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Tuesday
Dec082009

Too Conservative? Too Aggressive? 

Agreed, the RSP is approaching a grey area here. However, we feel strongly that because office workwear is your best way to express your brand, it is critical that your clothes are sending the right messages. You might think that you are being perceived favorably by subscribing to the urban lore of office etiquette....read: panty hose. If that is not your style then NO, you are not doing the right thing and you are being perceived as boring. Careful though. The other, non-conservative end of the spectrum is an even more slippery slope, the office slut.  Alas, where can one find a middle ground between dressing overly conservatively and overly aggressively in order to safely express her point of view?

The following are a list of items that fall into Conservative extreme camp and Aggressive Extreme Camp.  Stay away from these and hopefully your wardrobe will land somewhere safe down the middle of the fairway between these two extremes.   

Photo 1: Chunky Heel from Barneys.com Photo2: Black Leather bag from bp.blogspot.com Photo 3: Designing Women from Premiere Hollywood.com Photo 4: Mid Calf Skirt from amazon.com Photo 5: Pantyhose from www.sodahead.com

Aggressive Extreme: Photo 1: Christian Louboutin gold sandals from Netaporter.com Photo 2: Sequin Top from Netaporter.com Photo 3: Purple skirt from Herve Leger at Netaporter.com Photo 4: Stella McCartney Bra at Netaporter.com 

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