Is this outfit too much for the office?

[BlueMaya]

Is this too much to wear to the office? I wore it with a belt so wondering if I was over dressed?

Not for the office, I’d keep that for a night out.

If it was a different colour the office would be fine but not white.

I think this is a fine plain dress, but I would think it was too much for the office if a man showed up in all white, so I'm pondering my vote.

It doesn’t look like a bloody lab coat. Like @Switchnowsaid, no imagination.

and @BaronessBomburst my friend wears hers just like your maths teacher, she’s so stylish in her own unique way. She rarely buys new, just has a flair for throwing something on and looks amazing and more importantly she feels amazing.

OP it’s a lovely dress, if it’s in any way see through, a slip is essential. I’m accident prone and would definitely go home with something spilled on it but I’d love to wear it none the less.

She’s not everyone’s cup of tea but take a look at Trinny Woodall if you have instagram as she’s always styling long dresses like this over trousers and accessories. You don’t have to spend, use your own wardrobe x

I would wear that on a hot summer day. Probably wouldn’t spill anything on myself.

It’s absolutely fine with a tan belt. I’d wear it with tan suede high fronted flat shoes. There have been a few people on white dresses in my office over the summer. I wouldn’t wear a slip- do they even exist anymore, but nude underwear should cover off any issues with it being see through, if it is

Style is fine and not over the top at all - but in white? Never. White blouses/tops are fine but a completely white outfit is destined to have coffee or ink on it at some point in the day.

I opened the thread thinking it was going to be something outrageous and it's a completely normal shirt dress?! White maybe isn't a practical choice in some places but it wouldn't raise a glance in my office.

It’s very ordinary. And it’s white, which makes it impractical for work.

Lovely dress. It depends what the office dress is. Like others, I wouldn't make it into the office without it getting stained!

Very odd outfit overall. Looks like a surgeon from the 1950s. The OP who said it looks like a lab coat hit the nail on the head!

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@totallyoutnumbered · Today 09:17

It doesn’t look like a bloody lab coat. No imagination.

It so totally does! 😆

A surprising lack of style considering we’re in S&B. Have people really never considered a white dress for an office? Ink spills are fairly rare (unless part of your job is to manage the printer) and it’s just as easy to spill coffee on a dress of any other colour. Unless everyone is only wearing black/navy/dark grey? I work in a tenanted building so lots of different employers and women wear all sorts of things. This is far from outlandish and the insistence it looks like a lab coat (with gold buttons??) just smacks of bitchiness.

This is how I styled it

How you’ve styled it is very 80s, you’re just missing jelly shoes, bag and a hot pink plastic beads, earrings and bracelet set!

Me too. White is not for me. I’m always impressed by people who can wear white and stay clean for the day. The pressure 🥹

Not if you work in laboratory or forensics.

You look great in it, and it's very suitable

It’s from Zara ☺️

Lol. “You’re just missing all the 80s accessories that would make it look like something from the 80s!”

It looks great, OP, though I'd be worried about spilling something on it - there's no way you could hide that! Why are you concerned?

Ask the bride if she'd be ok with it.

I knew it was from Zara! I have a grey and black snake print similar version of that shirt dress that has pockets and its one of my fave dresses.

It looks great, really suits you 😊

I think that looks good. Well done OP 👏 Ignore the naysayers.

My first thought also!

So "just" missing all the things that would indeed make it look 80's styled?

Is that not a bit like saying "if your pants were made of denim, and looked like jeans, they'd be jeans"?