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What about the pant suit?

The pant suit is a perennial favourite for business attire. There are heaps of reasons for this, not the least of which is the comfort factor. When you need to look good from breakfast meeting to drinks after work, the pant suit looks great – not just professional but also offering an aura of authority! Of course, it is also easy to wear from morning to night.

The New York Magazine offered some great photos of pant suit outfits, check them out.

There are other advantages – a pant suit can look fabulous with both high heels and with flats. If you are going from business meeting to out for the evening, a quick change of shoes perhaps a blouse with a frill (great contrast – very playful and sexy!).

Let’s face it the pant suit is every woman’s friend, that long lean look of solid vertical colour enhances our body image and feels great.

New Fashions in the Pant Suit

Through the last 50 years the pant suit has performed well, but don’t think about dreary suits that drab you out -  a heap of photographs on the designer side of the pant suit can be found at Style.com, these pant suit photographs cover the styles we  have seen on the catwalk.

What Jewellery to wear with the Pant Suit

Think carefully about the effect that you want to make. You are powerful with an aura of authority. Time to show this in your jewellery. Think gold – that richest of metals offering warmth and comfort along with richness and a hint of “old money”.

The comments that follow also apply to all business attire, but notably to the pant suit.

The pant suit needs to be set off by classic jewellery.  Please, no Pandora bracelets or jangling bangles. A single classy bracelet or bangle is very acceptable. We do not want you to clank through the corridors of pwer!

Necklaces should be businesslike and sit around the collar bone, not too long – we don’t want them to get tangled in your ipod cords. Pearls or gemstones (or both) work really well. Freshwater pearls are relatively inexpensive and look wonderful brightened up by clear gems.

Always wear earrings, this shows your adoring public that no detail is too small to be overlooked. The earrings to wear with a pant suit are discrete, large enough to be seen but not large enough to dominate. We suggest no more than about 3cm in length.

Depending on your jacket, a brooch can add to the vision. If you work in a creative sphere this works particularly well. Select a pin or brooch with geometric or abstract patterning, alternatively a cameo can work well (just not one of the plastic varieties, there are some really nice agate or opal cameos available).

Your watch should again be a classic time piece, worn with a simple band. There is nothing wrong with a man style watch of female size proportions. The watch will tell people you are aware of the importance of their time as well as your own. There is nothing worse than a business person checking their phone to see what the time is – fussy and fiddly.

As always, the jewellery you wear should dictate your own style, preferences and colours. Wear a piece of jewellery because you feel good doing so. It is always an advantage when it matches your outfit, but ultimately wearing it should enhance the outfit and your mood.

Why not check out the business attire jewellery at rayclif.com.