As the Director of Sales and Marketing at Live Work Play, Corey Woodard spends her days networking with local service-providing professionals. Her nights offer little opportunity for restful relaxation: post-office hours are prime time for her to promote Raleigh, NC based restaurants and the bar scene. Still, despite her blistering schedule, Corey calls working with Live Work Play a “dream...
Fashion Designer Liz Lange: The Accidental Entrepreneur
Liz Lange, Founder & Director of Liz Lange Maternity (www.lizlange.com / www.target.com) and Co-Founder of Shopafrolic (www.shopafrolic.com ), speaks with NEXT for Women about how she came to be an entrepreneur. She calls herself and accidental entrepreneur due the fact that she fell into this great idea when her friends complained about maternity clothing in general and seeing that their...
Fashion Designer Liz Lange on Dressing For The Office
Liz Lange, Founder & Director of Liz Lange Maternity (www.lizlange.com / www.target.com) and Co-Founder of Shopafrolic (www.shopafrolic.com), speaks with NEXT for Women about dressing for the office. Despite no formal fashion training other than working as an assistant at Vogue, Liz founded a successful fashion business. Find her on Twitter: @lizlange
Gtrot’s Travel Tip: The Wanderer’s Wardrobe
Make the most of your travel wardrobe by basing all of your outfits around a few basic, neutral pieces. Then, mix and match with colorful blouses, tops and scarves to create many looks and reduce the amount of clothing packed. Black can be your best friend. The best clothes are wrinkle-resistant, black and easily washed. To spruce things up, bring statement scarves, belts or...
6 Universally Flattering Pieces
Trends come and go, but time after time I find myself reaching for several essentials that have been a part of my work wardrobe for quite some time now. These pieces have a few things in common: classic, chic, clean lines, and universally flattering. Such pieces can be found in a variety of cuts to fit any conceivable body type...
Believing In Yourself With Fashion Designer Liz Lange
Liz Lange, Founder & Director of Liz Lange Maternity (www.lizlange.com / www.target.com) and Co-Founder of Shopafrolic (www.shopafrolic.com ), speaks with NEXT for Women about believing in yourself. Despite no formal fashion training other than working as an assistant at Vogue, Liz founded a successful fashion business. Her advice: “believe in yourself in the face of others not believing”.
Let The Focus Be On Your Work, Not Your Inappropriately Short Skirt
The general rule of thumb for skirts in a professional setting is nothing that is more than an inch or two above the knee. You want the focus of the people in the office to be your work, not your inappropriately short skirt. Some industries are a bit more liberal than others, even those, the recommendation would be to err...
Be Careful What You Reveal To The Boss – Literally.
Susan was enjoying her day…until she got a call to meet with her company’s CEO. In the early 70s, I began my career at Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (now CIGNA). This was before the The Women’s Dress for Success Book was a published. As a matter of fact personnel departments were still debating whether women could wear pants...
‘Tis The Season For Office Parties. The Top Things You Should Know Before You Take That Drink.
‘Tis the season…for ice skating and gingerbread houses and chestnuts roasting on an open fire, yes, but also for another time-honored holiday tradition: the office party. The social event whirlwind every December encompasses soirees both personal and professional, though the latter tend to pose the greater etiquette challenge. Rather than waste your time (never more valuable than it is...
Don We Now Our Gay Apparel: The Dos and Don’ts To Dressing For That Holiday Office Party
As December steams steadily towards the holidays, we are once again faced with that age-old question: What should we wear to the holiday office party? Choosing a professional-but-not-dowdy look is hard enough during the workweek – add festive to the equation and outfitting yourself suddenly seems impossible. However, festivity and professionalism do not have to be mutually exclusive. Somewhere...
Is Your Perfume Causing A Stink In The Office?
Ok, so we all know that one should refrain from wearing perfume to a job interview for personal olfactory reasons (maybe the interviewer doesn’t like the scent or it reminds them of an unpleasant experience). But this also goes a step further into the workplace AFTER you land that perfect job! Did you know that ‘strong scents’ are grounds for...