Business chic with a twist (outfit post+ fashion illustrations) / Poslovan izgled s daškom razigranosti (odjevna kombinacija i modne ilustracije)

What to wear to the office? Today I have an outfit that will try to answer that question. Today I've tried to come up with something that would be elegant but with a fun twist. Business attire needn't be boring.  One good thing about fashion is that you can always play around with it. So, let's get down to business. How to add a bit of spark to your office wear? Well, one way to do it is to pair your classical suit with a graphic or printed tshirt. That is what I have done today. It is amazing how liberating wearing a printed tee can be. It is the ultimate statement tshirt and works surprisingly well with classical clothing items. However, printed tshirt is hardly the only way to make a fashion statement. You can try wearing a lovely scarf or a statement necklace. Often I'm surprised how much difference a well selected accessory can make.

Što nositi u ured? Danas imam odjevnu kombinaciju koja odgovara na to pitanje. Pokušala sam smisliti nešto što bi bilo elegantni odabir, ali s daškom zaigranosti. Poslovna odjeća ne mora biti dosadna. Dobra stvar kod mode je što se s njom uvijek može igrati. Pređimo na posao. Kako dodati malo duha vašoj poslovnoj odjeći? Jedan način je spojiti klasično odijelo s majicom sa slikom ili printom. To sam danas učinila. Zadivljujuće je koliko nošenje majice s printom može biti oslobađajuće. Takva majica je modni izričaj sama po sebi, a zanimljivo je koliko se dobro slaže s klasičnim odjevnim predmetima. No, majica s slikom nije jedini način da stvorite svoju modnu priču. Možete pokušati nositi divni šal ili upečatljivu ogrlicu. Često me iznenadi koliko razlike dobro odabrati modni detalj može napraviti.  

suit/odjelo: custom made ) šivano po mjeri
shoes/cipele: Peko
rest/ostalo: not branded/ nije markirano

To give you more business chic inspiration, I've also included two fashion illustrations of mine (well, on the second illustration there are 3 outfits, so in a way it's four illustrations). The first illustrations shows a women wearing a purple dress with green blazer. I think that colours are always a great way to make an outfit more interesting. In addition, I always loved seeing green and purple together. The lady in this illustration selected black pumps but they come with a bow, so that makes them eye-catching. What do you think of this outfit? Would you wear it?

Da bi vam dala još malo nadahnuća po pitanju poslovnoga odijevanja, uključila sam još dvije svoje modne ilustracije (dobro na drugoj ilustraciji su tri odjevne kombinacija, pa su na neki način tu zapravo četiri modne ilustracije). Uglavnom, na prvoj modnoj ilustraciji je žena koja nosi ljubičastu haljinu i zeleni sako. Mislim da su boje odličan način za napraviti neku odjevnu kombinaciju zanimljivom. Uz to, volim vidjeti zelenu i ljubičastu zajedno. Dama na ovoj ilustraciji je odabrala crne salonke ali s mašnom, pa ih to čini zamjetljivim. Što vam se čini od ove kombinacije? Biste li je nosili?

vodene boje i olovka

The second illustrations shows three ladies. The first one from the left wears a  simple pencil black dress with a pink jacket and heels. This seems like an elegant and feminine choice for office wear, don't you think?  The lady in the middle paired her blue shirt and shoes with a black asymmetrical skirt. In this case the skirt is the statement piece. The lady on the right choose a yellow turtleneck dress. Belt, shoes and bag are colour coordinated to make this look more elegant. That would be all fashion inspiration for today. Who says that we should hate Mondays?I'm determined to give this Monday a fair shot. 

Druga ilustracija pokazuje tri dame. Prva slijeva nosi jednostavnu crnu haljinicu olovka kroja s rozom jaknom i petama. To mi se čini kao elegantan i ženstven odabir za dan u uredu, što vi kažete? Dama u sredini uskladila plavu košulju i cipele s crnom asimetričnom suknjom na kojoj je zapravo i naglasak. Dama s desna je odabrala žutu dolčevita haljinu, a cipele, torba i remen su usklađeni bojom da bi kombinacija bila elegantnija. To bi bilo svo modne nadahnuće dana. Tko kaže da moramo mrziti ponedjeljke? Ja sam odlučna dati ovom ponedjeljku poštenu priliku. 

akvarel /watercolour

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