No Nightclub Shoes in the Office – What Not to Wear to Work, Ladies Edition

Back in the day when all the skirts were long it was much easier to navigate women’s attire. Oh boy, these days in a time where anything goes, young women are at a lost as to what to wear to church, work or to dinner. 


Shine has put together a cheat sheet to determine what’s a Go and What’s No No for the office. 

As dress codes loosen up and temperatures rise, we’ve noticed women pushing their work attire to the limit. We started wondering: are tank tops fair game? And how can you tell if a skirt is too short? Every office environment has its own set of fashion rules, so we checked in with Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr, the ladies behind the popular fashion site “Who What Wear” and the helpful new handbook, “What to Wear, Where” to get the scoop on general wardrobe guidelines for the work place. Here are their seven fashion don’ts for the office.

1. Nightclub shoes
“We always say not to wear anything to the office that you’d wear to a nightclub–that includes extreme platforms or overly edgy shoes. Keep it timeless with a modest heel in classic shapes like a peep toe, pointy toe, or even a wedge, which can be easier to walk in. If you want to play with trends and your office environment calls for a more creative style, go for color or print, but just keep the shape conservative.” 

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