Striped tees scream a few things to me: chic, a la francaise, kate middleton, summer, northeast… but what they don’t usually scream is work. I love my striped tees; they’re comfortable and classic so I always want to wear them to work. I took lockdown and a more relaxed dress code at my office to figure out if I could make them look office appropriate. Here’s 5 ways to style a striped tee for work…
When picking a striped tee, a Breton, to style for work, you want to make sure you stick to classic navy or black. You want your stripes to be not too wide and not too thin; goldilocks situation if you will. I love this one from J Crew (in navy) or Tuckernuck (also in navy) or Boden (just in navy right now but usually also comes in black).
Styled with a white vest, black pants, and black heels this look is appropriate for casual and possibly conservative offices.
Styled with a bright pink blazer, black skirt, and black heels this look can work for casual, conservative, and professional offices depending on the color of the blazer.
Styled with a navy blazer, white linen pants, and nude heels this look can work for casual and conservative offices.
Styled with a tan blazer, black crops, and toe cap heels this look can work for casual and conservative offices. Previously, I styled this outfit with a trench and wide leg pants. It would work for casual and conservative offices!
Styled with a navy suit and navy heels this look can work for every office dress code. If you want to punch it up for more casual offices toss in some bright heels, maybe pink?
