. Very rarely have I ever done a print. I could use a personal stylist to push me into more variety!
Lindsey
I use to be a rocker chick in high school. Huge baggy jeans and rock T-shirts everyday. I still love rock music but I display it differently. I often like to accessorize a fairly bland outfit with a studded belt, or black leather heels or my Lucky Brand guitar necklace.
Gina
I’m actually at an interesting point right now because I’m a 21 year old accounting student who has been working in a professional position for a year and a half. Before working as an accounting technician, I worked at a coffee shop. For work I simply wore a uniform. For class I wore jeans, basic tops, sweatpants, and sweatshirts. I shopped at Forever21, Charlotte Russe, H&M, and of course JC Penney (there’s a location right by my house so I’ve always shopped there). My how things have changed. Since starting my job, my style has change to be much more professional. I wear dresses, tailored blazers, suits, kitten heels, and statement jewelry. I can’t help but dress up for class now. I still shop at JCP, but not so much at Charlotte Russe or Forever21. Now I’m into Ann Taylor Loft and New York and Company.
As for the American Living outfit, I would chose their Eggplant empire waist dress. It looks flattering and work appropriate. It would be perfect for the fall with black boots and a black blazer.
Ashley
That’s an easy one. I wore jeans everyday in law school, and now I dress in business casual for work. I think other than that, my biggest change, as other commenters have said, is that I purchase more wisely now–spending money on certain timeless pieces and saving on t-shirts or trendy items.
Dana
WE’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!
Here is how the last decade has changed and secured my style identity, help me spend $ to build a wardrobe instead of a band aid fix and most of all, brings a sense of calm to my easily over stimulated fashion adventures.
I believe this could apply to all spectrums of style definitions: Classic, modern, preppy, bo-ho, throw back, gyp-set, the list goes on.
I have learned the value of spending $ for the sake of a purchase that will work FOR me versus because it looks flashy, expensive, trendy or mostly-because it looked so good on a friend, model or magazine:
1-Within reason, I know what flatters and fits me.
2-Even if it is flattering, will it be a piece I will really wear? And more than two times?
3-I try to buy a timeless, unfortunately usually quite expensive, bag every 1-2 years. I buy other bags no doubt, but I want these to really go the distance.
4-Invest in a great watch, one you could and would pass down(Rolex and Cartier are great, of course, BUT that does not mean there are not other options). Save and buy the best to your ability. A pair of diamond studs, a beautiful strand of pearls.
Then, I buy lots of on sale J.Crew, Anthro, local boutique costume jewelry for my trendy accessories. Lot of times, on sale.
A little secret. You know that cool military black Timex that keeps showing up at J.Crew online and in catalogues for $150? I have an almost exact, I mean exact, black Timex from Target for $15.99. I would never fakely try to pass it off and would surely tell if someone asked. But, many times I have had comments,”I love that J.Crew Timex” Go figure.
5-SHOES. I could have a sickness. But I go back to watch/jewelry philosophy. Buy a great pair of classic pumps, quality ballet flats in black, quality pair of knee high riding style boots, and a pair of sexy night time stilettos. Get that right and then play around with the more trendy stuff(gladiators, wedges(may end up more a classic, they are really sticking around) sandals, flip flops, yada yada.
6-Always have a Fall-Back outfit for each season: My cool weather one is great pair of dark wash skinny jeans, knee high black riding boots, a great(not shiny) longer but more tailored black blazer, a thinner weight long rectangle scarf looped around neck, some sort of great(but feminine fit)accent t-shirt or slim button down shirt, good belt, hair pulled into low pony or chignon. Shorter hair girls, just a clean, straight blow-out, maybe with one of those thin black elastic head bands. Poof- may not feel lively on inside but off to conquer the day.
Thank you Corporette. Could I please invite your readers to visit me at my brand new blog http://dana-in-wonderland.blogspot.com/ ?
If that is infringement, my apologies. Please delete post. I enjoy your writings and wish you and all your readers the best.
Be well,
Dana
Jenna
I have become a big fan of dresses. They’re easy because it’s all one piece so you don’t have to worry about matching, they can look very formal/professional, they’re easy to transition with accessories, and there are lots of great options at every price point!
Shukween
I lived the Corporette journey loooong before there was a Corporette!
I clerked for Biglaw as a 2L summer and when I think back on some of the things I wore, boy do I cringe! I’m old enough that it was the era of Madonna and her Suddenly Seeking Susan movie when I was a summer associate, and I thought I was somebody in my turquoise linen suit, white blouse, patterned scarf at the neck (so far okay, maybe the turquoise color not so great), with my full on LACE TIGHTS! and TURQUOISE PUMPS! What did I know? My parents were both educators and I had no model for appropriate business dress, let alone for Biglaw dress back then. At least it was a suit!
As my career has progressed from Biglaw corporate partner to in house general counsel of a large international company, and as I have matured along that road, I now enjoy a greater flexibility in what I wear to work. I’ve gone from fabulous ‘skirt suit outfits’—suits that were accessorized with the exact same shell, heels, scarf, jewelry, etc. every wearing to pantsuits (not my thing, I discovered) to a stint at an all-casual-all-the-time dot com to today’s skirts and sweaters, pants and sweaters and occasional St. John powersuit for meetings that matter.
I still have my copy of Dress for Success; it was always a good mantra. I chuckle now to see the female attorneys who work for me….mimicking my style! I wonder if they are Corporettes….
I’ve found that though the years have passed (26 at last counting), my morning exercise of what to wear has remained a constant, while just the clothes that are the answer to that daily question have changed. I remember my best and favorite outfits of yore by which deal I was closing or what board meeting I was running when I wore them—for the world’s alpha chicks, ‘what to wear’ is not a simple notion in the least.
