Extra Reading

Great article in the Guardian by Lauren Cochrane last August :

"How designers are changing what we wear to work"

"Hard-working clothes for hard-working women – that's what we want now."

Lemon Zest Dress

Here at 9to7, we are always searching for classic work wear with a modern twist. 

The yellow band on this Karen Millen LBD ticks the modern box. The reassuringly heavy jersey fabric steers it out of cheap high street number territory and the snake print is sufficiently abstract to avoid animal print clichés.

Wear with...

1. Lemon Meringue Necklace, Veraviridis, £19.10, Etsy 

2. Black Opaques, M&S, £8

3. Actute Patent Pointed Courts, Dune,£75