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The Sleeveless Professional: Body Types, Bare Arms, and Expectations

Is it professional to go sleeveless at the office — even if you don’t have perfect arms? When you want to bare your arms at your sleeveless-is-acceptable office, is it worth considering other people’s potential reactions if you don’t exactly have the arms of a fitness influencer to show off? Do people adjust their expectations of what’s “appropriate” when…

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Trends and the Conservative Office
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Trends and the Conservative Office

2019 Update: Check out our latest discussion on the 2019 fashion trends we hate. What trends can a younger woman safely wear to work? You don’t want to dress too “old” — but you also doesn’t want to appear too trendy and/or in styles that are inappropriate for workwear. So let’s discuss: trends and the conservative office. {related: is anything…