The snow is getting ready to fall and we haven’t talked about winter accessories.  Before you reach into the closet for last year’s scarf and mittens, let’s look at some pieces perfect for accessorizing your new Workchic outfits.  While you probably don’t generally think of these as being part of your office wardrobe, they are just as important as the shoes on your feet.  Keeping warm is the 1st priority, but there is no reason you can’t look stylish at the same time.

Think about when you take off your coat, do you make it all the way to your desk before you un-bundle?  Did you say good morning to the CEO in that get-up?  Make sure you make the right impression this winter.  Remember, your going to the office, not snowmobiling!  Here are some of our favorite accessories.

Some hot trends this season are purple and houndstooth.  Get them both is this chic scarf from Charlotte Russe.  We also found a cable knit scarf in deep purple at Target with matching gloves.   And another twist on a classic plaid is this scarf from Preston & York in a vibrant purple hue.  Any of these options will keep you looking chic while minding your holiday budget.
 

Charlotte Russe, $8.99, Houndstooth Plaid Scarf
Target, $16.99, Merona Cable Knit Scarf
Target, $10.99, Merona Cable Knit Gloves
Dillards, $24, Preston & York Plaid Scarf

How about some fun patterns?  This scarf from French Connection will look great against coats in any shade of grey or charcoal.  Pair it with chic leather gloves.  From Lucky we found a wool scarf with a bold geometric design in Navy. 

 

French Connection, $58, Lofty Knit Scarf

French Connection, $68, Long Button Gloves

Lucky Brand Jeans, $68, Navy Geometric Scarf

For all of our cashmere lovers, check out the amazing colors and styles Banana Republic has to offer in wool/cashmere blends.  Be sure to Get 20% off when you spend $125 at Banana Republic. Just enter promo code: CELEBRATE when you checkout.

Banana Republic, $98, Women: Striped cashmere-blend scarf - Royal
Banana Republic, $49, Women: Cashmere-blend ribbed glove - Royal
Banana Republic, $49, Women: Knit beanie - Cocoon
Banana Republic, $98, Women: Ultra-soft color-block cashmere-blend scarf - Cocoon

Pick up these accessories for yourself or a friend.  We love gifting Workchic style!  Plus take advantage of the free shipping offers listed below. 

Our friends at ideeli.com gave us the inside scoop on their latest sale that starts tomorrow Tuesday, 11/18 at 11am EST.  You can save up to 75% off shoes and boots.  Prices start at $82!  Just click here http://ideeli.com/in/media?mi=Workchic and use invite code:Workchic to get started!

Here is a small selection of what you can find at the sale..I know which pair I am getting!  Do you?

Happy Shopping from Workchic.com!

Our friend Mallory enters into her third week of her first job out of college and faces the challenges we are all too familiar with-what do I wear now that I have worn all of my clothes?  Here’s Mallory’s take on how she gets through this mini wardrobe crisis:

“After now 3 weeks of work I realized one thing…I need more work clothes! Since this is my first job and I am waiting for my first paycheck- I decided that I just needed to get creative!  I already have the basic Black and Brown dress pants plus a pretty sufficient collection of shirts.  They definitely have made their rounds in the past few weeks so I thought it was time to add more accessories to the mix.  Hopefully it will just look like I bought a week’s worth of new outfits! First I needed to do some sort of research on what type of accessories would transform my outfit. Who better to find out this information from other than workchic.com!  Looking through all the options, I picked out examples of what I already owned and then of course what I needed to purchase.   For example, I learned that adding a scarf to a simple dress or taking a summer dress and adding tights and boots you can create an entirely new outfit.  After opening my eyes a little more, it was real easy to see that adding something little like a necklace or scarf can add a lot to any ordinary outfit.”

Mallory provided us with a few of her work week outfits.  Let us know your feedback!

Our friends at ideeli.com gave us the inside scoop  on select jewelry pieces from Vivienne Westwood that go on sale today starting at 11am EST.  Prices are up to 60% off.   Find out where here- http://ideeli.com/in/media?mi=Workchic . The invite code is: Workchic.   Here is some information they provided our team at Workchic below:  

A designer who once called her London boutique Sex and named her perfume Boudoir is clearly a woman who likes to provoke. In the 1970’s, British designer Vivienne Westwood began creating her unmistakably outrageous line of avant garde clothing.

Though she started out at the height of the punk movement, even teaming up with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McClaren on designs, Westwood’s fashion sense quickly moved beyond safety pins and ripped t-shirts. In addition to her strict attention to tailoring and technique, her main influence has always been proper, Victorian fashions. Think feminine garments like corsets and bustles as well as whimsical accessories. Fashion forward ladies can’t get enough of her unique pieces. It’s no surprise that Women’s Wear Daily has called her one of the six best designers in the world and in 2004, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London featured a retrospective of her work. Not bad for the first lady of punk!

Happy shopping from your friends at Workchic and Ideeli!

