J.Crew dress (old, other great blue work dresses here, here, here and here)
Sole Society tote, Christian Louboutiin heels, Kendra Scott earrings

Happy Monday Everyone!
A start to a new week makes me so giddy! As a matter of fact, on Sundays, you can catch me meal prepping for the week and looking forward to the week ahead. When it comes to dressing for work, you may know I don’t settle for boring ol’ work dresses. I want something professional, yet unique and caters to my personal sense of style: something classic and feminine. These are my power dresses because I feel invincible when I wear them. I want to share some things I look for in a great work dress.

a beautiful color
unique details
professional silhouette
comfortable sitting, standing, running, jumping squatting
(hey, as a reporter, I’ll never know what’s required of me)

First of all, a beautiful color is my first requisite. I love finding a great blue work dress. The color looks so sharp on TV and reads well in person. I feel exceptionally powerful when I’m wearing a blue work dress, maybe it’s the bold hue. Next, I love when a dress has unique details. While this J.Crew dress is old, the bows on the neckline illustrates exactly what I’m talking about when it comes to unique details. They are subtle but make this blue work dress stand out when stacked against others. I don’t need to go into too much detail about a professional silhouette. Of course, every career is different, but I personally wouldn’t want to wear an overly tight or short dress to work. I don’t feel that’s professional in any setting.

comfort is last on my list, but that doesn’t mean it’s not the least important. If I am not comfortable in a dress it simply does not end up in my closet. Of course, this doesn’t just mean how do I feel when I’m standing in the dress. Additionally, I ask myself: When I sit for long periods of time, does the fabric bunch up around my stomach and end up feeling too tight? Can I easily raise my arms as well as move around? Next, if I squat down, does my tush show? Similarly, are there any unflattering positions in the dress? Finally, how do I feel in this dress? If I feel powerful, it’s going in the closet.

Unfortunately, the blue work dress I’m wearing here is sold out, but I found other great options with the same effect as the one I’m wearing. One of them, I’ve talked about in this blog post and is also one of my favorites to wear.