Your business wardrobe is part of your business persona; it carries a message, whether one you carefully orchestrate or one you’re clueless about. How I wish there’d been a Corporette for me and my turquoise suit—so much easier than trial and error, don’t you think?
Chicago S
I smiled when I saw your reference to Dress for Success as I remember it well from when I started at my career at a Big Eight public accounting firm during that era.
sheila
I think Kat should change this from a sweepstakes to a contest. And I think your entry should win that contest on the basis of the turquoise suit with the (i’m assuming) white lace Madonna tights!!
Shukween
@ChicagoS–we should scan some of the photos from it and post them here for the younger crowd to howl at!
Meaghan Bever
I was always preppy, think polos, khakis, white sneakers. This was intensified by college on the East Coast. I returned to California for law school and after doing summer internships at the District Attorney I actually ended up working for a brokerage firm in San Francisco. The environment was very casusal there. I was usually the most dressy person in the department. I would say upscale business casual. Then I was a stay at home mom for 6 years while my 3 kids were small. Goig back to work for a small civil litigation firm was the hardest since my mommy clothes were not acceptable. Now I am back in financial services working for a major bank. It is certainly the most conservative place so far although not very dressy. I would say my stly has remained preppy and tailored throughout but gone through varrious modifications.
Hannah
My style has changed… drastically. From slouchy baggy-bum black pants in college to layered t-shirts post-college and now to a (I hope!) sleeker and more sophisticated collage of dark and muted colors and bright accessories. Whew!
KelliJ
My style has changed a few times over the years. Looking back, I actually dressed better in high school than I did in college and law school. Everything was trendy (or what passed as trendy for the late 80s). In college, jeans, t-shirts, sweaters and sweatshirts were the norm. Money was tight. I got lazy and only “dressed up” when going out. For law school, I devolved into a jeans, sweater, boots ensemble that could have looked like something out of the LLBean catalog. I remember there was a lot plaid.
After law school, I started building my “attorney wardrobe” which consisted of suits in basic colors. All of them were conservative, generic and boring, even masculine (other than the skirt.) This was OK with me because I worked with mostly male engineers and researchers and didn’t really want to stand out. In fact, fashion was the last thing any of these people thought about as sweatpants were very common.
And then a few things happened. I changed jobs. I started working with women who looked really professional and feminine. I got a beauty makeover at Saks. I discovered In Style Magazine. I moved away from Talbots to Ann Taylor, Loft, and BR. Then Nordstroms came to the Northeast. My style was mostly classic with a little trendy mixed in.
Then I had a baby, quit my corporate job, and became a stay-at-home mom/consultant. Most of my wardrobe didn’t fit or wasn’t appropriate. My fashion sense went bye-bye. I wore sweatpants and t-shirts for most of 2008. And now I’m rebuilding a wardrobe that is appropriate for my life as it is today. As I approach 40, I’m going for quality over quantity. I’m more into accessorizing than I was before. And for some reason, my shoe wardrobe has gotten much better. (I can’t wait to wear the Cole Haan ballet flats I just got in the mail today for Gilt.com!)
Amber G
I used to think I had to show a lot of skin…now I realize that what is left to the imagination is much more attractive.
No Longer Quite so Casual
My whole career has been spent in a “business casual” environment, and I am finding as my responsibilities have shifted over the years my wardrobe has not kept pace. Though I have always had “meeting” clothes, my everyday wear while conservative enough for work, has not been sharp, powerful, or stylish. So I am gradually transitioning away from the comfort of khakis and knit tops to at least dress bottoms and twin sets and I find that I feel better about my work and my work is more effective. Who knew? While I don’t think anyone should spend beyond their means, being slightly more formally dressed than everyone else can be a real boost.
Sharon
I was an athlete in college (on the fencing team) and seriously embraced the “sweatpants” look as it were. On top of that, I’m freezing all the time so a hoodie is the perfect accessory as far as I’m concerned.
Apparently the legal world does not agree. I graduated from law school a year ago and am finishing a fellowship with a non-profit. Even though their style is more relaxed than a law firm, it’s still not sweatpants friendly. And in 1 short month I start a clerkship which will require another style upgrade!
That all being said, I’ve managed my style-transition by slowly buying pieces that will be appropriate for in-office and weekend fun. I also refuse to buy an article of clothing if I think Stacey and Clinton would throw it out were I ever to get onto What Not To Wear!
~s
ps: the sweats are still my go-to for winter weekend football watching!
carmen
I really tried to be trendy in college, but when entering the business world, I realized the value of wearing classic pieces that never go out of style. I also learned that sometimes it’s better to pay more for an item than to buy a ton of cheap items.
meeyeehere
I am witchy the way I dress and I have always dressed this way.I never thought I was a witchy kind of girl but people always told me I was. So, I still hear it but it doesn’t bother me,it’s nice to be different.
jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com
Blonde Lawyer
In high school I rocked the grunge look. In college I work a lot of aero, american eagle, etc. Now I work in business casual and lean more towards business to look professional. I don’t have a large clothing budget so I do a lot of separates, and get my clothes at Kohls, NY and Company, Express (just a suit or two, not a full wardrobe), TJ Maxx and Marshall’s (got some great suits there). I do buy the occasional full price investment piece, but most of the stuff featured on Corporette is a “maybe someday” for now. Kat, I will email you my email b/c I don’t want to “out” myself on here.
Elaine
My style concept has always been the same but I think I’m finally solidifying it for myself.
Anon MA
Went from too trendy in high school to too preppy in college to too European while studying abroad to professional, conservative yet stylish in grad school. Still building a professional wardrobe, but I think I’m heading in the right direction.