Commute-friendly office clothes

Are you biking, walking, and taking the bus to campus? Then you know the challenges of finding commute-friendly office clothes, mainly, how can we create office outfits that are also not going to get caught in any spokes! If you are looking for women’s commute friendly office clothes that are up for the challenge of cycling or walking, I have some suggestions. Here are some business-activewear picks that are up to the challenge.

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Conference Shopping: Gap

Welcome to my new series where we make academic conference outfits from just one store! If you’re shopping for conference clothes I hope this helps streamline your cart and gives you some ideas for how to mix-and-match out of your packing list. If you’re shopping your closet I hope the outfit ideas also prove helpful!

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5 pairs of office sneakers you can wear this spring

Do you wear sneakers to work? As a professor, grad student, or teacher, there is a chance you work in an office where the line between business casual and casual style is murky! So, how to style comfy sneakers in the office? Here are a few pairs I love and how I would wear them.

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Reader Questions! Dressing for (conference) revenge

I love to solve an academic fashion conundrum, and today’s is a good one! Let’s talk about conference power dressing!

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The 2024 Winter Academic Conference Packing List

Cold weather conferences are such a tricky thing to pack for. This year, I’m going to two academic conferences when it’s chilly out. How are we going to layer, fit it all in a carry on, and still feel warm? Here’s my plan.

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8 Women’s Work Shoe Recommendations

It is time for the great women’s office shoe round-up of 2023. It’s actually long overdue, it’s just that shopping for business casual shoes is a drag. Finding work shoes with arch support that still feel stylish is even harder. So I bought way too many styles this month, and today I’m here to give you my thoughts!

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Easy work from home outfits without leggings, part 2

Hello and welcome to the end of No Leggings January! I continued getting dressed WITHOUT my comfiest leggings and ponte pants this month and was surprised at what a difference it made in my work from home mood. Here are some outfit ideas I came up with that were winter-friendly!

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A month of realistic, comfy business casual outfits: Week 4

Business casual work outfits

Welcome to the end of me documenting every outfit I wore to work! I’ve had fun challenging myself this month. The basics of what I’ve learned: if the shoe isn’t flat, I’m not wearing it, if I feel exposed, I’m not wearing it, and if the outfit doesn’t have SOME “cool factor,” I’m not wearing it. It’s been interesting to observe my own choices in business casual clothes this month. Enough rambling. Here’s what I wore!

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A Month of Professor Work Outfits: Week 3

Welcome to another week of business casual professor outfits. This week we had a warm snap and I was able to go sans-tights for a few days, so I would call these spring work outfit ideas (even if it will soon be winter again!). And my neutral color choices finally got to me and I decided to consciously pick out my favorite jewel tones to wear to the office. Here are some easy women’s professor style outfits for the week!

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