The 19 Best Work Dresses for Any Office
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Loading... - Jason Chloros
- 01 Mar 2023
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Whether it's at corporate or closer to home.
The best work dresses blend classic 9-to-5 uniforms with a few fashion-worthy updates. I would know: My personal uniform for editing BAZAAR's shopping guides consists of work dresses from bright floral midi dresses to streamlined T-shirt dresses. I arrive at the office in dresses so often, my coworkers consider it a shock when I wear work pants instead. And when I'm dialing in from home, I'm still picking a dress over matching suit sets or a skirt and a shirt. Why do I keep coming back to them, you ask? Simply put, the best work dresses are a wearable confidence boost. Between the tailored shapes and colorful-yet-polished details, they always make me look my best while feeling like me.
While I love a flowy dress for meeting new designers in-person or spending the day writing in my home office, I know my laissez-faire dress code doesn't apply to every environment. Workplaces that lean more formal call for a button-down shirt dress with tailored ease and by-the-book professionalism. For more creative environments, bold florals and dramatic puff sleeves are definitely fair-game. Then there are silhouettes deserving of capsule wardrobe status in every environment, from DVF wrap dresses to tailored sheaths.
Some weeks, I get ready for work with big questions on my mind, but with a closet full of office-friendly dresses, what I'm wearing is never one of them. And when I'm confident in what I'm wearing, I'm that much more prepared to own the week. Find the best work dresses to wear to any office—including ones I've tested and reviewed—ahead. Read More…
