My Style Is Classic and Polished—Here's Everything I'd Buy For the Office RN

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While my personal style is always evolving, right now I’m gravitating towards pieces that are classic and polished. At times I can be more trend-driven, but I credit the last several years working at home and less IRL events with pushing me towards more timeless pieces that I can wear for years and years in the future. With more in-office days returning in the future, I’ve been thinking more about what I’ll be wearing and the pieces I’m interested in adding to my work wardrobe.

Great tailored pieces feel particularly relevant for the office, with cool takes on suiting like waistcoats and relaxed trousers winning out. I’m also a huge fan of practical yet chic footwear, so I consider kitten heels, slingbacks, and polished flats key buys. Throw in some crisp button-downs, sleek belts, and classic bags, and that is practically my office fashion in a nutshell. Ahead, see the pieces I would buy for my work wardrobe now.

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Associate Director, Special Projects

Kristen Nichols is the Associate Director, Special Projects at Who What Wear with over a decade of experience in fashion, editorial, and publishing. She oversees luxury content and wedding features, and covers fashion within the luxury market, runway reporting, shopping features, trends, and interviews with leading industry experts. She also contributes to podcast recordings, social media, and branded content initiatives. Kristen has worked with brands including Prada, Chanel, MyTheresa, and Luisa Via Roma, and rising designers such as Refine and Tove, and her style has been featured in publications including Vogue.com, Vogue France, WWD, and the CFDA. Before Who What Wear, Kristen began her career at Rodarte, where she worked on assistant styling, photo shoots, and runway shows, and at Allure, where she moved into print and digital editorial. She graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied art history and business, and currently lives in New York.