When I was out thrifting the other day I thought to myself, “What am I going to wear to the next meeting to impress the members of the board?”
I need to dress like a boss!
Once a month all the board members meet and discuss bicker over coffee hot water and doughnuts doggie snacks.
As Zoë and I are the only members on the board, unless you count the half mannequin I keep in a trunk. (I’m not kidding, she is less of an active board member and more of a silent partner. I use her to break any ties in the votes. Zoë claims I’m pulling her strings from behind the scenes, she is paranoid like that. There is one of “those” at every company it seems.)
When the last meeting was called and I showed up wearing this fierce Olsen dress like a boss Zoë knew there would be no additional naps on the agenda.
When I was a kid I wanted to be a lawyer.
I’m serious.
The only reason I wanted to be a lawyer was because I thought it meant I could dress up every day and have enough cash to spend on all the clothes I wanted. I didn’t care about the law, or studying…nothing quite so boring as that! Just what I envisioned it would afford me and the fabulous lifestyle I would have.
The naiveté of youth.
Little did I know at the time that I could have gone out and bought items like this via thrift. No need for an under grad degree and then the additional law degree and the $150,000 in student debt when you can get an awesome designer dress with faux leather details and rule your pug with authority.
What’s that you say?
You call bullshit?
Okay, okay I may have exaggerated a bit. Zoë doesn’t do a damn thing until she is good and ready or there are treats in my hand. Reminds me of someone else in the family…
Do you like to dress like a boss?
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Ha! The only thing that matches your superb sense of humor is your fashion-ability. Both are exceptional. This outfit rocks.
You are definitely the boss! xxx
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I don’t know that I have ever commented on what a good writer you are Samantha. The thing is, your stylings are a so fun, colorful, creative, classy, and fleeking fabulous that they often shout louder than your artful and hilarious verbiage . (YIkes! what a mouthful!)
This dress is all at once classically professional and straight up sexy. What a combo!!! Of course your great figure is accomplishing 99% of the sexy
part.
You do make me laugh. I can’t imagine a better workplace than yours along with Zoe and the half mannequin.
That dress looks wonderful on you and fits like a glove.
I used to have to dress like a boss ‘cos I was one. I never looked as good as you did, though. Lank hair, rings under my eyes, pasty skin… spending 100 hours a week in a horrible, highly pressured, male dominated, air conditioned environment play havoc with a girl’s looks.
xxxx
This dress is amazing. Working from home has its many benefits, but I do miss getting dressed for work. We need to invite our dogs to future board meetings – might make them more interesting!
wouuu, you look so elegant!, that’s a fabulous dress, it fits you like a dream and I love that the pattern is diferently positioned in the body and in the skirt, that’s particularly cool!
You really look like one of those elegantly dressed lawyers which appear in tv series!! that fulfills your youthhood dream, and it’s even better than it!
besos
Well, as a boss, the important thing is to know the shortcomings & strengths of each of your employees!!
And you seem to have it down, girl!!
And as much as we pooh pooh the work clothes—I think they really can make a difference.
Like this one you’re wearing, for instance—it’s covered up yet sexy. It fits fabulously which means you know what you’re doing! And last of all, you can lay down in it—extremely important for those occasional naps!!
jodie
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The leather collar and cuffs, though…. Oh my goodness. <3 I want this whole outfit!
– Anna
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I’m a lawyer by day, and I have to say this was a really fun read! Your style (with fashion and writing both!) is awesome, and I wish I had that outlook toward the fashion component of my job when I started in the field 20 years ago!
-Zuma
http://www.splashofteal.com
I love your choice of a blue bag with this awesome dress. Oh yes you look the part. I sometimes dress as a boss, sometimes I dress like Charlie Chaplin. All good.
Greetje
Hot boss, I’d say! And hell yes, I love to dress like a boss too. This dress says all the right things about you – powerful, strict, don’t-mess-with-me, and I’ve got the last vote – all keep Zoe in her place. Who would think you could find something so pristine, so cute, so sexy through thrifting? And clever, you have to be really clever to find this kind of purchase.
Anna x
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If by “dress like a boss” you mean “wear the same 3 cotton maxis everyday around the house because no one’s going to see me” then, yes. I dress like a boss.
That look is everything!
OMG, we are SO much alike. I also wanted to be a lawyer…because of the cute clothes!! lol
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I’m a lawyer by day, and I have to say this was a really fun read! Your style (with fashion and writing both!) is awesome, and I wish I had that outlook toward the fashion component of my job when I started in the field 20 years ago! xx Zuma
http://www.splashofteal.com
Don’t know what I love most about this post, the writing- your dry wit gets me every time, or that gorgeous boss lady dress. Yes, I love to dress up, every day is a good day to dress up and celebrate something.
That dress…. 🙂
xx, Elle
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