In preparation of Monday’s work, I went shopping at Metrotown with Al on Saturday. I needed some business casual clothing aka shirts, dress pants, sweaters. Normally you’d think a female should have those type of clothing but not I. My closet is full of jeans, t-shirts, sweat shirts and some blouses which isn’t really suitable for the office environment. It’s the same for shoes [Converse & Pumas] and bags [small, sporty types].
We went to buy pants first. I’m really picky about my clothes and I almost always buy the same style/cutting. We went to GAP for pants because they offer ankle cut which is perfect for my height. However since cotton pants will shrink a little I bought the regular length, wide-legged pants. I like wearing wide-legged pants since it’s more comfy but I need to alter mine a bit because it’s about 1″ too long. I was going to buy either another pair of pants or a skirt but couldn’t find anything I liked at both RW&Co and GAP so I gave up.
Next we found some really nice wool sweater from SmartSet and a cute shirt from RW&Co. I’m really afraid of coldness and usually wear a lot of layers or a really heavy jacket when I go out. These sweaters will keep me warm without being too bulky. I picked a grey and a red one. Al wanted me to buy a black sweater but I think it makes me look like a stick so I didn’t get them. =.=
When we were looking for shoes, which I didn’t find anything I liked, we ended up picking up a nice handbag. It was just the right size and more “mature” looking than any bags I own. I was looking for something that’s big since I like to carry a lot of stuff, but not so big that it looks like I’m trying to run away from home or something. The best part was that it’s on sale. *haha*
After 3 hours of shopping we were both really tired. Al was lecturing me all through the shopping process, saying how I should’ve bought all these business casual type of clothing a long time ago as they are pretty much essential to any female’s closet. I told me that since I used to work in a casual environment, then I worked from home, so I didn’t really need this type of clothing. Besides, I look very weird in them. =x
I think the next item on my “must buy” list for work clothes is a really nice suit. Maybe I’ll get a matching tie. I love wearing ties for some odd reason.
