05.02.2020
By Naomi Barling

WORKING GIRL: THE NEW CLASSICS

Introducing your new workwear essentials
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STYLING: NAOMI BARLING
DOP: LOUIS MACKAY
LIGHTING ASSISTANT: BEN COOPER
Photography: GUEN FIORE
HAIR & MAKE-UP: DAISY MOORE
MODEL: GEM REFOUFI

What is the BURO. mantra on dressing for work? Personality matters, and although many workplaces these days have an anything goes attitude, this does not make the morning outfit game any easier; because free reign doesn’t actually mean free reign, we all know that. However, park the stereotypes – wearing black doesn’t have to mean you’re too serious (unless you want it to) colour can, in fact, be formal, and yes, you can be comfortable in a shirt.

Take note from Dizzee Rascal – fix up, look smart – but be yourself while doing it. First things first, find a silhouette that you can metaphorically run with; are you a full suit girl, a skirt lover, a trench devotee? Throw out all your old workwear stigmas, find pieces that make you feel powerful and bring you joy.

A suit doesn’t have to be masculine – play with prints. Go tweed with Louis Vuitton or make a statement with Moschino’s line drawings. Should you want to play with androgyny, opt for a Max Mara three-piece wool short suit, optimum for trans-seasonal dressing.

In other words, don’t struggle with getting ready over your morning coffee - get your head in the game and dress like the boss you want to be, because after all, you’re there 80% of the time.

1/OFF PARIS Blazer String Waist, £495 @ Harvey Nichols  1/OFF PARIS Shirt Back Strings, £330 @ Harvey Nichols,  1/OFF PARIS Trench Denim Jacket, £2,200 @ Harvey Nichols. Joseph Blake top, £495 Joseph Jimmy Trouser, £1195 

1/OFF PARIS Blazer String Waist, £495 @ Harvey Nichols  1/OFF PARIS Shirt Back Strings, £330 @ Harvey Nichols,  1/OFF PARIS Trench Denim Jacket, £2,200 @ Harvey Nichols. Joseph Blake top, £495 Joseph Jimmy Trouser, £1195 

STYLING: NAOMI BARLING
DOP: LOUIS MACKAY
LIGHTING ASSISTANT: BEN COOPER
Photography: GUEN FIORE
HAIR & MAKE-UP: DAISY MOORE
MODEL: GEM REFOUFI

What is the BURO. mantra on dressing for work? Personality matters, and although many workplaces these days have an anything goes attitude, this does not make the morning outfit game any easier; because free reign doesn’t actually mean free reign, we all know that. However, park the stereotypes – wearing black doesn’t have to mean you’re too serious (unless you want it to) colour can, in fact, be formal, and yes, you can be comfortable in a shirt.

Take note from Dizzee Rascal – fix up, look smart – but be yourself while doing it. First things first, find a silhouette that you can metaphorically run with; are you a full suit girl, a skirt lover, a trench devotee? Throw out all your old workwear stigmas, find pieces that make you feel powerful and bring you joy.

A suit doesn’t have to be masculine – play with prints. Go tweed with Louis Vuitton or make a statement with Moschino’s line drawings. Should you want to play with androgyny, opt for a Max Mara three-piece wool short suit, optimum for trans-seasonal dressing.

In other words, don’t struggle with getting ready over your morning coffee - get your head in the game and dress like the boss you want to be, because after all, you’re there 80% of the time.

DamoWang check short suit, POA. Tabitha Simmons for Johanna Ortiz Serena in Plum Matcha Satin, £500 

Moschino Matador Print Jacket, £4710, Moschino Matador Print Skirt, £1860, Moschino Slices Print Heels, £570

Moschino Cornely Embroidered Women's Blazer, £1140, Moschino Cornely Embroidered Women's Trouser, £670, Moschino Women's Drawings Bag, £650

Moschino Cornely Embroidered Women's Blazer, £1140, Moschino Cornely Embroidered Women's Trouser, £670, Moschino Women's Drawings Bag, £650

Bottega Veneta Black jumpsuit in gabardine, £2325. Bottega Veneta Fondente large BV Jodie in intrecciato, £4645 

Bottega Veneta Black jumpsuit in gabardine, £2325, Bottega Veneta Fondente large BV Jodie in intrecciato, £4645

Louis Vuitton Wool jacket with brooch, £2,380, Louis Vuitton Wool suit vest, £1,190, Louis Vuitton Cotton shirt with collar ties, £810, Louis Vuitton Wool pants, £1,615

Louis Vuitton Wool jacket with brooch, £2,380, Louis Vuitton Wool suit vest, £1,190, Louis Vuitton Cotton shirt with collar ties, £810, Louis Vuitton Wool pants, £1,615

Max Mara wool blazer, £880, Max Mara wool short, £330, Max Mara wool Vest, £555, 1/OFF PARIS Shirt Back Strings, £330 @ Harvey Nichols, Bottega Veneta Car blue sandals in padded intrecciato nappa, £1225

Micheal Kors COLLECTION Star Embroidered Cashmere vest, £720, Micheal Kors COLLECTION White Poplin Dickey, £130, Micheal Kors black wool serge pleated skirt with silver star embroidery, £1,820, Micheal Kors COLLECTION black and white tartan cotton wool coat with silver stud / crystal embroidery, £3,200, Micheal Kors COLLECTION black and white studded spazzolato waverly spectator pump, £570

MaISON Margiela black with ivory stripe suit, trouser £765, blazer £1,165. MaISON Margelia white painted tabi boots, from £715 to £808. Micheal Kors Black cable cashmere vest, £550, Micheal Kors whilte poplin dickey, £130

Jil Sander Maddox Coat, £2490 

MaISON Margiela black with ivory stripe suit, trouser £765, blazer £1,165. MaISON Margelia white painted tabi boots, from £715 to £808. Micheal Kors Black cable cashmere vest, £550, Micheal Kors whilte poplin dickey, £130

Jil Sander Maddox Coat, £2490 

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