As more and more people live their ever-busy lives, with less and less time for themselves, it becomes important to know how to live on the go. Finding some practical solutions can help you waste less of that precious time and still achieve your goals. That’s the case with wanting to look good in the office during the day, but having no time to waste going home to change before going out in the evening. No one wants to bring the entire nighttime clothes in a bag or suitcase to work.

So, finding the right combination of clothing items that can work both for an office toned-down put-together look during the day and as your party attire for a night out would save you a lot of unnecessary fuss. It’s not always easy to find and combine pieces from your wardrobe to achieve this. Fortunately, there are some pieces of clothes that can greatly help with that; some classic, some latest fashion, but always very practical and versatile.

 

Graphic T-Shirt

 

Starting with something that seems more tricky to style, but actually isn’t – a graphic T-shirt. T-shirts are making a comeback in the world of fashion, especially graphic ones. They are all the rage now, finding their way into the creations of famous fashion designers such as Gucci, Armani, Balenciaga, Kenzo, and many more.

 

For a day-to-day casual look, vintage tees, or ones with a brand logo, sports team, movie or band on them, like Nirvana and Rolling Stones, are very popular. Geometric and funny t-shirts with catchy writing have been all the rage for some time now. The classic I’m with stupid shirt, or newer ones like May the 4th be with you referencing the Star Wars franchise, coffee and Jesus shirt accentuating our everyday necessities and beliefs, or Bella Hadid’s Yuck Fou tee she wore as a strong statement, are great examples of many different options you can choose from if you decide on the tee that can communicate your sense of humor or opinion to the world.

 

You can just substitute your office pants or the skirt with jeans, leather or another type of material leggings or skirt, and throw a blazer, denim or leather jacket over the tee, and you’ll be transforming your day look to a night one and be ready for partying, going clubbing, or just a relaxed night out with your friends.

 

Little Black Dress

 

A Little Black Dress (LBD) is incredibly versatile and can go with a lot of other pieces of clothing, giving a different look with each one. If your workplace is not a formal one, a black dress with a pair of sneakers can give that casual everyday look, and a piece of casual jewelry can complement it.

For a casual night out you can just throw a jacket over it, whether it’s leather, denim, or any other material, they all work great with an LBD. If you want to dress it up a little, then instead of sneakers, you can wear regular pumps, or short or high boots, both for work or a night out. On the other hand, if you need a more elegant look, then fashionable high heels and a more serious piece of jewelry, like pearls, for example, would be a good choice.

 

 

White Shirt

 

One of the essential pieces of clothing for any woman (or a man for that matter), is a white shirt. It’s very easy to combine it with anything because its simplicity goes well with both casual and formal dress code. Button it up and wear it with a suit or a pen skirt and it’s the formal office classic. In a casual office case, you can unbutton it a bit, wear jeans, leggings, leather pants, skirts, or culottes with it, and add a bandana, scarf, and some jewelry to fit in nicely into your work environment or make your personal fashion statement with details.

 

After office hours, you can replace your regular work pumps with high heels, add more noticeable jewelry and remove a suit jacket. If you need it to be even more casual, you can completely unbutton your white shirt and wear something more casual underneath – a blouse, T-shirt, strap or bralette shirt, etc. Bralettes with a white shirt thrown over them make quite a popular look, with or without the addition of some jewelry. And if you decide on the jewelry it’s best that you go with long necklaces. They are the popular choice and look good with bralettes and tops.

 

Skirt

 

Pen and wrap skirts are practically synonymous with an office outfit. There are many options of skirt shapes, lengths, and materials that you can choose from, depending on the strictness of your office dress policy, but midi-length skirts, like a pen skirt, are mostly associated with more formal looks, while leather and more colorful flowy ones, such as a tulle skirt, are for a casual office day look.

 

When transforming the skirt for nighttime look purposes, you can remove the shirt and wear a silk blouse or a strap one, a top, and/or put a more casual blazer or a jacket over it. A popular choice for a casual night out would be a leather jacket over a graphic tee, top or a strap blouse with a leather skirt.

 

Silk Blouse

 

A silk blouse is a must-have if you need versatile pieces of clothes. Silk is a material that looks very elegant, so for a day option, you’d need to dress it down a bit. For the office, you can wear a tunic cardigan over a silk blouse if you have a more casual office dress code, or a blazer if your office dress code is more strict.

 

Then later on, after you leave the office for your evening plans, you can remove the tunic or a blazer that you have on, and just be in your silk blouse. You can also add some jewelry to jazz it up more.

 

Jumpsuit

 

Depending on your work environment you can choose a jumpsuit with colourful print for a casual dress look, or with some toned-down colours for a more formal look. Blazer or tunic over it can further tone the look down, and you can pair it with a classic pump or ballet flats.

 

For a night out version, you can ditch the classic pumps and flats in favour of high heel pumps or straps, and if it’s a really casual meetup with your friends, then sandals, loafers, and even sneakers will do. On top, you can wear a denim or leather jacket, and add some noticeable belt or jewelry.

 

 

Final thoughts

 

With these versatile wardrobe essentials, you can create many different looks that range from conservative to very casual. Details like the right jewelry, hat, belt, purse, scarf, etc. can accentuate any piece of clothes you have if chosen well. There are also classics for details as well, in particular gold/silver jewelry, pearls, little black purse, and black belt. But you should also have some statement pieces that are showing your personal style.

 

Choosing the right detail, namely a pearl or light gold necklace with a white shirt or an LBD can look very classy and appropriate for formal office dress code, but with a modern necklace and the right purse and/or belt can be transformed into a casual night outfit. These details can help you pull your look together, make it look fresh and stylish, and also speak volumes about your personal taste and uniqueness.