Here Are the Perfect Outfits for Your Holiday Work Party

On top of holiday shopping, socializing and scrambling to get all your work done so you can have a few days off, finding the perfect outfit to wear to a holiday work party isn’t always easy.

Even if you already have the perfect holiday work party outfit in mind, you shouldn’t wait until the last minute to pull it out of the closet. If you do, you just might be faced with a stain or mark from the last time you wore it – and no time for a plan B.

So now is a great time to get your entire holiday wardrobe “party ready” by having your jackets, blouses, dresses and skirts professionally dry cleaned by Parkers custom clothing care experts. 

How to Decide What to Wear to Your Holiday Work Party 

If you don’t have an office Christmas party outfit in mind, no time to shop and you’re really starting to stress out about it, try these ideas for a bit of stress relief.

1. Accessorize Your Little Black Dress – It’s your old standby, but you can give it a new look with the right accessories. Add a bit of attitude with a silver or gold chain belt and/or contrast the black with red heels and handbag.
2. Go Comfortably Chic – It’s winter after all, so there’s nothing wrong with pairing a stylish sweater and a dress or pants in a complementary colour and/or pattern. You can dial the “chic” level up or down depending on the shoes you choose.
3. Get Eclectic – So either your office party is definitely not the place to break out of your shell…or it’s the perfect opportunity. Hopefully, it’s the latter and, if so, start thinking black boots with heels, a floral-pattern dress, contrasting blouse or sweater, and a bomber jacket. Bye-bye shell!
4. When You’re Out of Ideas – Here’s what you do when nothing seems to work. Take your best or favourite day-to-day work outfit – even if that’s jeans and a t-shirt. Accessorize or add to it with something you don’t usually wear, like a jacket for the jeans and t-shirt. Get your hair done, maybe your nails too. In other words, just be you, but turned up a notch.

If you enjoyed this post, check out our article about down winter jackets.