Cubicle Glamour

T-Strap Heels from www.victoriassecret.com

Your image at work is important. The visual package you present to your employers is a crucial element in achieving your career goals. Building or updating your wardrobe for work requires key investment basics that should be simple and tailored. An article with great tips for key corporate pieces can be found at : http://www.examiner.com/x-19315-Fort-Worth-Style-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Corporate-Chic.

The average person spends 2,500 hours a year wearing "work clothes" that should be your first line of defense when you need to be taken seriously. Selling a polished, pulled-together look that maintains the balance between individuality and professionalism is best achieved with accessories for both your outfit and your work area. The slide show included in this article lists some fantastic accessories to turn your work attire from dull to dynamic.

 The bag you carry to work has more responsibility than any other bag you own. Finding the perfect bag that can be stocked with your must-have items for work depends on your job and daily commute. Laptop sleeves that are stylish as well as protection for your computer is a fun and inexpensive way to add your personal touch to your work bag. Check out the fun assortment of work bags on www.careerbags.com or www.franklincovey.com.

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www.sortingwithstyle.com

 I recently chatted with Sayeh Pezeshki, CEO/Founder of Sorting with Style™ and Office Style in a Manila World™, for her expert opinion on adding personal touches to your work environment. Sayeh Pezeshki is The Office Stylist, and a female entrepreneur who started her first business at the age of 17. After being inside her fair share of manila offices, she decided to pursue her passion: bringing Office Style to a Manila World. Her blog TheOfficeStylist offers tips and ruminations on how to bring style into every office environment from tech start ups to doctor's offices. Her store, SortingwithStyle.com carries premier office styling brands like Russell + Hazel, Thomas Paul and Cavallini & Co.

Sayeh suggests finding fun alternatives to the five pieces you use the most in your work space, like a brightly colored pen holder, inspirational paperweight, multi-functional mouse pad/writing tablet, or file folders that are anything other than manila.

Working Girl's Survival Kit from http://www.msandmrs.com

What about those unfortunate moments when reality comes to your work place? 

Sayeh suggests keeping a kit at your desk from http://www.msandmrs.com for those situations. Inside this chic, reusable train case are 22 beauty, grooming, and healthcare products that cure every office catastrophe you could possibly think of.

Another cubicle quandary we posed to Sayeh,what to keep at your desk when the thermostat takes a vacay to Eskimo land? She suggested a shawl that can be worn many different ways. Cashmere, silk, and wool shawls or a wrap cardigan are all great options that are much more glamorous than the grandpa sweater stashed in your bottom desk drawer.