the clothing menu — An inspirational blog about what to wear to work.

I’m so excited for Mad Men!

April 6, 2013 by kristen 2 Comments

Besides Girls, Mad Men is the only real show on TV these days that I watch. Anything else I watch is reality TV crap. Pretty sad, huh? I’ve been a fan of Mad Men from the beginning (all 5 seasons!) It’s been fun to see the fashion evolve on the show as it’s moved from the 50s to the 60s. One of my favorite parts of last season was Megan Draper’s colorful 60′s outfits:

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These outfits can totally inspire work outfits today. Don’t you think?

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What I wore to work: Michael Kors sweater dress

April 3, 2013 by kristen 3 Comments

I bought this purple Michael Kors sweater dress in the fall when I started my winter shopping and finally got around to wearing it to work a couple weeks ago! I decided to wear the dress with skinny jeans instead of leggings for a couple reasons: 1) the dress is a little to tight around my backside to wear with leggings 2) I’m kind of over leggings right now.

You’ll also see I’m wearing Toms in one shot and gray wedge shoes in the other. That’s because I wasn’t sure after my fall if I was ready to wear heels again because knowing me I’d fall again wearing these, but they look better with the wedges so that’s what I went with once I got to work!

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Giveaway! Skip N’ Whistle crazy cat lady tee!

April 1, 2013 by kristen 6 Comments

Hey crazy cat lady readers! Check out this fun tee from New Orleans based shop Skip N’ Whistle. Comment on this blog post or this Facebook post on the clothing menu’s page or tweet about this giveaway mentioning @KristenD56 for your chance to win a purple crazy cat tee in purple!

*US entries only..deadline to enter is midnight EST Saturday April 6, 2013.

Want to see how to wear this fun tee to work? Check out this outfit on Stripes & Sequins.

And while you’re at it, browse through the Skip N’ Whistle shop for other screen printed clothes and accessories like this (c/o Skip N’ Whistle) anchor scarf I’m wearing while cracking up at something my boyfriend just said.

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Men’s fashion spring 2013: prints

March 24, 2013 by kristen 2 Comments

Gucci / Lacoste

I’m wrapping up this week of men’s spring fashion with the boldest trend: prints. Seen on the spring runways were unusual prints for men, like polka dots and floral. What do you think? Would you (or your guy) wear any of these to work?

Floral tie

ASOS polka dot chambray shirt

Tasso Elba floral print dress shirt

Turnbull & Asser polka dot pocket square

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Men’s fashion spring 2013: white on white

March 22, 2013 by kristen Leave a Comment

Hermes / Calvin Klein Collection

Ok guys – this is a risky one, but I had to share it since it was seen multiple times on the spring 2013 runways. Originally, I was going to write about a white pants trend, but then I noticed white pants with a white shirt was trending. I think it’s best to try this out with one piece – whether it’s the pants or the shirt – and then maybe build up to white pants with a white shirt. Although, I think the white on white would only work in warmer climates or on a hot day. What do you think of this trend?

Paul Smith white pants

Reveal white contrast buttondown shirt

Armani Collezioni white dress shirt

Dockers white flat front pants

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Men’s fashion spring 2013: camo

March 21, 2013 by kristen Leave a Comment

Michael Bastian / Dries van Noten

I’m actually really liking this trend for guys who work in a creative work environment like I do. Camo is a trend that you need to wear in small doses, whether it’s to the office or on weekends, but here are some work appropriate ways to pull off this trend (if you’re in a casual office only!):

ASOS green camo shirt

Blue Guess camo shirt

DJP camo sleeve blazer

Blvck Scvle camo pants

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Men’s fashion spring 2013: colored pants

March 20, 2013 by kristen 2 Comments

Paul Smith / J. Crew

Colored pants is a trend many of my male co-workers have been incorporating into what they wear to work. I have one co-worker who has I think at least 5 pairs of Gap colored pants! I know the hardest part with these is figuring out what to wear with them. I’ll have to put together a future blog post about that, but for now you’re safe wearing black, white or gray with any pair of colored pants.

Green gap pants

Yellow Levi’s pants

Blue J. Crew pants

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Men’s fashion spring 2013: stripes

March 19, 2013 by kristen Leave a Comment

Stripes is one of the trends seen on runways for women and men. This is a staple for any men’s wardrobe – what guy doesn’t own a striped shirt? There’s nothing at all wrong with that..but this spring, you can try to add stripes to your work wardrobe in some other ways, like through accessories like the Orvis watches. If you wear a tie to work, I definitely recommend you get a striped tie – those were seen a lot on the spring 2013 runways. I’m loving this turquoise Michael Bastian tie.

Michael Bastian striped tie

Orvis striped watches

Brooks Brothers BrooksCool dress shirt

Ben Sherman messenger bag

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Work fashion spring 2013: patchwork print

March 15, 2013 by kristen Leave a Comment

Preen / Julien David

I am big fan of mixing prints, so I really like this patchwork print trend because it’s like an evolution of mixing prints. To get this trend look for articles of clothing with varying prints and colors. Since there’s a lot going on in one piece, it’s best to wear a solid color on top or bottom to pair with it for your work outfits.

Want to own one (or more) of these? Buy here:

Plenty by Tracy Reese black lace patchwork dress

Lucky Brand floral patchwork button-up shirt

Joseph neutral patchwork tank

Patchwork short sleeve blouse from Revolve Clothing

Ted Baker floral patchwork dress

Looking for more spring fashion inspiration for your work wardrobe? Browse my spring fashion 2013 Pinterest board!

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Work fashion spring 2013: ruffles

March 14, 2013 by kristen Leave a Comment

Givenchy / Burberry Prorsum

I love this trend! Because ruffles means peplum and if you know me, you know I like peplum. I like the femininity of it and peplum happen to fits really well on my body shape. The good thing about the ruffles trend is it spans from ruffle detail on a tank to a peplum dress, so there are varying ways you can wear it. What do you think about this trend?