How to dress for different work environments.

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/ A lot of you have been requesting me to make a guide on how to structure your wardrobe the best possible way, so that it meets the need for dressing a particular way for work – especially the more formal work environment. I know, that my guide is not complete in any way; there are a lot of other different work environments that I don’t really cover, but I hope that you’ll find it inspiring anyway, so that it can help you structuring your wardrobe and avoid that feeling of having nothing to wear in the morning.

I har længe efterspurgt en lille guide til, hvordan man bedst muligt kan strukturere sin garderobe på en smart måde, så den opfylder en eventuel dresscode til din arbejdsplads. Jeg har derfor lavet denne lille video til jer, der tager udgangspunkt i 3 forskellige typer arbejdsmiljø. Jeg ved godt, at den jo på ingen måde er fyldestgørende; der findes massevis af andre typer jobs den måske ikke undersøger, men jeg håber alligevel, at den kan hjælpe dig lidt på vej til ihvertfald at få noget smart struktur ind i din garderobe, så du undgår kedelige tøjkriser om morgnen.

The formal work environment

/ I’ve parted my wardrobe in 3 main sections: my all-year basics (you’ll find that here), my mini-work wear capsule (the one you see in the overview above, containing selected items from my all-year basics) and then my seasonals, that I can use both for my job to spice up the otherwise very basic look and during weekends too. If you want you could put in something in your wardrobe, to physically divide these 3 sections from each other, if that will make it easier for you to keep the things parted. In this way you’ll make it much easier for yourself to get dressed for work in the morning. I’ve been focusing on the very classic, clean and feminine style for this more formal workwear capsule.

Her har jeg jeg delt min garderobe op i 3: min helårs-basis garderobe (se den her), min mini arbejds-capsule (den du ser ovenfor som består af udvalgte produkter fra netop min basis garderobe) og så min sæson baserede capsule, hvori der naturligvis også er tøj der sagtens kan bruges på jobbet og i fritiden. Du kan eventuelt hænge en form for “skiller” op mellem de forskellige sektioner af din garderobe, hvis det gør det nemmere for dig, at holde tingene adskilt. På den måde gør du det super nemt for dig selv, at klæde dig på om morgenen når du skal på job. Jeg har taget udgangspunkt i den meget klassiske, stilrene og feminine stil i denne mere formelle arbejdsgarderobe.

The creative/casual work environment

/ I work as a social media assistant half of my work week, and so the creative/casual work environment is a place I find myself in on these days. The environment is very casual and people basically attend their job in whatever they want (within reasonable limits) – sneakers or heeled boots, whatever you are in the mood for. So in this situation my wardrobe looks pretty much the same as it does today. Have a closer look HERE. In short I’ve parted it in my all-year basics and the my seasonals to spice it all up. That’s it. There’s not really a defined line between what i wear at work and when I’m off duty. I will say though, that I plan my outfits from the tasks I’ll be doing at the office. If I know I’m gonna be running around taking pictures for our social media all day, I’ll make sure to wear sneakers and a top that’s not to warm, because the heat comes pretty naturally on days like these, haha 😉

Halvdelen af min arbejdsuge er dette dét miljø, jeg selv befinder mig i. Jeg arbejder på deltid som social media assistant for et dansk tøjmærke, og arbejdsmiljøet på kontoret er meget afslappet og kreativt. Folk kommer både i sneakers og høje støvler, alt efter hvad man lige er i humør til. Den måde jeg har valgt at dele denne garderobe op på, er faktisk helt som min garderobe ser ud i dag – se igen nærmere her. Kort sagt er den opdelt i helårs-basis tøj og så min sæsonbaserede capsule. That’s it. Det tøj jeg har på på arbejde ligner meget af det tøj jeg har på når jeg har fri, så der er ikke rigtig nogen opdeling her. Jeg klæder mig dog på efter hvilke opgaver jeg ved, der ligger og venter på mig på kontoret; skal jeg fx rende rundt i huset og tage billeder til vores sociale medier, så tager jeg gerne sneakers og en ikke for varm trøje på. Jeg skal nok få varmen på sådan en dag helt naturligt, haha 😉

Working from home

/ When I’m not working as a social media assistant, I’m working on my own as an online influencer. That means I’m making all my content about sustainable fashion and lifestyle in here, on my Youtube channel and on my Instagram. Even though it can be very tempting to sit around the house in my sweats or pyjamas all day (when I’m not filming or taking outfit pictures), I hardly ever do it. I feel like a zombie when I get on with the day like that, I never feel fully awake and it’s just bad for my productivity. So I get up, eat my breakfast, drink my coffee, wash my face, put my hair up in a bun and put on something that’s comfy but still looks quite alright, even if I’m not going anywhere. Then it’ easy for me to put on a coat, a pair of sneakers or boots and head out the door if I’m running errands.

Når jeg ikke arbejder som social media assistant, så er jeg online influencer. Dvs. jeg laver en masse indhold om bæredygtig mode og livsstil til min blog, min Youtube kanal og min Instagram. Selvom det kan være vildt fristende, at sidde i joggingtøj hele dagen (de dage jeg ikke skal filme og tage billeder hvertfald) så gør jeg det sjældent. Jeg synes lidt man ender med, at blive sådan en slags zombie; man vågner aldrig rigtigt op, og det trækker ned på mit produktivitetsniveau. Så jeg står op, spiser morgenmad, drikker min kaffe, vasker mit ansigt og sætter håret op i en knold og tager noget præsentabelt men behageligt tøj på, selvom jeg ikke nødvendigvis skal ud af døren. Hvis jeg så skal rende ærinder, så kan jeg nemt smide en frakke og et par sneakers eller støvler på, og stadig se præsentabel ud selvom jeg måske ikke lige har taget mig tid til, fx at smide noget makeup på.

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