Whatever your profession, make an impression with you work wardrobe. What you wear and how you wear it can be key determining factors when you are working your way up the career ladder.
Media Executive
Many of us are not expected to wear formal tailoring to work, but still want to dress neatly without looking out of place by overdoing it. Tradition but with a 21st century update, this blazer combines a bold colour with a luxe texture. Smarter than jeans, these chinos have a slim fit and coordinate with the leather rucksack and tassel loafers.
Accountant
If you work in a conservative corporate environment such as an accountancy firm, the secret is to change up the default uniform, but to do so in an almost imperceptible way. A pair of double strap monk shoes will set you apart from your colleagues, together with some tortoiseshell glasses from cult brand Cutler and Gross.
Hedge Fund Manager
Many offices now have an open-neck shirt and no-tie dress code. To elevate this, wear good quality tailored separates and a shirt with a stiff-enough collar that will stand up without the support of a tie knot, together with buttoned cuffs to easily accommodate a statement watch.
Account Manager
If you want to stand out, especially when everyone else is trying to fit in, pattern is the answer. However, there are a few prescriptive rules, such as making sure the patterns are contrasting in scale, and don’t have too many different colours into the mix. It is often easier to pair entirely different kinds of pattern, such as stripes with a check, or polka dots with stripes.
Lawyer
No matter how hard we try not to, we all make immediate assumptions based on appearance. So with a high powered defence job in law you may have more sway with the judge and jury if you are dressed to impress. A tailored look from an on trend designer is ideal for this formal setting.
By Eliza Scarborough
