One of the trends that seems to come around again and again - and that I love is monochrome. Luckily with my colouring I can wear both black and white (for many people this is not the case). For this week's Take 5 I decided to work on monochrome workwear and experiment with textures rather than colour. Any of these outfits could be spiced up with coloured shoes, scarves, jewellery, a coat or scarf and in reality that is what I would probably do.
As most workwear on a daily basis in New Zealand tends to be less formal that suits, I started with a pair of Monsoon charcoal wool, high waisted trousers and my favourite No1 Shoe Warehouse leather court shoes.
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| Black kobi tie on belt (unknown), Polka dot blouse (thrifted). |
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| Wool houndstooth cardigan (thrifted), Gap white frilly singlet. |
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| Supre white long sleeve T, Next charcoal waistcoat. |
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| Glassons merino polo jumper, H&M statement necklace. |
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| Postie Plus drapey vest and thick black belt, Glassons white shirt. |
I can't believe I own three black and two charcoal work skirts, two grey and two black trousers and one grey suit. In the last twelve months I haven't worn much work wear, but when I go back to part-time management consulting next month I'll be dusting off this part of my wardrobe!
In reality today, this is what I wore!
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| Next boyfriend jeans, Dorothy Perkins grey singlet, Glassons drapey black cardigan, Headband (unknown). |
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