22 Work-Appropriate Blouses You Can Pair With Anything

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We get it: In theory, it’s more exhilarating to splurge on an Instagram-worthy pair of heels or your next lingerie purchase. But trust us when we say that a work-appropriate blouse can give you the same thrill as shopping those other pieces do. In fact, if you choose and style your work blouses wisely, you can wear this wardrobe workhorse from the office all the way to after-dinner drinks. And what could be more of an investment piece than that? Scroll down for 22 thoroughly versatile work blouses that will pair with trousers, skirts, jeans, and anything else you’ve got in rotation right now.

This post has been updated by Anna LaPlaca.

Nicole Kliest
Freelance Contributor

Nicole Kliest is a freelance writer and editor based in New York City who focuses on fashion, travel, food, wine, and pretty much anything else that's amusing to write about. After graduating from Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing, she started her career back in 2010 as Who What Wear's photo editor and throughout the last decade has contributed to publications including Fashionista, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Zoe Report, PopSugar, Fodor's Travel, and several others. She also copywrites and has worked with clients such as Frame, Sea, 3x1, Intelligentsia, and others to develop brand voices through storytelling and creative marketing. She's very passionate about the ways we can improve our sustainability efforts in the fashion industry as well as cultivating content that's diverse and inclusive of all people. When she's not checking out the latest restaurant opening in her West Village neighborhood or riding her bicycle along the West Side Highway, she can be found scheming her next trip somewhere around the world. (Up next is Vienna.)