What can the empowered woman wear?

The empowered woman should resist trends. The focus should be on her instead of fashion. Above all she should be well-groomed. She can be very chic by choosing fashions with strong silhouettes; styles can be minimalist but with architectural lines. Clothes should fit well and be well fabricated with quality fabrics, in neutral, earthy colors…

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Are fashions exposing skin appropriate for the workplace?

Exposing skin in the workplace is inappropriate. The workplace is for working not to distract your peers or others at the office or make a fashion statement. Cut out clothing styles are trendy this season but trendy does not work for an office environment. You may get away with trendy styles in the fashion or…

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Ursula von der Leyen

Ms. von der Leyen is the first female defense minister of Germany. She oversees 250,000 soldiers and civilians. Before becoming defense minister she served as labour and social affairs minister.

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Faith Kabende, Zambian Fashion Designer

Faith Kabende was born in Luanshya, Zambia. She went to Evelyn Hone College to study Marketing. After working for Zambia Telecommunication (ZAMTEL ) and designing clothes for friends and family in her free time she decided to quit her job to follow her passion and start her own fashion design business.

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Color and Business Attire

Color implies energy and a youthful attitude. Top executives in any company set the fashion trends for the office workers. Women who have reached high levels in their fields are more confident and not afraid to wear more color even in many conservative companies. Before you decide on how much color you can wear to the office consider the top executives and how they dress. The type of work environment in your organization is another important factor.

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Monica Szeto, Financial Management Associate

Monica Szeto grew up in San Francisco, California. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Managerial Economics with a minor in Statistics from the University of California, Davis. She describes herself as a city girl after her experience living in Davis, California for 4 years.

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