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
I kept a diary from 12-19 years old (I still have them all), then kind of stopped in my 20s. When blogs were at their heyday, I started to include more and more of my "real life" in the posts - it's been amazing, as it's really helped my memory for events!
DeleteCongratulations on 15 years! I'm up to 19 I think at the end of this year!
ReplyDeleteI love your metallic bustier look. It looks so chic over the shirt, tie and skirt! Your first outfit was also v cool!
I think your shoes are mighty fine too!
Such fun to compare your photo and outfit of
ReplyDeleteI just got my lap top back from repair and it is so fast that things happen, hence the unfinished post above! I think I like your current hairstyle and colour even more than the cute short cut of the early photo. Congratulations on your
ReplyDeleteHmmm. My laptop has a mind of its own, and I can't even blame my problems on kittens because we don't have any.
ReplyDeleteI remember when you had your interview and you wore your lettuce dress! Congratulations on 15 years!
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