It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love a great pair of high heels. I’ve always thought of high heels as the quintessential *womanly* accessory and can remember a certain point in my life when I decided that I was old enough [read: mature enough] to rock them whenever I wanted. I once had a coworker ask how I could wear them every day when they must be uncomfortable and I told him, “I like them; they make me feel powerful.” ;)
When I read that ShopStyle would be partnering with Dress for Success to empower and promote economic independence for women, I happily signed on to participate and knew immediately that my “power outfit” would include my highest pair of stilettos. There’s nothing like the assertive click-click sound of high heels marching across a floor to make me feel like a professional and (as I put it in this post here) a woman who has her s*** together. I wore my favorite black d’orsay stilettos with this faux leather pencil skirt, this striped button down shirt, and this gray turtleneck sweater to create a business professional outfit that would be appropriate for any workplace. I topped it off with my MICHAEL Michael Kors Sutton Satchel which is a perfect alternative to a briefcase to carry around any paperwork or business documents while still keeping things stylish and feminine.
While a woman can definitely feel empowered by the clothes she wears and the image she puts forth into the world, we are also empowered by the special people in our lives that encourage and support us. I’ve been blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who do this and much more, but by far my biggest encourager has been my husband, who empowers me every day by helping me with this blog. He selflessly takes time to venture out on photo shoots, has spent late nights sitting in the chair next to me rubbing my neck as I struggled to finish a blog post or fix a coding issue on my site, and even built a new computer for me when we realized our old desktop wasn’t going to cut it with the photo-editing programs and home-based server needed to run the blog. He builds me up every day and makes it possible for me to do what I’m passionate about!
As part of ShopStyle’s Dress for Success Bloggers Give Back Campaign, I will be donating 10% of sales from my blog posts and any social media posts on Dec 8-9 and ShopStyle will match that donation $1 for $1. Check out my Shop page here and my Pinterest Gift Ideas board here for some holiday shopping inspiration and tell me, who empowers you each day? I’d love to hear and thank you for reading!
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GRAY TURTLENECK SWEATER || STRIPED BUTTON DOWN SHIRT || FAUX LEATHER PENCIL SKIRT || MICHAEL MICHAEL KORS SUTTON SATCHEL (SIMILAR ON SALE) || BLACK D’ORSAY PUMPS (SIMILAR SPLURGE and SAVE)
Marianna
Love the layering of your look! And the bag is wonderful…
Marianna
Annie
Obsessed! This look is perfectly layered. Love it!
xo Annie
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Erica
Loving this outfit, especially the shoes! What a great post on women empowerment! You go, girl! xx
Maggie
Your layering here is on point. Love this!
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Vanessa @ Living in Steil
Love your outfit! I completely agree with you about wearing heels. I feel very powerful and put together when I have a pair on. It’s great that you are partnering with this fabulous organization!
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Vanessa
Tristan, I love your “Dress for Success” look! You are absolutely on fleek and I love how sophisticated and chic you look! Hoping that you will win, love!
xoxo, Vanessa
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Toyas Tales
You look so chic. Your outfit is perfect for the office.
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Valerie Price
Your “Dress For Success” look is gorgeous! I love how you styled it!
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Lynda Gergen
This outfit definitely says “I’ve got my s*** together”! I like how the skirt pulls together with the bottom half of the bag. I also like how you use your bag for carrying work instead of a briefcase. This is most certainly a powerful “suit” for women… right down to that “powerful” shade of lipstick, which is also a little bit intimidating. It’s great!!! Just because women have the same positions as men, doesn’t mean they have to dress like them.
kristina
you have such a sunshine-style. so beautiful, and love your boxy layers! xoxo
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Mili
What a great cause! And high heels definitely fit into the quintessential “power outfit.” If I were better in walking in them I would want a point pair just like yours lol
Mili
Kia / house of KTS
A great pair of heels can definitely make an outfit and I am definitely loving how you put this look together. Absolutely beautiful.
Kia / KTS
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Seppy
Love how you define empowerment as something ‘physical’ like the clothes you wear, as well something internal, how you’re feeling about yourself, because both are so true!
I do feel empowered and somehow stronger and more confident when I wear heels, but they KILL my feet – any tips?! All I’ve heard is ‘You get used to it’…which I don’t really want to do….
I also love how supportive your hubby sounds. Sounds just like my bf – spending hours encouraging, whether it’s by taking pictures or doing anything else related to the blog. Isn’t it great? Makes me feel so loved and taken care of!
Missed coming to your blog – sorry for being MIA it’s been a bit of a crazy month and a half….
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Clarissa
You always are gorgeous. ..
Tristan
Thanks Clarissa! You are always so sweet! :)