Cold business looks are the “norm” in New York City, it feels like. There’s either casual cold or business cold. I met up with this Fashionista today, who’s a part-time student in the Bronx and a full-time manager of a gym in midtown. Since she’s a student and an employee, having a versatile look is a must for her. She’s a student studying liberal arts but eventually she may want to pursue a career as a math teacher. Circumstances led to her having to find a full-time job and give much time to that, but studies are just as important to her. Her hard work and ethics allowed her to move up at her gym from cleaning service, to sales, to now manager. So inspiring! Hard work and dedication is all it takes. Showing up to work on time, being professional, and looking professional is the key!
This Fashionista’s look is very important to both of her jobs. Her job as a manager and as a student. She wants to maintain the fun, preppy, and casual look of a student while still being able to pull off a professional look at work. She tells me that it’s not often she goes to school and work on the same day. She goes to school about two days a week and works the other days. If she has time at the end of the day, she will stop in at the gym.
Her look here provides a nice balance of student and work life. This Fashionista has some black pants on, which can be worn for any occasion, and a nice thick jacket, as it was about 30 degrees that day. Along with that jacket, she accessories with a long matching gray scarf, and some nude heels. Similar to the one’s this Fashionista is wearing can be found at these two links!. She tells me she always keeps a pair of flats or heels in her bag, in case she decides to go into work. She also keeps a spare pair in her office, at work, as well. When she walks into work her boss mode comes on. When she steps into school her student mode comes on.
It is not uncommon for college students, as we all probably know, to balance a life of school and work. This Fashionista’s style and personality are very relatable which makes her outfit eye grabbing and her personality attractive. I love how her outfit reflects herself in that way–a balance. Her look is also very cute and chic. The coat and the scarf themselves, alone, look so warm and cozy too. I love that the coat and scarf are matching colors. It looks great along side the simplicity of the nude heels. The heels have a small strap right above her toes, which styles the outfit down a bit, but still enough to make her look professional. This is one of my favorite looks!
