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An office affair

Leah King

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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LITTLE BLACK DRESS: It's always a bit of fun to play around with the normally boring corporate outfit.

With this in mind I took a pair of scissors to one of my husband's business shirts that I found in the recyling pile. 

By cutting away everything except the collar, yolk and sleeves you have yourself a corporate look without all of the extra volume, plus the ventilation is great!  (An old ruffle front or tuxedo shirt would be even better.)

You can pick up the ideal shirt to attack with the scissors at a second hand store, or raid your partner's stash of old shirts like I did. Add a knee length pencil skirt for a little extra modesty, a pair of pointy shoes and voila – the makings of An Office Affair!

P.S. I too broke one of the golden rules of the workplace "never dip your pen in the corporate inkwell". Yes, looking good at work worked for me.  My husband and I were near the top of the workplace rumour charts for a couple of weeks with our office affair. So there is something to be said for breaking the rules, sometimes!

If you have any luck at the office in an outfit like this let me know.

 



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