For the last couple of months, every other Thursday, we have told you how to update the basics in your closet. We feel this is very important. Creating a work wardrobe is not just about buying fun fashion pieces, though we want you to have those too, you have to first build a great foundation to add the more stylish items too. So today we are going to go back and recap the basics we have discussed so far while putting together great outfits using these basics and a few of the fashion pieces you have been craving. Ready to shop?

We started with:
White Dress Shirt * Black Pants * Cardigans * Black Pumps * Black Skirts
and showed them to you in contemporary, petite, and plus sizes. Now we are going to make two some business casual outfits in each of these sizes.

Contemporary Sizes: Let’s start with black pants, red cardigan, and black flats. Then add a plaid blouse, splurge on a grey handbag, and accessorize with a black watch.

Banana Republic, $98, Women: Martin lightweight wool trouser - Black
Old Navy, $26.50, Women: Women’s Rib-Knit V-Neck Cardigans - Crimson Red
Piperlime, $50, Women’s shoes: Rampage Hipster - Black


Quicksilver, $77.99, Plaid Ruffle Front Shirt
Piperlime, $269.50, Women’s handbags: Olivia Harris Tubular Ball Hobo - Grey with black and green
Ladies Leather Watch, $66.50, Buffalo - B542LBLK

Next let’s but together a look using your full black skirt, white dress shirt, and black boots. Then we will accessorize using a black belt and opaque tights. Wear this dress shirt updated with the bow, or remove the bow and add a beaded necklace instead.

Lord & Taylor, $38.69, LAUREN RALPH LAUREN Ozzie Silk Skirt
Lord & Taylor, $99.59, Ellen Tracy Button Front Shirt with Removable Tie
Naturalizer, $55.99, Black Boot featuring N5 comfort system
Lord & Taylor, $40, Betsey Johnson Wide Black Patent Belt
Bebe, $24, Textured Rib Tights
My Jewelry Box, $44.99, Multi-color Fresh Water Beaded 7-10mm Pearl Necklace 36 inch

Petite Sizes: Slim black pencil skirts with a belted cardigan look amazing on petite frames. Wear your black pumps and add jewelry for more personal style. Don’t forget to add a cami underneath this cardigan.

Petite Sophisticate, $27.65, Stretch Twill Pencil Skirt

Fossil, $58, Wine Logan Cardigan
Old Navy, $7.99, Women: Women’s Cinched Waist Camis - Stainless Steel
Onlineshoes.com, $89.95, Trotters Nadia Black Pump


Lucky Brand Jeans, $65, Enamel Plate Necklace

Lucky Brand Jeans, $64,

Next let’s make an outfit using your black pants, white dress shirt, and ankle boots. We’ll add a purple tote and belt to accessorize the look.

Banana Republic, $79, Petites: Petite jackson stretch trouser - Black

Banana Republic, $69, Petites: Petite fitted ruffle-front tuxedo shirt - White

Piperlime, $55, Women’s shoes: Unlisted by Kenneth Cole Ready To Spike - Black

Piperlime, $99, Women’s handbags: Melie Bianco Frame Lock - Purple

Brooks Brothers, $168, Striped Silk/Wool Oblong Scarf

French Connection, $55.99, Croc Belt

Plus Sizes: Before selecting these styles, we spoke to Johara from Luvin’ My Curves. Here’s what she had to say. “Basics are essentials to ANY girl’s closet, whether she loves or loathes clothes; they are the perfect combination of versatility, serving both as a foundation to build upon or the perfect add-on to make that outfit “just right”. It can tone down a loud outfit or add a touch of elegance to something that’s extra casual - If you have no basics, you have no foundation. If you don’t have a foundation, your closet needs some help!” Now, let’s put together an outfit utilizing these great foundation pieces. We will use your black pants, white blouse, cardigan, and black flats. Then we will add a red bag, sleek black belt, and red beaded necklace.

CJ Banks, $45.50, Textured Stripe Pant

CJ Banks, $39.50, Fitted Layering Shirt

Old Navy, $39.50, Women’s Plus: Women’s Plus Rosette Cardigans - Light Heather Gray

Piperlime, $98, Women’s shoes: Boutique 9 Stanton - Black suede
Piperlime, $62, Women’s handbags: Chinese Laundry Ring Tote - Red


Old Navy, $22.50, Women’s Plus: Women’s Plus Leather Belts - Black

Old Navy, $12.50, Women: Women’s Faceted Bauble Necklaces - Crimson Red

Next let’s use your black skirt and pair it with a blue knit top and jacquard jacket. Then we will add some oxford pumps, a dark blue wallet, and fun printed scarf.

Lord & Taylor, $53.09, Calvin Klein Yoke Skirt
Kohl’s, $21, daisy fuentes pintuck tee
Kohl’s, $42, Sag Harbor Jacquard Jacket
Endless, $98.90, GUESS by Marciano Women’s Yerex Pump

Endless, $95, Lodis Veloce French Wallet
Fossil, $34, Green Dots Leslee Scarf

Now that we have put together a few great business casual looks, you have no excuse but to have a workchic closet at your disposal. We aren’t quite done building out this foundation, but we are going to give you a break until after the holidays. In January we will talk about cleaning out your closets and picking up some more necessary basics. You still don’t have a go-to blazer, or great bag big enough to slip a fresh resume into. Not to mention our ladies with more casual offices who made need a new pair of dark wash denim. We assume anyone with a business office has a wardrobe full of suits, but how is that go-to black suit looking these days? So we have lots more to talk about. Until then we will let you have some fun. Look for blogs on stylish accessories, gift guides, and all your favorites like recaps on the CW’s Stylista over the coming weeks.

