Is black nail polish appropriate for work?
Black nail polish has won its way into our hearts and beauty drawers, but they may not be as welcome at your job. If your job requires that you dress business professional on a daily basis, then the answer is firmly no. Business casual environments may be more accepting of this, but you will know [...]
Gucci Fall 2010 RTW
Gucci, a classic brand, displayed classic pieces in Milan for their Fall 2010 collection. Surprisingly the collection is extremely wearable and many of the item will be relevant for years to come. These are definitely worth the investment. The collection was tailored to the T, and presented very elegantly. The accessories left a little to [...]
Casual Friday: All Black Everything
Casual Friday 2/5/10 by The Style Aficionado featuring Vivienne Westwood tops
Casual Friday
Casual Friday by The Style Aficionado featuring Marc Jacobs
Casual Friday 12/11/09
Casual Friday 12/11/09 by The Style Aficionado featuring Loeffler Randall boots Items in this set: Set: Turtleneck Top + Necklace, $25 Candie’s Plaid Trench Coat, $78 SKINNY – True Religion – True Religion Jeans Julie Gold Rainbow bei…, 339 EUR Preen Line | Lace T-shirt | NET-A-PORTER.COM, 194 EUR Marc by Marc Jacobs Twisted Q [...]
What is Casual Friday?
Many employers have implemented a casual Friday or jeans Friday program. The one day out of the week that you are able to wear jeans. Depending on your work environment this may or may not mean being able dress down. Yes, I know that jeans are the epitome of dressing down, but there are rules to [...]
Ask the Aficionado: How to deal with a freezing office
TSA reader DeAnna writes in with the following question: I work in a conservative professional office, where I have frequent interactions with customers and must be presentable at all times. I have one problem though, our office is freezing. I have a jacket that I wear only at my desk, but I would like something stylish to wear outside of [...]
Casual Friday 9/25/09
This weeks casual Friday post is inspired by Janet Jackson. She wore an Argyle cardigan over a white button down, with a pair of pinstripe wide leg trousers. Jackson was headed to Giorgio Armani’s fashion show in Milan, but casual Friday is all about the jeans and the workplace, so we opted for wide leg jeans instead. [...]
Casual Friday 9/18/09
Cas Fri 9/18 by The Style Aficionado featuring Miu Miu Items in this set: Miu Miu Oversized tweed jacket, $1,390 SNOWY, 150 GBP See by Chloe Rise & Shine cross-body bag, $595 Brown Tri Buckle Leather Belt by Philosophy di Alberta Ferre, 150 GBP Pearl Stone Set Bangle Pack, 15 GBP
The Aficionado gives back
I sometimes volunteer my services to various women’s shelters, and empowerment charities. The latest endeavor involved Ms. V (not her real name). Ms. V is a 30 something year old that I met while volunteering at a shelter for abused women. Ms. V, after suffering years of abuse in GA decided to take her 12 year old daughter and [...]
Michelle Obama wears Target!!!
I hate to say I told ya so, but: I TOLD YA SO. The First Lady, yes that right Michelle Obama herself, confirmed my statement. Target is the Bomb. Here she is pictured getting off the plane in Phoenix, AZ in a Merona dress from Target. Unfortunately this is from a past collection and is no longer in stores, [...]
How to look professional without looking boring
recent college grad Ani Toncheva, 22, lives in Queens, New York, and relies on dark solid-colored staples. “How do I seem professional but not boring?” she asks.
Casual Friday 8/7/09
Casual Friday 8/7/09 by The Style Aficionado featuring Miss Selfridge
Weekend project – DIY slack dress
Check out this video I found on YouTube. What a great way to re-purpose a pair of old slacks. We love it as is, but to make it work friendly try wearing it over the classic white button down
Casual Friday 7/31/09
Casual Friday 7/31 by The Style Aficionado featuring Tory Burch shoes
