Good Evening lovelies!
So this past weekend from the 21st and 22nd, I took a trip with some other students from Millikin to SEA Conference! SEA stands for Self Employment in the Arts, so it was a bunch of young artist-entrepreneurs running around a hotel for two days!
The conference itself was so amazing, I learned so much in such a short amount of time and I made some great new friends! I could write a whole post on the content of the conference, but it would be a novel and I'm afraid I might bore you to tears. If you'd like to see a post about it, leave a comment and I'll get it done as soon as I can!
Although this post is really about what I was wearing during the conference. It was only an overnight trip, and I wanted to pack light, so I had to figure out how to combine just a few core pieces together. The dress code for the conference was business casual, and I'll admit that when I read that I was slightly panicked.
I didn't think I really had any office drag in my wardrobe, and I wanted to make sure I was still myself and didn't just look like an office drone. I took to my closet and I was pleasantly surprised by what I put together!
Outfit photos after the jump!
Blazer: Jones New York Outlet
Blouse: Wal-Mart
Pencil Skirt: H&M
Tights: Target
Shoes: DSW
Alright! So Friday was the longer day so I wanted to look a bit more pulled together than usual. I pulled my hair back in a ponytail and made sure it was all slicked back. I was so happy that I brought my pink blazer to wear. It's really a statement, and as I went from panel to panel, many people would remember me because I was the girl with the pink blazer. I got some compliments on it too! It's made out of a soft and stretchy fabric, so it's very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. The blouse is your basic cotton button-down, but it's a nice light pink, so it still felt very me. You can't see it, but I'm also wearing a pearl necklace from my grandmother.
Y'all have seen this pencil skirt before in a more casual setting with my Cool Mickey coord! I like how I can dress it up or down depending on the situation. I love how it looked, but after wearing it all day I did get a little tired, and it would ride up when I sat down so I had to make sure to sit 'like a lady' as my grandmother would say. XD The shoes are some patent leather (faux) kitten heels that I wear a lot, and they were just nice enough but easy to walk in.
Saturday:
This isn't fashion, but here was the view I had from my hotel room! Pretty, right? I like how the lake is partially defrosted.
Blazer: Jones New York Outlet
Dress: Topshop
Tights: Wal Mart
Shoes: DSW
This outfit is very similar to the one I wore on Friday, but I changed out the skirt and the blouse for my black Topshop dress. I love this dress because it's super versatile, and it was very comfortable to wear, and I didn't have that riding up problem like I did with the pencil skirt. I left my hair down but put a pink bow on the side of it before I went down for breakfast.
After breakfast I went to the ladies' room to put on some lipstick, and looking in the mirror, I didn't quite like how my hair looked with the bow on the side. I still wanted to wear it, but not in my hair. I dug through my purse and found a hair tie, wrapped it around the center of my pearls, and slipped the clip through the hair tie, and I had a cute bow tie to wear for Saturday! I thought it was fun, and some of the guys there who were wearing bow ties as well got a chuckle out of it.
If you look closely, you can see that I've pinned a Holley Tea Time button onto my convention badge.
So, did I succeed at looking like a super kawaii business woman?
For those of you who work in business but love cute fashion, how do you find a good balance?
I hope you enjoyed this post, see you next time!
xoxo
Martha
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