
International Women’s Day: 8 March 2016
Posted on: 3rd March 2016
It’s International Women’s Day on 8th March 2016. Our pledge for parity and to celebrate International Women’s Day and women’s role in the workplace is to donate our Consultation fees from 8-30 March 2016 to Smart Works, a UK charity that provides high quality interview clothes, styling advice and interview training to out-of-work women on low incomes. So […]

Can A Business Casual Style Look Confident?
Posted on: 25th January 2016
That’s quite a question. Can a Business Casual style look confident? And can you fake confidence anyway? When we look at Business Smart dressing, whilst ‘looking the business‘ not only implies a level of confidence, it does indeed bestow a level of confidence. So can a Business Casual style look confident? Or does more relaxed dressing […]

The New Season: Neutral Business Capsule Wardrobe
Posted on: 2nd January 2016
After all the excitement and drama of festive colours and styles last month, it’s refreshing to return to normality. And to re-present our authentic selves. With the new season’s colour palette, it’s exactly the right time to showcase a neutral business capsule wardrobe. With its soft tailoring and subtle colours, these looks are sophisticated and quietly elegant. The core colours […]

It’s Business Casual Attire At Work Pre-Christmas
Posted on: 16th December 2015
Once we’re into the final fortnight before the big day, Business formal wear tends to relax. Even in the most corporate of organisations, Christmas trees and decorations appear and the general demeanour becomes more easy-going and festive. In the same vein office attire also becomes more relaxed and typically it’s Business Casual attire at work […]

Every capsule wardrobe needs Weekend Chic
Posted on: 15th December 2015
With corporate dressing you know you have to look business smart from Monday to Thursday and possibly Fridays. But come the weekend and your personal style goes to pot! Every capsule wardrobe needs Weekend Chic. I frequently hear ‘I just can’t do Weekend Chic’ and too often the adjectives such as Boring, Styleless, Messy, Just Jeans […]

How to look stylish on Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night
Posted on: 14th October 2015
Aside from dressing up in fancy dress, most of us still want to look stylish on predictably cold or wet evenings outside in the Autumn. And we’ve 2 outdoor evenings coming up: Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night. Yes you could go wrapped up in a duvet coat – or you could wear the less bulky but oh-so […]

Taking Tweed to the weekend
Posted on: 30th August 2015
Tweed works for both Business Smart and Weekend Chic. Below is a quick look at how to wear tweed for Business Smart. For more on Business Smart tweeds, click here. Yet tweed is a very versatile fabric. So why not make it work harder in your wardrobe, by taking it into the weekend. […]

Capsule Wardrobe Leather Skirt
Posted on: 9th August 2015
Leather? Put in your capsule wardrobe. Then dress it up or dress it down. Make is sassy. Keep it chic. Understated. In CWC style. Leather is popping up everywhere this season so a piece or two belongs in any discerning capsule wardrobe. CWC style tip 1: Wear one piece to make a statement. Wearing double leather […]

How to look good in Jeans
Posted on: 2nd August 2015
Are you one of the many women who worry about how to look good in jeans? It’s how you style your jeans that will make or break your look. Every capsule wardrobe needs a great pair of jeans. It’s not about what size or shape you are but a pair of jeans that look fabulous […]