While I prefer to be clad in what is best described as the midpoint between “Coachella bohemian-chic” and “Kohl’s clearance rack,” sometimes my work requires me to appear as a professional young woman who definitely does not eat cereal out of Tupperware (with milk “borrowed” from her roommate) for dinner. On this occasion, I was covering an event where budding student professionals mingle with Irvine industry representatives, and I had to scrub up a bit. I opted for a royal blue shift dress, an essential black blazer and scalloped flats to complement the black stripes on the dress.
While I will begrudgingly trade in my maxi skirt for a work-appropriate shift dress, I refuse to sacrifice my comfort. Thankfully, this shift dress is made out of a breathable and stretchy fabric. The blazer is soft enough to feel like a cardigan, but structured enough to suggest that instead of cereal in Tupperware, I eat a well-rounded dinner of quinoa, broccoli and salmon.