Workwear chatty thread Part 2

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

Let's talk workwear. Maybe a little bit of non workwear fashion chat, too.

My blog is at theworkwearedit.com but our chat goes above and beyond that.

[EduardoBarcelona]

you make it sound like our chat is really informed and clever. looks at the rest of the thread members

[Stokey]

I really like the yellow Zara biker too Belinda but can't really justify it having bought a cream jacket from there for a wedding a few weeks ago.

Am completely different colouring to you and always suspected yellow looked better on blondes so I should just move away.

Eduardo of course we're informed and clever, working Mums after all

[EduardoBarcelona]

oh the boden yella belt ( the wider one) is lovely with jeans

and my rl mate got me this bag www.johnlewis.com/collection-by-john-lewis-saffy-mini-clutch/p617119?colour=Yellow

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

Oh yes, we are VERY clever and informed.

This is the necklace I bought (the Zara on Oxford St next to the BHS has these).

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

I really want some more yellow accessories. I bought some yellow peep toes in Sicily, years ago, but they are going out shoes. So have been worn only a few times. Maybe I will make more of an effort to wear beautiful heels when going out. Hard as often w DH and much fast walking is required.

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

Forgot to say that the clutch looks great.

[EduardoBarcelona]

www.zara.com/uk/en/woman/coats/coat-with-pockets-c367501p1823014.html

yella coat

[CointreauVersial]

Hello workwear peeps. I didn't really post on the last thread, as it was so fast moving (who knew workwear was so popular?), but I'm avidly following the blog, Belinda, and it sooo fills a gap. I spend four days out of seven trussed up in office clobber, and do at least attempt to look half decent, but it can get very boring.

Anyhoo, I went shopping on Saturday, and picked up some very nice Mango slim fit navy cotton ankle-skimmers, which I'm sure I've seen on the blog; they were reduced to £12.99. Don't mind if I do.

I also bought something very unusual for me - a belt. This one. I'm increasingly tucking shirts into pencil skirts (whereas I used to buy fitted, long-line shirts and wear them outside, but that feels a bit dated now), but some of my skirts are a bit bleaurgh around the waist - this little belt (which isn't as wide as it looks in the pic) pulls everything in nicely. It's beautiful soft, soft leather, so not uncomfortable.

Am I the only tucker on the thread? Skirts and shirts, that is. Hip-length tops still seem to work untucked.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Of course our chat is informed and clever!

Stop it with the yellow - I STILL haven't found the, 'right' yellow skirt.

I have nothing to add at the moment - just marking place on new thread. Thanks, Belinda.

[EduardoBarcelona]

this is a nice look, bet the jumper would look bad on me tho
www.marksandspencer.com/shop-this-outfit/p/dsd8453fbb31e0976f1310ebfe23c3d770

[EduardoBarcelona]

mango slim fit jeans/trs often reduced - esp at JL
Mango called today - the bastards had cocked something up. I cant even quite remember what i ordered on APril 27

[EduardoBarcelona]

with a pencil i have to be careful being short waisted

wouldnt tuck anything into a tube skirt but with the Gap black pencil i might

[EduardoBarcelona]

Belt link didn't work here

[EduardoBarcelona]

well done with the new tab links Blinners!

[noddyholder]

Bobbly jumpers add inches to me don't knwo why. Love the sandals

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Gosh no to tucking anything into a tube skirt! I can get away with a plain top ticked into a pencil or full skirt, but only if I'm wearing a jacket or cardigan too. I can't wear belts to be on show - there's too little space between my waist and my norks, as I'm so short waisted, and the belt seems to fill up the space and make it look even worse.

[lurkingaround]

Marking place also. Have bought nowt. Just no time to look. Still no bikini, might just buy on hols, have a few separate un-matching bits. How I have lost the matching bits I dunno.

Did you buy the Chinese silver shoes Belinda?

[EduardoBarcelona]

i am a beltaholic.

i cannot FATHOM EMPTY LOOPS

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I try not to buy things with loops tbh, other than jeans - but wouldn't ever tuck anything in jeans! If I have to have a belt, it needs to be a skinny one.

[CointreauVersial]

Well, I'm short-waisted too - actually, I'm no-waisted if truth be told. Straight up and down. But if you don't put a belt there, it looks as if you've forgotten something, particularly with skirts with no waistband.

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

I would love to tuck things into pencil skirts, or anything, really, but my torso is so short, I look ridiculous. I tried a jumpsuit at TopShop the other week. Comedy gold, on me.

Oooh, look at this a Massimo Dutti wool suiting: www.massimodutti.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryPage?catalogId=30220004&keyWord=Working+Girl&categoryId=946501&langId=-1&storeId=34009456. Ignore the leather dress and Bermuda shorts, also in the category of "Working Girl". The suiting looks lovely. I will try and find it in real life.

I went to Next, today, on Oxford St. No wool suiting in store. In fact, even the query caused much confusion. I came to the conclusion that it needs to be ordered online.

Oh, at me figuring out about the links opening in new tabs, on the blog - it's goes a bit Pete Tong like that when I blog from the ipad. Sub optimal.

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

Re that yellow coat, I would love to love it, but it's poly and viscose for £100! Norty Zara.

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

This skirt from H&M is not workwear, but it's beautiful in real life, and I think it's thick cotton.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Yikes to the leather dress, but I like the shorts and think they could be made work-okay for a little person!

The grey skirt is gorgeous.

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

Lurking - do you really want to hear about my silver shoe search!? Well. I was going to order from the Chinese site, but it doesn't have PayPal, so I thought perhaps a bit dodgy / unwise to punch in my debit card details. Paranoid? I went to Banana Republic today, and I must say their shoes are divinely comfortable. I also went to J Crew and theirs are t nearly as soft. So.... I will prob order the BODEN wedges, but I really am not looking for wedges I have realised, while hoping against hope that I can pick up some BR ones via eBay. I will also order the black Allegra pointed flats as they aren't so pointy that they will buckle at the point and the comfort factor is seductive. God, have some , that was a but epic.