Morning Lovelies
Today is my first post for The Work Diaries blog new official website –
Today is a very exciting day for me. It is the opening of a new chapter in my book of endless possibilities on where I can take this blog.
In looking at how far I have already come it has made me think a lot about why I started this blog in the first place and why it is so important to have a good workplace wardrobe.
When I started this blog last year I was studying several fashion units part time at the Canberra Institute of Technology, as well as working full time as an administration officer in the Public Service. I had just finished being involved with FASHFEST which really gave me the confidence and the direction I needed to realise that this is the industry that I desperately want to be a part of.
I’ve always loved fashion growing up, even as a child I used to fill up note pads of fashion drawings that I wanted to create and design. I spent my school holidays at my Mamma’s house learning how to sew and we explored my creativity in a fashion context. I still remember the feeling I used to get when I would walk into her studio, it was a mix of excitement, enthusiasm and hunger, and I knew that it is was something I wanted to do.
But after graduating school I got carried away with the misconceived expectation of society that puts pressure on you that after you graduate you either go to university or get a job, and because I didn’t get the ATAR I needed for university, I landed myself a contract in the Public Service. I have learnt invaluable skills from working in the Government. I have been able to maintain a desirable lifestyle from having a generous income for the last few years. But everyday as I sit at my office I yearn for a career in the Fashion industry.
So one night, as lame as it sounds, I had a dream. It had came to me how I could incorporate fashion into my office job. I would call it The Work Diaries and I would blog ideas and provide styling advice to women and men on what to wear to work.
Over the years that I have worked in the office I have seen so many outfits that do not flatter, send the wrong message and exude a lack of confidence. But it’s not that the person wearing the outfit does not care about how they look and how their personal image is being presented, it’s that they honestly are unaware of how what they wear affects their presence, confidence and work environment.
I have had those days where I have accidentally slept in, not had time for a shower and have gone to work with disgraceful hair and a less then desirable outfit. On those days I felt like garbage. I did not feel confident, I did not feel like being seen, I did not want to put myself out there, I wanted to go home and have a shower! The worst part was that it would always happen to be that day when you had forgotten that you had a meeting on or that important stakeholder was coming in to visit. I can only imagine what negative presence I left on them afterwards.
But I understand it now, what I wear to work, my presence and how I am perceived all correlate. If I am well dressed, I feel better about myself, which makes me happy and enthusiastic which results in feeling confident about myself. I am then perceived as someone who wants to be there, is committed to the job, creates a good working team environment and has an endless amount of positive effects. It creates more opportunities for promotion and builds better relationships with work colleagues and stakeholders.
All that by what you wear? It’s pretty powerful, hey!
That is why I feel so passionate about helping you with your workplace wardrobe, because I know how much your life can change by changing something so easy.
I apologise for the massive rant but I felt that it was important for you to understand where I am coming from and to let you know that I’ve been there and want to help you. I want to open your minds to see outfits that you would never think of putting together but would love to try, outfits that work for your body shape and skin colour, and outfits that make you feel confident and love yourself.
In Australia we work to live, so follow my blog so we can have a little fun with it! Love TWD xo
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