Help! I am about to start a temporary assignment (less than a week but may lead to more work) in an office and was all set to go in what I would normally wear for an interview. Smartish jacket, skirt, top, tights and heels. But the dress code is casual.
My hair could do with styling but I only trust one hairdresser and I can't get an appointment in time. I am starting to go noticeably grey. Should I try to highlight it? I have a kit and was only planning to highlight a few strands to blend in the grey. I don't want to use a solid colour.
I am female, late 40s but reasonably trim figurewise. I am sartorially challenged. DP, DDs and friends try to, well they did but now concede that I am a bit of a lost cause, encourage me to not wear shorts/jeans and t-shirt/fleece/hoody with trainers.
I am not sure what casual means. I think for men it would be something like jeans, polo shirt and shoes/smart trainers.
I have several skirts that I could wear with thick tights and flat shoes or ankle boots and t-shirt style tops and a few jumpers. Would that do as a smart casual look? Would a smart t-shirt or jumper (long sleeve navy or black), jeans and ankle boots pass as a casual look?
I don't want to look scruffy or overdressed, and I would like to look quite confident and on-the-ball. I am not naturally very confident or body-confident.
My budget is pretty much nil. Any advice would be considered.
I have a preference for well made clothes and like brands like GAP, Kew, M&S (although the local branch doesn't seem to have anything that suits me. I can probably nip to the shops tomorrow but there isn't much of a selection locally (DP, H&M, Fatface, tkmaxx, primark, Tu and Next but I don't like anything there).
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MikeUniformMike · 06/01/2017 18:44
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