- You could get creative in my closet,
like you were going to a theme party
where you were dressing business casual.
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- My last job was business casual attire
but I never dressed business casual
I always wore jeans.
- Maybe on like a job interview.
It was fake, it was like me putting a blazer
over a mini skirt.
- I used to be in FBLA and for my competitions
in public speaking, I would have to wear
business casual clothing.
- I am not a big fan of business casual attire,
I'm more artistic so I like to wear whatever I want to wear.
- My style is very based on what I feel in the moment,
sometimes I really hip and trendy and I'll like
wear leggings and a crop top.
- Forever 21 has pretty much everything.
Do I feel like they have business casual clothing?
Maybe.
- I feel like Forever 21 is like a little bit more
like if you're ready to go out, a little bit slay Instagram
kind of thing.
It's not the kind of place where I would feel
that I can get the look that I want.
- I am seeing a lot of button downs.
A jumpsuit, which I would have never thought
is considered business casual.
- This is a very short skirt for business casual,
I feel like.
- I just want like a nice heel,
I think that's like my next adventure in life.
- I think I found everything that I want
and we're just gonna order it and see what happens
when it gets here.
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- I love the pattern mixing,
I love this like hounds tooth, it's like hounds tooth
on hounds tooth but like one is like enhance hounds tooth.
And one is like blown out hounds tooth.
- [Alaina] Yeah.
- It's a lot of boobies and leggies.
I'm not opposed to that either.
Like I love it but
I can't believe that that would be titles
like business casual look.
- Is this really business casual, Alaina?
Is this really?
It doesn't look business casual.
(laughs)
- [Alaina] What do you think?
(laughs)
- I'll say this is the most stark contrast
between business and casual I have seen
in an outfit before.
- I'm literally alone in a conference room.
I just had an actual business meeting.
I started getting really anxious.
No one was even looking at me I was on my computer
for the most part but I think it's just been
like a day where so many people have been like
commenting and critiquing on this outfit.
And like I've had people tell me I look sexy
and people just like tell me I look sassy
and just like a lot of words that like honestly
I don't really want to have associated with me
in the work place.
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- Skirts good,
- The top is.
- The top is a lot.
- The top was a mistake.
I don't know why I picked this.
- Just like snip,
- Yeah.
- Snip.
- You look very professional considering you wear sweats
a lot of the days which I don't mind,
I wish I was in sweats right now.
But I like it, I don't know how I feel
about the poof, it's a lot of poof.
- Those heels bro, mad profesh
and a little bit, a little bit sexy.
- So I'm here on my favorite couch,
I sit here every day for at least, I don't know,
three or four hours and I feel really uncomfortable
and self conscious in this outfit on this couch
because I can't slump over like I usually do.
I have to keep my legs crossed
so there's definitely an air of restriction about this.
- I think it's a little more formal than casual.
- Oh.
- I think that the piece that makes it casual
is the sleeves and maybe even the fit of the skirt
but I think you can kind of get away with it
as a little bit more formal.
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- It's like Joyce getting her groove back.
- I love this.
- [Coworker] I never see this side of you.
- [Joyce] You know it's a business, who's that.
(laughs)
I don't know who that Joyce is, she's dead,
I'm a professional, I'm Patricia now.
Wearing the suit has definitely made me way more productive.
- I really like the top.
- [Joyce] Mmhmm.
- And the pants.
- [Joyce] Mmhmm.
- But maybe a different shirt.
- I've done like way more business meetings
and stuff like a lot of power work was on me.
- I've got to admit it was a lot more challenging
than I thought it was gonna be.
I think because a lot of people just like straight up
laughed at me when I was like this is supposed
to be business casual,
they just laughed.
It's like these pieces are super cute individually,
put them together and like don't go to work.
Don't do it.
- At the end of the day I think that
wearing a business suit definitely
made me feel more powerful, more ready to go
and I think I'm gonna look for more in the future.
- So I've definitely started to adjust to this look.
It's not my go to and people have definitely noticed it
in the office, I've been getting a lot of compliments
on how people actually like this outfit,
so I guess my perspective on business casual
has changes in that I like it a little more
than I thought I would.
It's not necessarily going to be something
I do every day, but maybe once or twice a week
I'll put in a little bit more effort
because it's nice.
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