Secretary chic
By Editor • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Trend TimeSecretary chic was one of the designers’ inspirations for Fall/Winter ’09. It graced the catwalk in the form of sophisticated black dresses clinched at the waist, along with chiffon and satin blouses which were paired with silk pencil skirts and tweed structured jackets. Hot on their trail were crisp shirts teamed up with slim pants and wide leg trousers. Wool cardigans and knitted vests rounded out the stylish selections.
Carlos Miele, Badgley Mischka, Boy by Band of Outsiders, Diane von Furstenberg, Jill Stuart Fall/Winter ‘09
Marc Jacobs, Naeem Khan, Jason Wu, Elie Tahari, Meadham Kirchhoff Fall/Winter ‘09
Moschino, Emporio Armani, Yigal Azrouel, Tory Burch, Halston Fall/Winter ‘09
I used to be a secretary, and yes indeed, we were expected to look great all of the time, to dress very well and to always be courteous, gracious and professional as people with lesser intellects treated us like sub-humans. (Now that only executives have secretaries or “administrative assistants”, they are treated much better by other staff, and their salaries are competitive as well). I used to get designer clothes from Goodwill for pennies on the dollar. Now though, that is chic too, so even Goodwill is getting pricey for the people who need it most..
Now, I am a computer programmer and my fashion style is “refugee casual”. No more designer clothes for me, nor all of the work and expense of dry cleaning, ironing etc. If I dressed like that now, no one would take me seriously as a programmer.
Funny how that works.
Best regards,
Gail S