Corporate Appeal

How hard is it to pull off a corporate look? It takes a lot of effort especially if you're one of the Pink Tarha Ladies. We do not like wearing the executive look because they're way too much effort-ful to conjure. We're doubtful if we can last a day in it. Our Collage Week on neutrals was the most formal we can get ourselves to wear. Corporate dressing? Not for us. We only wear them once in a blue moon, or when a challenge to power dress comes. Like last Monday!

The challenge was to come to work in a power dressing aka corporate mode. We had visions of tight pencil skirts and sky-high pumps like those working girls you see in the Makati Central Business District but of course, we have to subdue everything here. Subtlety goes a long way anyway. Here's how powerful we can get:

The Pink Tarha Ladies Tigresses
(Mary is still absent due to sickness. But she's doing well now, folks!)

Shoegarfreeruby's eclectic mix of colors

Batwing cardigan H&M Blue and white smock dress CITYMAX Black slacks (old) Gladiator sandals H&M Bag BETSEYVILLE by Betsey Johnson Black headband BERSHKA Earrings MS. SELFRIDGE Watch CASIO BABY G

Even if black and white is the main theme of the day, R ventured off the world of usual power dressing by incorporating color to her wardrobe. Her bag is definitely not something you'll see in the corporate ladder but so what?! If you have a bag like that, don't you get the attention worthy enough to get you to the top?

Eyecandy's touch of 'rock it!'

White polo and black round vest MARKS&SPENCER Ash gray plaid slacks RED HERRING (Debenhams) Black patent mary jane PEACOCKS Red crocodile purse LIZ CLAIRBORNE Black lace headband FOREVER 21 Grey plastic bangle CITYMAX Dogtag necklace CENTREPOINT Crystal drop-earrings ACCESSORIZE

Black, white, and grey... learn the most basic in corporate attire but don't stop there. Take E's cue on making the look yours by infusing your own style. She's still the rockin' and rollin' girl with her go-getter, always upbeat attitude. The red clutch, the floral headband, and the dangling earrings make quite a statement don't cha think? They catch the eyes of the beholder... and those looks will probably linger for more than just a while.

Sundrenched's classic approach

Blazer MS (Centrepoint) White tee ZARA Black wide-leg slacks NEW LOOK Black pumps F&F Mode Layered bead necklace PROMOD Black hand bag Thrifted from HARAJ

She's the only one who wore the blazer but to minimize the formality of it all, S chose to scrunch her sleeves to 3/4 and wore a basic white tee under. With a layered necklace and high heels, who cares if her black and white ensemble is your ordinary take on corporate look?

It might take a while for us to wear the corporate attire again but it sure is hell fun to become "powerful" for a day. Where's our whips? Whapakkkk! ;P

Substance and Style

When it comes to clothes and colors, nothing beats the basics. The Pink Tarha girls found ourselves dressed in basic pieces in neutral colors on the same day so we just have to take a picture!

It's surprising that we're wearing whites, browns, grays, and blacks while it's summer (gettin' hot in here already, yes?) Oh well, you know summer in the Kingdom is different! While the beachcombers in the Philippines are mourning for this year's gone too soon summer, we, fabulous people of Riyadh, don't even have to wish for sunshine!

Anyway, here's our neutral office ensembles for Collage Week!

Dressed to work it!

The whole corporate look for work doesn't really suit our tastes that much. You'll rarely see us wearing corporate jackets or black suits even though it is required. That is too serious for us sassy girls. What we do is play up with our basic pieces to create smart casual looks that are not too intimidatingly dressed to kill.

C'mon, we can be conservative with our basics and neutrals without sacrificing substance and style.

Work it, girls!

The 9SR Fab Finds (Yes, They Exist!)

Okay, so 9 riyals is 112.50 in Philippine peso but 9 riyals here is just 9 riyals! And when you're shopping in two of the Kingdom's famous malls, and you happen to chance upon shoes and shirts for 9 riyals each in branded shops, you shouldn't waste any time in buying not one but as many as you want. Yeah, even if it means buying the same kind of style over and over. So what? They come in different colors anyway, yes? (The thinking of a shopaholic, mmmkay?)

That's what I did when I stumbled on these items:

Tank tops by Stradivarius (Faisaliyah Mall branch) and matte high-heels by F&F Mode (Hayat Mall branch). Yep, 9SR each!

The top's original price is 39SR. I like their fit. And the shoes... gawd, I love them! They're surprisingly comfortable (I'm rockin' those two inch heels! Hehe!) Original price is a little over 100SR a pair.

The shoes come in two colors (Notice that Eyecandy23 and I bought the red and black versions of one shoe style because it's just the way it is, LOL) only so I'm pretty much solved with the idea that I got both pairs while the tank tops... Hmn, should I go back for the forest green one? But you've probably beaten me to it by now.

Sale season will be over this week. Hey, you're still reading? Stop and go to the mall!

Now! As in HURRY!

I'll see you there! ;)