How to look hot at work

[Inliverpool1]

I really fancy someone I work with, early days but still I want this man. I have a reasonably professional role though. The men wear jeans nice shoes blazer and a shirt.

Am thinking shirt dresses or something that clings but not ridiculously so.
Anything nice around and all other suggestions very welcome. I’m coming from the gym every morning so goodness knows how I’ll manage my hair but we’ll worry about that later

I have some dresses that tend to get the right kind of attention, will see if I can find a pic. Kind of bodycon, but not stiff, scoop neck (not low), fall below the knee (straight not flared) and nicely fitted. Definitely get the compliments in them!

Sounds perfect thank you

Yes you can get fitted tailored or smart dresses

I usually go for something similar to what PP has described - smart, not too short (knee length or maybe slightly shorter if you can get away with it in your work place), pencil skirt shape at the bottom, could have high neck or v neck whatever suits

A pencil skirt and a nice blouse or top tucked in also good

Heels if you wear them

A bit of make up if you are into that

It does depend on your body shape / what suits you too though

Does he fancy you? no point in going to a lot of effort if he isn't interested and wouldn't you like him to like you as you are.

What is your age and general shape? Is your workplace corporate or casual? I feel like advice here for a petite 28 year old working in a public sector back officd, or big chested and tall 48 year old working at a tech startup, for example, could be very different...

Zara often do those fitted bodycon dresses suitable for work, that's where I've bought mine. Nice jackets too.

@Stuckforthefourthtime that’s a good point. So it’s engineering, somewhat corporate but open collars no tie, no trainers, no sport wear kinda thing. I’m old, 40. Currently squeezing into a 12 hence the gym, tall, blonde big boobs, big ass.
@wiggly, I think he does 80% just need to seal the deal

A wrap dress?

Have a look at what Carol Vorderman wears.

Carol Voderman is 60 !

She don’t look it

Put wiggle dress into ASOS search. There are some not so overtly sexy but quite smart shift dresses, if your figure suits them.

But still very hot at 60. It would look even more fetching at 40. S&B doesn't have such crisp edges Just get the shape perfect for you. If you are in good shape, it will look hot regardless.

There's surprisingly little difference between 40 and 60, although I'd tone down the display of flesh.

What kind of dresses is firesong suggesting.

Leather skirt or leather skinnies maybe?

60 year olds and 40 year olds don't look too dissimilar actually.

60 year olds and 40 year olds don't look too dissimilar actually.

I'd say a 40 yo was more similar to a 20 yo, because aging hasn't started in earnest yet.

If you are an engineer and start turning up in wiggle dresses then I really don't think that's going to do you any good professionally. Just wear your favourite work clothes that you feel confident in, maybe buy yourself something new in your usual style that feels more lux than usual so you feel good. But don't suddenly change your style to look like a D list celebrity because whether or not you get the desired response from this man you are sending out messages to all your other workmates as well.

What do you normally wear? Surely it makes sense to just tweak that rather than dress in a totally different way.

As Count says the wrong colleagues may be the ones to notice!

Also if the object of your affection fancies you as you are atm, going from (say) your usual black skinny jeans and a nice shirt to bodycon dresses for work might make him doubt you're actually his type after all!

If you are 80% sure he fancies you, why would you need to go to all this effort?

to the people who think 40 looks pretty much the same as 60. Not if you’re 40 or 60, it doesn’t.
Also, in a casual dress environment full of professionals it will be very obvious what you’re doing if you suddenly turn up in bodycon dresses, and it won’t do your credibility any good at all. Think about which of your current work outfits make you feel most confident, work out what it is about them that does that, and buy along those lines. And always wear perfume.

Doobigetta unless youve never worn perfume up to now...

I really think that suddenly changing to a very sexy work persona is likely to put off an engineer who currently fancies his more casual, laid back, equal colleague! As well as being very obvious to colleagues who's attention is unwanted or who will use this to tease or regard Inliverpool as suddenly less professional.

I'm in my 40s and certainly not as I was in my 20s, but I also don't feel 60! However people age very differently, I'm not sure comparing is helpful. Lots of people have aches and pains, chin hair and less supple skin, a different body shape especially if they had multiple children in their 30s, and lots of grey unless they colour their hair, by 40. Certainly not the same as a pre children 20 who'd look good the moment they woke up having had 2 hours sleep on a mate's floor after clubbing til 4am... But also not the same as that same individual will be at 60.

Look hot? War an extra jumper and thermals.
Entirely inappropriate in the workplace.

I'm in my 40s and certainly not as I was in my 20s, but I also don't feel 60!

How would you know how being 60 ‘feels’?

tall, blonde big boobs, big ass.

Bloody hell OP. I fancy you and I can't even see what you're wearing. And I'm a straight woman.

Haha. I'm 39 and currently sitting opposite my 61 year old colleague. I'm fairly sure that you can tell she's twenty years older than me. There's quite a big difference between 60 and 40.