What Are Your Favorite TV Shows for Workwear Inspiration?

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screenshot from The Morning Show featuring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in character as news anchors
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in The Morning Show; all images courtesy Apple.

Recently, readers were mentioning shows they loved for workwear inspiration — and I thought we'd expand it into a post! What are your favorite TV shows for workwear inspiration — either current shows that are still in the midst of their runs, cancelled shows, or shows that have finished already? (Any great movies?) Which shows get it right?

(Any shows — fiction or reality — that are noteworthy for their comical take on workwear? Selling Sunset immediately comes to mind…)

(Psst: Note that at least two other sites do almost-real-time screenshots with links to character's clothes: Worn on TV and Shop Your TV.)  

Some of my latest favorite tv shows for workwear inspiration:

  • Succession: Shiv, also some of Gerri's outfits!
  • Severance: We're still in the middle of the first season — it is SUCH a weird show and a delightful satire/horror about the workplace, whole-heartedly recommend. Admittedly Helly doesn't have a TON of outfit changes, but she always does look polished, at least up to the halfway point in the season.
  • She-Hulk: Haven't watched yet but I've been hearing good things both about plot and wardrobe… and ditto for The Morning Show!

Some of my older favorites (finished shows):

Shows I still haven't watched but were reader favorites:

  • The Good Wife (although I've watched a few seasons of the newer one, The Good Fight)
  • Suits
  • Madame Secretary

How about you, readers — what are your favorite TV shows for workwear inspiration? Which shows get it right 1000%, and which ones are right in theory but for how tight/short everything is? (Any shows that are totally wrong?)

21 Comments

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  2. The top left photo in the collage that shows on the main page is really weird. She looks like she’s having a nervous breakdown. Not exactly what I would take as fashion inspiration.

    1. It’s from the Apple+ show Severance. It’s kind of horror/sci-fi so that’s why the character looks weird. The clothes are mostly workplace appropriate though.

      1. lol, right!? I don’t think most TV characters are people whose behavior you should emulate.

      1. I was coming here to say Wendy Rhoades. The outfits and the jewelry especially are so pretty

  3. I’ve really been enjoying the Partner Track on Netflix and love seeing the clothes.

    1. I second the Partner Track – very on trend right now. The accessories, jewelry, bags, suits – all are ON POINT!

    1. Nobody outside the magic of television can wear that much white and keep it so pristine!

  4. I know it’s not exactly current or modern, but I love Kim Wexler’s outfits on Better Call Saul!

  5. My favorite was The Newsroom. I loved the show and the fashion. MacKenzie and Sloane were my favorites characters for fashion inspiration.

    1. I forgot to mention Big Little Lies for major fashion inspiration too. My favorite was Celeste, her casual and work wear, but Madeline is a close second and Renata has the work wardrobe of a very stylish executive.

  6. i know the new netflix movie “luckiest girl alive” is pointedly set in 2015 but i love Mila Kunis’s clothes and jewelry! is it dated? i’m too old to know.

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