2 women wearing back-to-work style outfits. One woman wears a tailored jacket and high-waisted wide leg cropped pants in cobalt blue styled with a black jersey top. The other woman wears a fixed wrap jersey dress in fuchsia pink with a softly tailored black jacket. She sits at a table with a laptop to suggest working from home or office an situation where her clothing needs to be professional and business-like.Pictured in a work or office environment, a woman sits with her laptop wearing a fixed wrap dress in fuchsia pink jersey worn with a softly tailored black jacket for corporate and office wear ideas available to shop online at Leina and Fleur, with international shipping now available.

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The Ultimate workwear capsule wardrobe

What would you do with an extra 17 minutes a day*? On average, that's how long it takes us to get dressed in the mornings. Streamline your wardrobe, streamline your workday mornings and save precious minutes to do something you love. Here's how with our Back To Work Capsule Edit.

Plus size woman sitting at office desk wearing a printed jersey work dress with blue tailored jacket to show made in Australia corporate looks

THINK FLEXIBILITY

While workwear can be about the perfectly tailored suit, it’s not the only option for your work wardrobe. Work clothes should be able to move with you through your daily tasks.

If a pencil skirt inhibits movement on your swivel chair or your jacket collar bunches up around your neck every time you answer the phone, then it’s time to look for different solutions.

Step 1. Work Pants

Focus on a good pair of work pants. Pants are one of the trickiest items to shop for as their comfort and fit is dependent on so many measurements: waist, hips and leg length of course, but there’s often the fit over other curvy areas such as the thighs and through the seat of the pant to consider as well. Alleviate the discomfort by shopping pants made with stretch jersey.

elarroyoenterprisess dry-touch jersey pants feature soft, pull-on waistbands that fit to your curves.

Culotte styles drape from the hips and create dramatic silhouettes with their wide legs. Cropped-length culotte pants in dry-touch jersey, like the Dany Culotte add a contemporary edge that styles well for dynamic work wear looks. The Monroe Pant meanwhile, cuts a straighter line that glides from the hips to elongate the legs, creating a more sophisticated, classic look.

tailored pants with stretch appeal

Even our more tailored pant styles have a good blend of stretch fibres. Heavier in weight, our Ponte Jersey lends itself to more structured details like zip fastenings and is good for giving a more defined silhouette while still having stretch enough to move with your body.  

Choose which pant will work best your professional days and buy it in two colours to give variation within your wardrobe.

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Step 2. Add A Skirt

A skirt will help your work wardrobe flow. Great for transitioning between the seasons, skirts wear well in both summer and winter and seasonal styling changes are an easy way to transform a skirt’s look. 

SLICK WORK SKIRTS

All elarroyoenterprises skirts are made in luxurious stretch jersey so comfort and fit are guaranteed. Even our slim-fitting pencil skirts, the Glennon Skirt (with waistband) and the Andi Skirt (no waistband) are pull-on, tube-style skirts which mould to your curves. Great for layering, pencil skirt shapes pair well with most top styles, whether they’re worn tucked or loose, and look smart for work.

SOFT CORPORATE SKIRTS

A-line skirts work well in jersey too. Tailoring to the waist and hips for definition, a full skirt will fall gracefully over the legs to a give a softer shape for corporate wear. The Berit Skirt with its deep ruffle hemline works to balance out the silhouette and fuller busts. Wear tops tucked in for a smarter, work wear look.

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Workwear tops in stretch jersey for petite to plus size women - images shows plus size woman in three work top styles: one top in magenta jersey features cap sleeves and boat neckline. Top two is a V-neck short sleeve top in black jersey and top three is white bamboo jersey with short sleeves and a round neckline

Step 3. Select Workwear Tops

A good capsule work wardrobe should contain a minimum of 3-4 tops. If three is your basic, go for a top in a neutral shade, one in a colour and a printed top. This will ensure a good variety of looks through the work week.

SHOP WORK TOPS
COWL NECK TOPS

Cowl neck tops work particularly well for corporate wear. They offer detail that stands alone and wears beneath jackets. Cowl neck tops like the Joni Top promise modest necklines that safe guard with drape and style rather than blanket coverage, and best of all, these tops suit all bust sizes.

WRAP FRONT TOPS

Wrap-front tops suit work dressing. A functioning wrap top like the Oakley Top will help sculpt the silhouette, defining the waist and frilling over the hips to give a more feminine workwear look. Fixed wrap styles meanwhile, offer a more streamlined look that wears well with suiting, usually with ruching to flatter the tummy and waist.

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Step 4. Dresses For The Workplace

Simplify your style and be done in one with a dress style. A strong work dress will create presence and in elarroyoenterprises's stretch jersey, will deliver all-day comfort and ease of wear.

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Double The Dresses

Designed with longevity in mind, elarroyoenterprisess latest dresses come with reversible options. Wear front to back or back to front and transform your look with a slick change of necklines.

A good workwear wardrobe will lighten your morning routine (and your laundry basket!). Rather than being weighed down by styles you never wear, having a solid capsule wardrobe of workwear styles will give you a clear vision of where you’re going and what you’ll be wearing to get there. You’ll be dressed in the morning in under 5 minutes flat!

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* The average woman will spend 17 minutes choosing an outfit to wear to work, reveals UK survey. Read More >

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