Smarter workwear ideas please

[SuperFlyHigh]

I like clothes. But I feel (starting temping and then looking for perm legal secretary/PA job) that I need to get smarter work clothes.

I do have some smart/casual dresses (like Fenn Wright Manson Jersey wrap dresses) and some nice &other stories dresses but I feel they're more smart casual. They can be dressed up with a jacket. The stories gamer print dress I've got 2 of in navy and white and a sort of green and black/white print.

Don't like COS much. I was in H&M Strand the other day saw really nice workwear. Anywhere else? I don't want to spend a fortune on clothes unless I really like them and not a huge fan of Whistles synthetics. I have shopped at Hobbs etc in past but either too big for those clothes or have got rid of them.

5ft5 size 12, breasts on larger side. Fairly nice legs.

[stumblymonkeyremix]

I tend to buy my workwear from a combination of Phase Eight dodging the mother of the bride shite, Pepperberry (for large of breast), Jaeger (from Jaeger outlet website which has massive reductions) and M&S. It can take a while to spot something in M&S amongst all the awfulness but when I do I find it's really worth it as the quality is great and their dresses last forever and fit nicely.

I work in The City and find I can wear much more smart casual type dresses than most imagine as long as I throw on a matching scarf and jewellery.

[ChocolateSherberts2017]

Massimo Dutti, Zara, New Look London Bridge branch has lots of work wear, Jigsaw, Next

[ChocolateSherberts2017]

Finery London

[akwan]

I wear a lot of Hobbs for work - always buy In sale and if you hold your nerve you can sometimes get as much as 70% off

[SuperFlyHigh]

Chocolate I'm going to be in Holborn sadly (but not far from London Bridge) and there's a New look there as well as one on Oxford Street.

I'm going to re look in Hobbs and Jaeger. I used to work in Wimbledon not long ago and bought some stuff from Hobbs, they did have good sales.

Chocolate jackets aren't too bad and shirts but I find hems on Zara clothes really badly stitched or on a work raincoat/mac buttons came off the hood part really easily! Going on along your lines of thought and they're online I'll take a look at Uterque the older sister of Zara and Massimo Dutti.

[RedMetamorphosis]

I've recently gone back to work, and in a more corporate environment than before.

Loads of sales going on currently - I've picked things up from Warehouse, House of Fraser, Mango, H&M, ASOS as well as those already listed.

I basically have a uniform of cigarette trousers with top/blouse/shirt and blazer or plain jersey/shift/shirt dress.

[BarchesterFlowers]

I have bought a few things from Hobbs recently - all reduced

Only ordered because of the price but it is surprisingly nice on

Loved this but too short for me at 5'7

This is lovely on too

I hate shopping and order online - I am ruthless about returns - 12 things ordered and I kept three.

[ChocolateSherberts2017]

If you're based in Holborn then check out the Brunswick centre as there is a Hobbs there. It's a bit further along from Russell Sw station.

[ChocolateSherberts2017]

Russell Square station

[CointreauVersial]

M&S Autograph do some nice stylish work stuff. And there's always good old Next.

[Floisme]

Cointreau beat me to it: I think Autograph is M&S's best kept secret.

[SuperFlyHigh]

Chocolate I know Brunswick centre well, I think they have a space nk there too (makeup!).

cointreau I'll look at next directory website as often find that has more than the stores and will check out Autograph.

[Camomila]

I'm going back to work next month (also corporate environment) and have picked up 2 nice wrap dresses from tk maxx - they have quite a lot of smart wrap dresses in at the moment.