Work clothes

It's me again!  So when I first started working post college I used to get very creative with what could pass as business attire.  I used to call Melin and say you should see what I'm wearing right now.  Sometimes my outfit consisted of ugly tapered dress pants, which I knew at time should have been burned (and have since been donated, but not soon enough).  Other times it was a skirt that was a few inches too short.  In my defense, I was being paid a pitiful salary and instead of blowing my paycheck on work attire, I was blowing it on really important things like alcohol.  Ok so the days of wearing inappropriate things to work have been over for some time now.  I am, afterall, in my late twenties.  

Well my friends, today was a flashback to 2002.  I bought this dress a few months ago at the Banana outlet for like $20.  It's grey and I knew it was a little on the short side., but I bought it anyway.  This dress has sat in my closet with tags on it for months now and for some reason I thought today would be a good day for it to make it's debut.  I paired it with a pair of grey cableknit tights and black suede knee boots.  Took a quick glance in the mirror and didn't think it was too short.  Threw my coat on and was on my way.  My new office has lots of glass and it's very easy to see your reflection.  Maybe it was the bright sunlight, but after an hour of being in the office I started to feel very self-conscious about the length of my dress.  

I spent most of the day sitting at my desk, but during a bathroom break my new male boss waived me into the conference room.  I obliged and quickly sat in a chair before we had to have the "dress for the position you want, not the position you have" talk.  He wanted to ask me a question so I was like phew in the clear.  Then he makes a comment about liking my outfit and I confessed realizing it wasn't appropriate.  He then starts telling me a story about how his 13 year old daughter was wearing something similar to her CCD class.  He called it a "long shirt".  So needless to say I will be wearing suits for the next 3 months straight to repent for today's ensemble.  

Who knew I could go on for so long about one thing.  Melin, I called you 10 times so I could tell you and you didn't answer.  You owe me a phone call tomorrow.