Hi All
Scenario:
I am attending work meetings/events about once a month where I have been told suits are preferred. It is male dominated. I wore my navy suit to the first one with the navy turtleneck, brown suede boots and my tan handbag. This felt appropriate and formal enough. Men were wearing a mix of suits, blazer and trousers, or some dress shirts and trouser combinations. Other women were wearing dresses or blazer and pants.
I plan to mostly wear my suit but potentially will add a new dress to the mix as well in due course.
NZ is not as formal as the UK in terms of dress expectations, but I think more formal than much of the USA (based on my experience).
My other combinations at the moment are
- Black top (shirt or knit top) with black heels or black boots with my black bag. I don't love these boots with the trousers but depending on my foot/ the amount of walking etc the heels may not work.
- Blush top and blush laceups or tan heels with the tan handbag.
I have a meeting next month where there will be a VIP there so I want to feel at my best. I would like to add a new pair of work dressy flats, a new top and potentially a new bag at some stage, although not necessarily before this meeting.
Questions:
1) Which combination of the existing pieces would you wear to a conservative male dominated work event with a VIP?
2) Moving forward, what ideas do you have for new colours that will work with this suit in these types of settings. I expect these pieces to also work in with the rest of my work pieces (black wide leg trousers, a coffee colour slip skirt etc)
I am drawn towards either a tomato red or a chalky soft white. Whether I can find this is another story - it might take a while.
Thanks in advance.