Speaking of the holidays, have you signed up for our Workchic Newsletter? Our first round of coupons went out today!

Remember, start with your basics, then have some fun with prints and accessories so you always look Workchic!

 Update: 11/14/08: Sales ended last night, but we still love these great layering items for the office.  Plus Shopbop still has free ground shipping.

 It’s a rare event, so everyone is talking about it. 30% off EVERYTHING* with code EARLYGIFT at shopbop. *excludes sale, jewelry & accessories We want to make sure our Workchic ladies get in on the action. Don’t miss this sale!

With the freezing temps outside and blasting heat inside, layers are important. Here are some of our favorite items from Shopbop.com that will keep you looking Workchic and comfortable.

So what are you waiting for? Pick up something for yourself, or get started on your holiday shopping. We’re sure someone in your life could use a little something. Fashionable and professional gifts are a great way to share what you’ve learned about Workchic office dressing with a friend or coworker.

Plus, remember to sign-up for our Workchic Newsletter for more great sales and coupons throughout the holidays.

Natalie Portman’s Te Casan collection goes on sale tomorrow and our friends at Ideeli are giving us the firsthand scoop at Workchic! As you know, her line is a collection of eco-friendly vegan shoes. Fabulous shoes and a clear conscience? Now that’s what we call happy and workchic feet! Prices start at $105. Savings up to 69%. Sale starts at 11am EST tomorrow, Wednesday 11/12. Click on the link below to get your pair or pairs at those prices!

http://tinyurl.com/5f6b86. Invite code: Workchic. Here are some examples of what you might find at this exclusive online sale.

Good luck and Happy Shopping! Your feet and wallet will thank you later!

There’s a chill in the air, the wind is whipping through your hair, and you just stepped in a giant puddle- all while wearing those new flats you bought over the weekend! All you want to do is crawl under the covers and hibernate. If that is not an option can you wear your sweats to work at least? We don’t suggest either so here are two options to braving the elements without looking like a shlumpadinka. Don’t remember what that phrase is exactly? The phrase was first created by Oprah. As she states on oprah.com: “I made this word up a long time ago. It represents, for me, a woman who dresses like she has completely given up…and it shows.”

Rainboots

You won’t get glances for the wrong reasons while wearing these red and black plaid Jeffrey Campbell Wellies for only $64.99. You also go very simple and chic with these black MICHAEL KORS Women’s Wedge wellies for $119.99. Our last pair Chooka Radiant Bootis priced right at $65.00. Your feet can stay warm and dry while still looking workchic! All rainboots are courtesy of shop.com.

Scarf Cardigans

What is not to love about the latest way to layer up while still remaining workchic ? A scarf and cardigan in one. How easy is that? We found these Hooded Scarf Cardigans at oldnavy.com.You can pick up multiple colors for $34.50 each. They not only come in regular sizes but plus and maternity sizing as well. Have fun layering them under your winter coat or just wearing as is on casual fridays.

You see you can still remain workchic even during the harshest weather! There is no reason to bring out the shlumpadinka!

Starting today NIMLI is running a daily giveaway until November 23rd. Sign up for their newsletter and you are entered to win. Prizes awarded daily!

Nimli.com is a website featuring all organic products for a natural and green lifestyle. Visit their site today to learn more.

Can’t wait for the contest? Here are some of our favorite accessories; perfect for the office and on sale now. Plus get free shipping on purchases over $100.

Have fun shopping and as always keep your office outfits Workchic!

I don’t know about you but this week’s episode of Stylista really struck a nerve. I felt actually annoyed with some of the cast. Or maybe I’m just crabby from lack of sleep from watching the presidential election last night? Nevertheless this week’s episode was packed with drama. This week’s episode starts with Anne telling the aspiring editors that they must throw her niece a birthday party. Then they are asked to select a mother-daughter team that attends that party to inspire their trend page.

Of course there is drama when Kate is around. She had good ideas but just complains to no end. She forgets her money. She doesn’t speak up. She throws inappropriate tantrums. She is also dressed so inappropriately for the office. I would let her go just on that factor alone. The team with William, Danielle, and Devin ultimately prevailed and deserved to win. They are the least drama free of the bunch and work diligently to get the job done. They are able to let their talent shine through without tears and cattiness.

So the two losers this week were Kate and Cologne. Who was told to pack their belongings-crybaby Kate who would get eaten alive in the real fashion world or Cologne- the nice girl from Berkeley whose only crime is maybe wearing too much mascara? See below…

(photo of Cologne courtesy of cwtv.com)

I was really surprised but I guess drama prevails one more week! Did you agree with the judges’ decision?