Your Closet's Crying Out for These Non-Basic Shirts
For most of us, the majority of the week’s hours are spent at an office. For some reason or another, however, we don’t consistently put in the same effort for dressing up as we would for, say, a date or dinner out with the girls. Perhaps because it’s difficult to come up with a slam dunk look five days in a row, but whatever the reason, we can all agree that wearing something that makes you look good and feel confident in the workplace is a smart idea.
That brings us to the topic of today’s market roundup. The last handful of seasons we’ve seen a slew of reworked button-down shirts across the board. When we say reworked, we mean anything slightly re-tinkered to make it different from the norm. This ranges from a ruffled neckline to voluminous bell sleeves, and we think it’s oh-so-cool looking. We also happen to think that investing in a few reworked shirts is the quickest way to take your standard office uniform to the next level. See below to shop our favorites right now, and be sure to tell us what you think of this funky trend in the comments below.
Tuck into a printed pencil skirt.
To make typing at your computer a bit more fun.
Victorian influences are always so delicate and feminine.
We’d wear this one with slouchy trousers and loafers.
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An oversize cuff should do the trick.
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The bigger the ruffle the better in our book.
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Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)