This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at New School chapter.
The first thing I did after getting the job I have now (I’m an editorial intern at a literary agency), was go home and take a good, hard look at my closet. Everything suddenly looked obnoxious and unprofessional. My supervisor said that as interns we needed to “treat every day like it’s the job interview,” come in polished. It took me a while, but I managed to kind of learn to dress for the office. But I’m still learning. A month into the job and I’ve realized everyone is. Some people come in suits, others in sweats. Some wear every color under the sun, others I’ve never seen in anything other than black and white. So, since everyone is still navigating office wear, here’s a few outfits that got me through my first month.
The outfit from the first day