Posts Tagged: working mom outfits

Memorial Day casual wear outfit ideas

By IN Less Frantic Mondays

Less Frantic Mondays: Tips and tricks for getting dressed and creating working mom outfits with less hassle and more fun.Have you made your plans for Memorial Day yet? Whether you’re getting away, grilling, or just plain chilling, here are some casual wear outfit ideas for your Memorial Day weekend.

Or build up your own look by following the guidelines for Level 1/weekend casual.

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Working mom outfit idea: Shades of grey

By IN More Fabulous Fridays, Personal Style

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Image collage site Polyvore is a great tool for discovering your personal style–and finding outfit ideas. Today’s More Fabulous Friday features a look to try from Polyvore.

When you wear a lot of grey and black, the monochromatic look can sometimes feel a little dreary.

More Fabulous Fridays: Wrap up your work week with a working mom style treatThat’s why I like this variation on the theme; it breaks up the palette by adding a chambray shirt and a patterned scarf. Subtle, but effective.

You can recreate this outfit by adding a lighter colored piece to any grey and black outfit you already wear. Look for a patterned scarf or necklace in a coordinating shade for an extra bit of visual oomph.

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The Core Wardrobe: Essential dresses for every occasion

By IN How-To Tuesdays, Personal Style, Style

The Core Wardrobe for dresses includes 3 types of dresses you can wear for any Working Mom Outfit Level, from weekends to Date Nights.

The Core Wardrobe is a list of the classic, fundamental clothes around which you can build outfits for any occasion. Each week in this series we’re exploring another clothing category. Today’s Core Wardrobe category: dresses.

The Core Wardrobe for dresses

How-To Tuesdays: Style advice and answers for working momsAs with the Core Wardrobe for skirts, the idea is to have the fewest number of dresses to suit the greatest number of occasions, across a range of Working Mom Levels. And as with skirts, neutral colors will be the most flexible and a knee-length cut the most flattering.

  • Day dress, such as a shirtwaist, wrap or sheath. A day dress is a versatile piece that can take you from weekend chic to client meeting and back. Pick the shape that works best for your body type. (For example, here’s how to pick a sheath for any body shape.)
  • Cotton summer sundress. On hot days, is there anything cooler? And it’s an easy way to dress for weekend casual or weekend chic. A maxi dress is a great option here, too.
  • Evening/cocktail dress, ideally a Little Black Dress (LBD). Wardrobe essentials don’t get more essential than the LBD. You’re automatically covered for every Level 5 event and Date Night you could ever hope to attend.

As with every category, this recommended list of basics is just that: recommendations. It starts with pieces that are the most universally wearable, but your personal style is the ultimate guide.

It’s also just a starting point. If you find (like I do) that dresses are the easiest one-step outfit there is, you might decide to make them the primary category in your wardrobe. Luckily for us, there are endless choices!

  • Fab mamas: What would you include on a list of basic dresses for every wardrobe?

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Working mom outfit idea: Turn your shirt into a jacket

By IN More Fabulous Fridays, Personal Style

Shirt as a Jacket

Image collage site Polyvore is a great tool for discovering your personal style–and finding outfit ideas. Today’s More Fabulous Friday features a look to try from Polyvore.

This weekend chic look is deceptively simple; it starts with a plain white T-shirt and khaki pants, two items almost every woman already has in her closet.

More Fabulous Fridays: Wrap up your work week with a working mom style treatAdding an olive front-pocket shirt on top as a jacket with coordinating touches of orange takes this everyday outfit into a breezy look perfect for running errands or just running about.

You can recreate the look with your own white tee and khakis (keep them slim-fitting on top to avoid adding bulk to your midsection). Add a button-front shirt on top to act as a jacket, such as one in a dark color or denim, then brighten up with colorful accessories.

  • Fab mamas: What do you wear with your white T-shirt and khakis?

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Working mom outfit idea: Kid-friendly weekend chic

By IN Personal Style, Try This Thursdays

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A great source of outfit ideas is adapting stylish combinations others have already created. One way to do this is to break the source down into outfit components, like this.

Try This Thursdays: A weekly series bringing you something new to try in your working mom style life.This outfit might be weekend chic, but the components are all kid-friendly, from a long and loose skirt you can run around in (with a pattern to camouflage stains and spills), to toddler-chasing flat sandals and a big bag to stash diapers or emergency boo-boo kits.

Today’s working mom outfit inspiration pieces are

  • Long, loose knit skirt
  • Solid color tank top
  • Denim jacket
  • Flat sandals
  • Slouchy tote bag

[Outfit Level: 2/Weekend Chic]

  • Try this today: Like this look? Try recreating it with similar items from your own closet. Or search Pinterest or Polyvore for other outfits featuring patterned skirts and denim jackets.

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Core Wardrobe outfit idea: How to wear a pencil skirt

By IN Personal Style, Work It Wednesdays

Core Wardrobe working mom outfit: How to wear a pencil skirt

The Core Wardrobe is a list of essential pieces that form the building blocks from which you can create outfits for any occasion. Today’s outfit features one of the Core Wardrobe items, a pencil skirt.

One reason a pencil skirt is such a wearable part of a basic wardrobe is that its simple, straight lines allow it to pair with either an equally streamlined top for a sleek overall look, or to balance out the volume of a looser blouse or even a blazer.

Work It Wednesdays: Working mom outfit photosIt’s also an ideal choice with a tunic top like this one. Worn with a fuller skirt, such as an A-line or pleated skirt, the overall silhouette would have too much volume. On this day, I tucked the tunic in, but it would work equally well worn over the top of the skirt.

I get even more wear out of this pencil skirt since it’s made from a denim-like chambray fabric; anything I could wear with jeans I can dress up by wearing with this skirt instead.

Because this tunic top has unusual details–grommet cut-outs lined with mesh–I decided to play up the edgier aesthetic with metallic silver ridged tights and ’20s style heels.

It’s the outfit I imagine myself wearing to art gallery openings :)

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Top: Amé
Skirt: Banana Republic, also seen here, here (similar)
Tights: Target (similar)
Shoes: Indigo by Clarks, also seen here, here (similar)
Necklace: Wilow Stil, also seen here, here (similar)
Working Mom Outfit Level: 4/Client Meeting

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Working mom outfit idea: Gingham–it’s not just for picnic tables

By IN More Fabulous Fridays, Personal Style

Variations On A (Gingham) Theme

 

Image collage site Polyvore is a great tool for discovering your personal style–and finding outfit ideas. Today’s More Fabulous Friday features a look to try from Polyvore.

More Fabulous Fridays: Wrap up your work week with a working mom style treatToday’s inspiration is not just one, but four different looks–each one demonstrating that gingham isn’t just for picnic tables or Dorothy.

Each outfit idea feels fresh and just right for spring.

You can create any of them by starting with a gingham check button-down shirt in a bright, fun color. Then look for bottom pieces in complementary colors, or even stripes.

  • Fab mamas: Do you have gingham in your closet?

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