Comfortable Office Wear That Still Makes You Look Professional - CareerAlley

Comfortable Office Wear That Still Makes You Look Professional - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Luckily, the time for uncomfortable office clothes has come to an end. No more sky-high stilettos and suits you can barely move in; now, you can almost get away with strolling into the office in your yoga pants and sweatshirt. Almost, that is. While we want to look professional and well-groomed, its also important to be dressed in something that doesnt make you want to throw yourself out the office window. Image via: Pexels To make it a bit easier for you to find that middle-ground between uncomfortably tight waistbands and lazy Sunday-attire, weve found a couple of outfits that you can totally pull off in the office. Dress in stretch A lot of formal clothing brands are starting to understand what people actually want to wear to the office by incorporating a stretchy waistband in those suit pants. Its going to make them a lot more comfortable, thats for sure, but remember that you can easily make sure your entire wardrobe is stretchy by buying clothes that are made partly of elastane. It stretches up to three times its original length and recovers just as seamlessly. Although we have general guidelines for what to wear in an office setting, the fine line that once separated appropriate and inappropriate-office attire has become a gray area. For example, it would be no surprise to see the founder of a startup company conduct business in jeans and a T-shirt, yet that ensemble would likely be frowned upon at a larger corporation. Forbes.com Now youre able to look just as polished as you would in any other structured pair of pants but with the freedom of yoga pants and nobody will ever have to know. Go for flats Nobody should be forced into high heels, neither men nor women. Flats can be just as fancy as high-heeled shoes, in any way, and youll be able to maintain normal-looking feet when youve passed 40 too so dont let anyone tell you otherwise. Get a pair of flats with a slightly pointy toe if you want it to look a bit more formal and youre good to go.