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Vintage chic in the laneway

November 9, 2011 Autumn

Today I’m honoured to feature the style of a lady who works in vintage chic, style blogger Marianne of Esme and the Laneway. Do make sure that you check out her blog if you haven’t already! Marianne wears a vintage brown dress with peter pan collar and matching jacket (late 1940s), new red wedges from [...]

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Festive dress style

November 3, 2011 Afterwork

The festive season is coming! I just received an invitation to my workplace Christmas party and have started to have a think about what I’ll be wearing; today’s BusiChic has provided me with some inspiration I photographed Maryanne at the launch of the first store for Melbourne clothing and shoe designer, Kuwaii. How much fun [...]

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Malcolm and the trusty coat

July 27, 2011 Contemporary business wear

There’s nothing quite like pulling on a trusty coat in winter. The comfort of the fabric, the snugness of the fit; all of the things which make you feel properly rugged up to face the wind, rain and cold of the season the moment you’re in it. Which is why I liked Malcolm’s trusty coat [...]

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Karlee Slater of The Golden Age

July 16, 2011 Contemporary business wear

To wrap up this Mad Man week of Business Chic, I feature the style of Melbourne’s own Karlee Slater who shows how timeless vintage styling can be incorporated into the modern workplace. The Golden Age BusiChic, I’ve also got to tell you about the work that Karlee does because it is great and I love [...]

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We’re bananas for Janie Bryant for Banana Republic: Mad Men ’11 Collection

July 11, 2011 Popular Culture

A big thanks to the team at Fashionising.com for the low-down on this one: Janie Bryant – the costume designer responsible for dressing Don Draper, his colleagues and his women has created a Mad Men range for American retailer Banana Republic. Regular BusiChic readers will know that I like vintage and Janie Bryant and while [...]

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Wearing vintage to work

June 7, 2011 Contemporary business wear

An outfit post today, inspired by the 1940s styling of Mission 65 Fashion. Personally I wear a lot of vintage clothing as seen in this post and this one. So I thought I’d share my process for incorporating vintage into Contemporary Business Wear. I am sure that there are more formal and stricter definitions, but [...]

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Creative style with lots to love

May 27, 2011 Creative

I’m closing off this week of BusiChic with a lady I met at the State Library. Gorgeous Gail allowed me to photograph and her film her for BusiChicTV but sadly I’ve misplaced the footage. I hope you enjoy scrolling through the images of Gail’s Creative workwear. From her fabulous glasses to the classic well-tailored jacket [...]

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Cycling to work

May 26, 2011 Contemporary business wear

This post has been updated based on comments received The term ‘cycle chic’ was coined by Mikael Colville-Andersen the creator of Copenhagen Cycle Chic and refers to the lifestyle cyclists who wear their regular clothes and hop on a bike to get around. Unfortunately Australians can’t “cycle chic” as the definition strictly stipulates that helmets [...]

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A Polished Peplum

February 28, 2011 BusinessChicTV

Business Chic is a big fan of peplum; detail which adds flair to workwear. Don’t forget to check out today’s episode of BusinessChicTV where today’s featuree shares her summer chic on the last day of Summer here in Melbourne!

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Fashion-forward workwear

February 23, 2011 Autumn

Business Chic works hard to bring you workwear inspiration and today’s ensemble is no exception. We love how Emmy’s outfit is fashion-forward in a way that reminds us of images of Victoria Beckham out and about in her signature structured dresses. Yet Emmy has balanced the statement dress and heels with sleek hair and natural makeup; resulting in a look that is both [...]

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