• Home
  • ABOUT
    • About the Authors
    • Top Posts for Working Moms
    • CONTACT
  • ADVERTISE
    • Product Reviews
  • Shop
    • Maternity Basics for Work
      • Maternity Stores
    • Registry
    • Sales
    • Recent Recs
      • Everyone
      • Machine-Washable Work Clothes
      • Maternity
      • Nursing
      • Pump-friendly
    • Kids’ Shopping
  • Lifestyle
    • Pregnant
    • Postpartum
    • Money
    • Parenting
    • Gear
    • Household
  • Career
    • Childcare
    • Family Planning
    • Work-Life Balance
    • Maternity Leave
    • Working Mom
  • New Working Mom? Start Here
  • Corporette

CorporetteMoms

1 Comment · by Kat

How Big Is Your Work Wardrobe (And Has It Changed After Becoming a Mother)?

Fashion for Working Moms | posts

blonde woman looks through her work wardrobe in her closet

How big is your work wardrobe — how many options do you have for each type of clothing? How many blouses, pants, skirts, blazers, dresses, and sweaters do you have? How old are the majority of your pieces? If your numbers have changed from previous years, why is that? (For example: did you do a big closet purge recently? Have you lost or gained weight?) If you’ve changed jobs, how has that affected the number of pieces in your work wardrobe? If your office has changed formality (e.g., a more formal workplace to a business casual office or largely remote one), what impact has that had on the size and age of your work wardrobe? Are you filling gaps these days with bought-new workwear, thrifted workwear from years past — or with more casual clothes like jeans, athleisure, and t-shirts?

(This is a sister post to the one at Corporette today — but it can be a totally different discussion after becoming a mom, both because of size changes, lifestyle changes (one friend sadly noted how much she missed silk and other fine fabrics after having a baby; I know I definitely wore less skirts and dresses after kids), and more…)

Some templates for your answers:

Type / Number / General Age (maybe total number in your possession vs total number you wear?)

  • blouses:
  • pants:
  • skirts:
  • blazers:
  • dresses:
  • sweaters:
  • heels:
  • flats:
  • work bags:
  • belts:
  • outerwear (coats, jackets):
  • other work accessories (please describe briefly):

I’m sure we’ve talked about this in previous posts, but I can’t find them… some other posts along these lines that might be of interest include:

  • Wardrobe Essentials for Work
  • Shopping Habits for Workwear (discussing some of the methods readers have mentioned in the past to keep track of the clothes they have and the clothes they need, such as “crop rotation,” spreadsheets, and moratoriums)…
  • How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe for Work
  • The Minimalist’s Guide to Dressing for Work
  • How to Do a Complete Wardrobe Revamp
  • How to Transition a Conservative Wardrobe to a Business Casual Office (I want to update this post soon!)
  • Our last discussion on annual clothing budgets (2020)

Stock photo via Deposit Photos / George Rudy.

FacebookTweetPinLinkedInPrintEmail
« Washable Workwear Wednesday: Schoolboy Sweater-Blazer
Make My Life Easier Thursday: Hand Held Spiralizer »

Comments

  1. Cb says

    09/01/2022 at 6:26 am

    Academic in the social sciences so very casual. My wardrobe is fairly small, but split across two cities (so sometimes I end up buying things if I’m in a pinch…)
    blouses: 2-3 striped bretons which work with my trousers and open front blazer
    pants: 2 – one smart linen in burnt orange, one more casual bue
    skirts: 3 – two heavier knit skirts for winter, 1 midi floral one
    blazers: 1, open front collarless heavyweight linen
    dresses: 7 – two Uniqlo tshirt dresses, two patterned knit dresses, 3 linen sacks
    sweaters: 3 – but I need a few more
    heels: 1 pair that lives under my desk and I never wear
    flats: 2 – 1 pair in each city, I walk and cycle a lot so only wear “real” shoes in the office
    work bags: 2 nice bags (split across cities) and 1 laptop backpacks
    belts: 0
    outerwear (coats, jackets): 1 elegant open front jacket, my everyday olive anorak and a navy Uniqlo puffer
    other work accessories (please describe briefly): 2 nice linen scarves, which I often wear indoors because UK

    Reply
« Washable Workwear Wednesday: Schoolboy Sweater-Blazer
Make My Life Easier Thursday: Hand Held Spiralizer »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

New to our Blog for Working Moms? Start Here!
Machine-Washable Workwear
Week in the Life of a Working Mom
Maternity Workwear
What to Put On Your Registry

Connect With Us!

Never miss an update — sign up for the CorporetteMoms newsletter!

Recent Threadjacks of Interest

  • I WFH and feel like a pseudo SAHM — how can I offload some of the parental things?
  • Here are 6 food-related life-with-children hacks…
  • I’m putting together my baby registry – what are your baby or toddler must-haves?
  • How often do you travel with your spouse without kids?
  • Does anyone have any tricks for how to deal with morning sickness? (I’m already on the meds.)

Check out more working mom questions!

RSS recent posts on corporette…

  • The Most Comfortable Work Heels
  • Money Challenge: Check for Inactive Retirement Accounts and Unclaimed Money
  • 12 of the Best TED Talks for Working Women
  • How to Get More Protein Into Your Diet
  • Tool of the Trade: Library Extension

ABOUT

  • About
  • Contact Kat

WORK WITH US

  • Advertise
  • Product Review Policy

Serious Stuff

  • Copyright 2014-2023 Katfry LLC.
  • CorporetteĀ® is a Registered mark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2014–2023

Share this ArticleLike this article? Email it to a friend!

Email sent!