After a quick chat with ladies in the office I decided that 'smart' was the key word. A nice dress and a jacket seemed like the perfect option.
Now, I have a beautiful coral coloured one shoulder Zara dress that I bought for a wedding a few years ago and I'm always looking for an excuse to wear it, but it doesn't look right with tights and temperatures have plummeted this week, so that was a no, no.
Instead I raided my Mum's wardrobe (a favourite past time of mine) and found an black silk Laura Ashley dress from circa 2000, which she'd recently taken to the tailor to be shortened to knee length. It's a UK size 10 so I had to squeeze my lardy-bum in and make a vow not to sit down all day, but I think it looked very chic.
I wore it with my staple black heels and black tights, and then put on a H&M Chanel-esque grey jacket that I love but never seem to wear. As a bonus I also found an old Accessorize necklace that I'd completely forgotten about.
