Category: Professional Style
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Cherry Blossoms and Solo Travel
Nestled on the University of Washington campus, surrounded by Victorian buildings you’d sooner expect to find in England than in the Pacific Northwest, are dozens of Sakura trees which, for a few special weeks each spring, burst into bloom with magnificent pink blossoms. The scent of the blossoms dances on the light breeze coming off Lake Washington, making the spring […]
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Black, White, and Chevron All Over – The Perfect Skirt Suit
It’s been nearly a month since I went to Phoenix for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, and in all the excitement of fashion week and birthday celebrations I haven’t yet finished my posts from that trip! Here’s a step back into Phoenix, where the weather was sunny and over 30 degrees every day, […]
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Leather in the Rain
Ring a ding ding, it’s time for spring! I don’t know about you, but I love the rain. It reminds me of the month I spent going to school in England during high school, during which I learned to stop trying to keep my hair straight in rainy weather. Now that I’m back in Toronto, […]
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Business Beautiful
“Business casual” is a term often thrown around to represent the way women should dress in the office or at functions, or anywhere else they need to look “professional”. But that is so vague, and can mean anything from a pinstripe pantsuit to a summer dress with a blazer. Last weekend I had the opportunity to […]