By Lisa @Privilege
The lovely Mouse has a new job. After years as a graduate student, she also needs clothes to go with. She said, to me, help.
OK then.
Careers are won or lost to the 80% rule. In other words, focus 80% of your attention on the 20% that matters. Career wardrobes should be handled the same way.
Wardrobe recommendations often start with a general list of pieces to own. I believe this to be folly of the worst sort. What you don’t want is to end up where every outfit you own is 80% appropriate for what you have to do. Starting with a list of pieces puts you at risk for that outcome.
Instead, start with your use cases. What are use cases, you may ask? The concept comes from software design, meaning, instead of listing the features you want in your product, first... More...
