Today was my 15th anniversary of my job! I love what I do - although I can grumble mightily at times - and I adore my coworkers and vice versa.
- Shirt - Eddie Bauer, consignment; last worn here (3rd outfit) in October 2025 for the Flummunity Formal Fest
- Bustier - Zara, consignment; last seen here (4th outfit) in November 2025 for brunch
- Skirt - Surrealist, consignment, Powell River; first worn here in January with a zigzag sweater
- Crinkle jacket - Issey Miyake, consignment, Sidney; last seen here in October 2025 belted over gold lace
- Shoes - Misty Vogettes, Fluevog; last worn here in February with orange and burgundy
- Eclipse coat (below) - Welsh, vintage 60s, consignment; last seen here in February
I thought it would be fun to riff on what I wore for my first day of work here in March 2011:
You might recognize the Le Chateau plaid bustier - I still have it! I couldn't find it, or I would have worn it!
This is my version of "toned down" for the new job. I wore cufflinks and a bustier, ha ha!
I was hired for a different job, then moved to reception at another office.
Now, I'm an office manager, facilities coordinator, executive assistant and a finance specialist - a Sheila of All Trades. And I'm still dressing wacky!
I started with the white shirt and the bustier, landing on this stretchy copper one.
Just like with my First Day fit, I did a funky skirt.
And instead of a blazer, my lightly-structured Issey Miyake jacket.
There's a High Degree of Difficulty styling here, which I just want to show off! I tied the tie in a half-bow instead of the traditional knot, and layered the ball necklace over it.
And I put copper clip-on earrings through the unbuttoned shirt cuffs as decoration! I saw someone on Substack do this with the front placket of a shirt and thought it was a GENIUS idea. Such a good way to wear your clip-ons!
Once I flipped the shirt cuffs over the jacket, I didn't want to "ruin" the look, but I had planned to wear the outfit without it.
Incognito. It was freezing in the morning...
And I was dripping with sweat in the afternoon! I'm going to need to swap my coats over to Early Spring/Leather Weather soon.
The stuff:
I carried my hat and gloves in my bag on the way home.
- Bucket hat - Picabo, vintage 90s, vintage fair
- Copper brooch - vintage 60s, thrifted
- Leather gloves - consignment
Copper bling:
- Silk tie - Escada by Margaretha Ley, vintage 80s, thrifted
- Copper cuff/clip earrings - Renoir, vintage 50s, consignment
- Copper leaf cuff - vintage 60s, thrifted, Sidney
- Square ring - sidewalk find
- Brass leopard ring - thrifted
- Copper ring - consignment
- Bronze ring - P. Sarpaneva, vintage 70s, vintage expo
- Copper ball necklace - vintage 60s, vintage expo
- Copper earrings - vintage expo
No kitties today, sorry!
Fifteen years is a milestone most definitely! Congratulations! What a grand way to celebrate by creating a similar yet updated version of your first-day work outfit! I would venture a guess that most of us who worked wouldn’t even remember what we wore on the first day of a long-held job; I certainly don’t! But, not all of us has an amazing blog that serves as diary of clothes and life’s adventures. I may have asked you this once before so apologies for repetition, but did you keep a diary in the pre-computer days?
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for copper bling :-) and the sheen of your outfit truly pops so wonderfully in the stair picture! Am thinking the restful Sunday helpful quell a bunch of the allergy reaction, yay. 🤧 Cheers, Laurie